Hunting For Chinese Specialties At The Petak Sembilan Market

JAKARTA - The Petak Sembilan Market has always been a place visited by the public ahead of the Chinese New Year celebrations. This Nine Plot area is located on Jalan Kemenangan Raya, Glodog, Tamansari, West Jakarta. In this market, the VOI team hunted for Chinese specialties and visited several must-visit places in Pasar Petak Sembilan.

This area is called Petak Sembilan because there used to be only nine house plots standing, some say this used to be a field. Over time, more and more people built houses and traded in this area. Now, the buildings in the Petak Sembilan area have undergone many changes. Only the Dharma Bhakti Temple is still strong with its old building, even though this temple was burned down in March 2015.

The Dharma Bhakti Temple or Klenteng was built in 1650 by a Chinese Lieutenant named Kwee Hoen and named Kwan Im Teng (Koan lm Pavilion) which was later absorbed into a temple. Dharma Bhakti Temple is the oldest temple in Jakarta besides Ancol Temple. In 1755, this Dharma Bhakti Temple was renovated by Captain Oei Tjhie and named Kim Tek Ie or Temple of Golden Virtue. The land area reached 3,000 square meters at that time.

Not only visiting several typical places in the Nine Plot Market. The VOI team also hunts for special Chinese food. It turns out that there is meaning in every typical Chinese food. In the VOI journey, there are different findings. This is the first Chinese New Year at a time of the pandemic. Even though it remains busy, health protocols are still being implemented in several places. Even though the Chinese New Year or also known as Chinese New Year is an important celebration for the Chinese community. Watch the video "Hunting for Chinese New Year Food at Petak Sembilan Market" for more details.