The Temple of Sam Po Kong was one of relic. That is the former place of the stopover and the first landing of a China Admiral named Zheng Ho (Cheng Ho) or more usual was known as Sam Po Tay Djien. Was located in the Simongan area, next west the Semarang City. Klenteng Sam Poo Kong that has been close on Semarang ears of the City community. Besides keeping the legend Cheng Ho of the Admiral's power. Klenteng this also was visited by the community from various religions, including the Islam religion. Klenteng Sam Poo Thay Jin or was acknowledged also as Klenteng Sam Poo Kong possibly more was known with the Batu Mansion term by the Semarang resident, was the place of the worship to a Admiral the Ming Dynasty (1368-1643) in the government's period of Emperor Yung Lo, that was delegated to the emperor's envoy to the Indonesian Archipelago to be precise to the Javanese island, and landed in the Semarang coast during 1401. The core building from klenteng this beforehand was a cave batu,yang was believed as the place of early landed and the Admiral's post Cheng Hoo as well as his subordinate when visiting to the Javanese Island.
Now this place more often is made the place of the warning and the place of the worship or worships as well as the place to berziarah. For this need, in this stone cave was despised an altar, as well as statues of Sam Po Tay Djien. Or also could do ciamshie to be able to see an of the pilgrim's luck in the period depan.Untuk carried him out the pilgrim burnt hio/incense in the stone cave and threw the fragment in front of the prayer altar that was marked with “Im” and “Yang”. When results of this throw of one of the slivers were open and his one still is closed, then was believed will receive luck. Another thing, the pilgrim could throw a collection rods of bamboo randomly and if being gotten the stick of bamboo that fell opposite the prayer altar, then the stick of this bamboo was kept being handed over to the official. Eventually, the official/juru the key will take a sheet of numbered paper 1 was up to 28 matched with the stick of bamboo that fell. This paper contained poems with his meaning will be translated by juru this key that was part of our fate fortune in the future.
In this location also we could encounter the altar and confidants's grave the Admiral Cheng Hoo during in Java. But also could see relief - relief that decorated the wall with various paintings and statues that depicted the Cheng Hoo trip down to Java. According to the story, the China Admiral named Zheng Ho that was holding the voyage followed the Javanese sea coast to a gulf or the peninsula. Because of having his crew that was sick, he ordered casted anchor. Afterwards he followed the river that now is known with the Kaligarang river, Ia landed disebuah the village, Simongan. After until didaratan, he found a stone cave and was utilised for the meditating and worshiping place. Because he be interested and felt calm ditempat that, he decided for the time being to rest and reside ditempat this. Whereas his crew that was sick was treated and given medicine from the available foliage ingredients around the place.
It seems, after Zheng ho left this place because he must continue his voyage, many of his crews that lived in the Simongan village and married the local inhabitants. They bersawah and berladang ditempat that. Zheng Ho gave the farming lesson and dimalam their day gathered in the stone cave and Zheng Ho gave the lesson as well as conduct teachings of the association of the life in the world. The method was grateful to Pencipta as well as honored the ancestors - the ancestors. Possibly most people wondered. Who Zheng Hoo in fact? In the book Amen Wise ‘Semarang the Story Previously I’ hal.10 was written that Zheng Ho was a person of Islam, that was born in the area K’un that in the Yunnan region middle. From a stone bersurat yeng was carved on his father's grave that was didaerah that could be learnt that his father was a person Ha-tche, while nam his family was Ma. Like also his father, his grandfather was also mentioned Ha-tche. As for the name Ha-tche simply was to be the copy from the Pilgrim's words. Therefore very clear, that both the father and the grandfather Zheng Ho were the person Islam and fulfilled harmonious Islam that was fifth.
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