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Wherever we go someday will go home to revisit my beloved hometown. Talk about my hometown then I will remember the city of Singkawang, my birth town located on Borneo island precisely West Kalimantan. Singkawang is a city that has a complete tourism potential. Not only natural scenery, but also ethnic, cultural and culinary interesting

The life of the multi-ethnic Singkawang City community consists of 3 (three) largest ethnic groups, namely Chinese (Chinese), Malay and Dayak plus other tribes that live side by side and harmoniously, giving their own colors in daily life. This ethnic and cultural diversity provides distinctive features and attractions for Singkawang City. A town called the Thousand Town Pagoda or Amoi town is my hometown.

When my feet set foot in my beloved city then the thing I'll do in the morning is to market to enjoy a bowl of scissors porridge. Do not think how the porridge can be cut? Porridge scissors is one of the typical food Singkawang city that can be found in the market. Foods made from fried bread or cakwe are then cut into pieces by cutting, so called porridge scissors. Served with sweetened condensed sauce made from green beans and kanji starch. The food is very unique and must be tried.

Satisfied with breakfast this morning, now we go to the city center of Singkawang which describes the city of Singkawang as the most harmonious and most tolerant city in Indonesia. How not harmonious in the center of this Singkawang city stands a temple / temple adjacent to a mosque. Where Pagoda / Vihara is the oldest in Singkawang city and this mosque is also an important building in the city Singkawang Icon Singkawang city.

Singkawang not only talk about the beauty of the place of worship and harmony but also with its natural charm.

Do we know the smallest island in the world lies where? Where else if not the city of my birth. Proudly I will take you to the smallest island of Simping Island. Simping Island is an island in South Singkawang, West Kalimantan
Simping Island is the smallest island in the world and has been recognized and listed in the UN. The island of Simping consists of sand and rocks, and some trees on it. Inside the island there is a temple where Chinese descendants pray.

Not only the smallest island wrote, but the city Singkawang also famous for its beautiful beaches as well as the beauty of Pasir Panjang beach, short sand beach in bajau. Mak Jantu bay beach, beach Ocean Beautiful.

Natural rocks add to the beauty of the beach with clean sand and relatively small wave of ocean waves. Enjoying the sunset on the beach is what everyone is looking forward to.

Nature is not only to give beauty to us who enjoy it but also give a million benefits and life for the people. One of them is for the life of the fishermen and sea transportation for the people of singkawang city. Yup in Singkawang city also many who work as fishermen. In the afternoon we will get a beautiful view where the fishing boats leaned on the beach. Not just a fishing boat but sometimes there are passenger ships carrying people who live on the island of Randayan or Lemukutan.

Satisfied to enjoy the beauty of nature now we are back to the city again. Actually there are many good tours in Singkawang city, such as Sibohe waterfall, Hangmui Bath, Bugenville Park. But after playing the sea water and sand must be stomach began to feel hungry. We go back to town to taste Singkawang culinary.

The saying once rowed two three islands exceeded. Well this time while enjoying the culinary while visiting the old house in the city of Singkawang is Xie clan house where the building is a solid mass stand for hundreds of years until now. Its form is similar "Si he yuan" (typical building of northern China) gives the building a simple impression. One of the oldest cultural heritages. The place is hidden in the rear of dense Ruko and Singkawang riverside.

An ancient Chinese-style building is located behind a row of new JI office buildings. Budi Utomo, Singkawang. Precisely this No.36 rose alley at the end of the road to the river bank.
Tjhia family house (Mandarin: Xie) Currently, the main room becomes pagoda. The house inhabited by at least ten offspring of the Tjhia family was well looked after by family members who formed the Tjhia Family Foundation.

Satisfied to see the clan Xie house it is time we enjoy the typical food of Singkawang yaity Choi Pan or also known as Chai Kwe. Foods similar to croquettes served by steamed way. The skin is made thin, inside there is filled bengkuang and ebi then sprinkled garlic fried on the skin. There are also filled with chives and taro. Most delicious when eaten hot. In the Xie clan house complex there are some who sell it too, and to enjoy it must first message because it often runs out if not booked first. In addition to here One of the favorite places to enjoy this snack is at the home of Akie's mother, located in Sakok area, South Singkawang district, Singkawang city, West Kalimantan.

The house is transformed into a special warung to enjoy the chai kwe is traveled about 15 minutes from downtown towards the direction of Pontianak. By midnight singkawang city is famous for Hongkong market. This market is called Hong Kong Market because of its resemblance to Hong Kong, whether it is because people who sell dominated by ethnic Chinese descent to the foods that are expressed are mostly typical Chinese.

During the day along the way, the shops that sell things will be the main dish when you visit or just pass on Jalan Setia Budi. But all that will change as the twilight comes. The shops and the busyness of the daylight will become more lively at night with a variety of food vendors' carts mingling with the folk market as well as the modern shops of electronic merchants, electric lamps and lamps and petromak lamps to decorate the night atmosphere at Hongkong Singkawang Market. The hongkong market is centered on Jalan Setia Budi and Jalan Bawal, Singkawang City, West Kalimantan. Hongkong Singkawang market operates or opens in the afternoon after shops close, until early morning. Hang out here while enjoying a glass of ground-ground Singkawang coffee. President Jokowi aja visit to HongKong Singkawang Market. Remember HongKong market remember my house, because my house is located in this area.

Not far from Hongkong market near turi market there is a food that must be tasted if come here is Sotong Kangkung. Only 1 person selling it in this Singkawang city. Cuttlefish Pangkong and Cuttlefish

Two unique foods from processed cuttlefish. Not only unique from taste but also how to process it. Cuttlefish pangkong, dried cuttlefish and then burned on charcoal and after that pounded or dipangkong in Malay language Singkawang area. Unlike the case with Sotong kangkung. The braised cuttlefish is cut in length and served with boiled vegetable kale. After that, poured sauce kanji that has been dicapur Javanese and sprinkled with peanuts. If you want spicy, simply added with ground cayenne, water and vinegar without salt and garlic. Chili special blended by the seller. Sotong Pangkong and Kangkung 111 which is located behind the famous turi market really loh. The taste is savory, sweet, tamarind and salty certainly able to invite to continue to taste.

Bring me my hometown. Not just a good tourist attractions and good culinary but also where a family gathered to release miss. As far as any wanderers I am sure will return to my hometown.

Tips when visiting the kekampung my page:

• Departure from Pontianak airport can rent car or taxi.

• To go around the city of Singkawang we can rent a car and let the driver who took us around the city.