3 Recommendations For Tourist Attractions To Celebrate Chinese New Year Holidays In Semarang

JAKARTA - In the next few days, the Chinese New Year will be celebrated, precisely on Wednesday, January 29, 2025. Apart from worshiping, Chinese New Year is also a moment of gathering with family.

While gathering family at the Chinese New Year moment, there are many things that can be done, one of which is visiting tourist attractions. If you are in Semarang during the Chinese New Year, here are some recommendations for tourist attractions that can be visited, quoted from Indonesia Travel, on Monday, January 13, 2025.

Sam Poo Kong is one of the temples that has a long history and is rich in cultural value in Semarang. This temple is known as a travel trace for Admiral Cheng Ho, a well-known world explorer from China.

Every Chinese New Year, this temple holds a special event, and this year it is called Chinese New Year Vaganza 5.0, which will be held on January 29, 2025. At this event visitors can see lion dance attractions, enjoy music performances, taste various culinary delights, to color competitions and drumbands.

Located in Kauman, Central Semarang, Pecinan Semarang is also a recommended place to visit during Chinese New Year. This area is closely related to the Chinese community rebellion incident during colonial times.

In Pepinan Semarang visitors can see culture, typical housing, to culinary areas. In this place there is also a culinary night Semawis Pepinan Market Semarang, which is open every weekend.

Tay Kak Sie is one of the largest temples in Semarang, which is located in Gg. Lombok No.62, Kauman area. This temple regularly holds various events ahead of the Chinese New Year, such as the Sin Giu Hok Siang ceremony, which aims to take the gods to Kayangan.

Visiting this temple you will be presented with the beauty of the building with a strong construction of Chinese culture. Tourists are allowed to walk in this temple area, but must maintain their attitude and not interfere.