Sam Po Kong Temple-Semarang

Sam Po Kong Temple

Admiral Cheng Ho from China arrived in Semarang by ship for the first time in 1405 on a mission of friendship and trade. A second visit followed in 1416, during which some of his crew fell sick and he was forced to anchor at Pantai Simongan. To pay homage to this master mariner, Semarang’s Chinese community erected a temple in 1724. The citizens of Kota Lumpia (Semarang’s nickname is “The City of Spring Rolls”) also commemorate the life of Cheng Ho annually in cultural parades that take place at several points around the city.