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The Wafting Fragrance of Incense - Traditional Chinese Faiths in Indonesia
2017-11-23

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Vihara Dharma Bhakti, Jakarta

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The wafting fragrance of incense

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When you enter the side streets of a Chinatown in Indonesia, Fujian-style temples, with their swallowtail roof ridges, meet the eye, while smoke from incense burners curls into the air. Here you can see the Buddhist and Taoist faith of Chinese-Indonesians.

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"When you enter the side streets of a Chinatown in Indonesia, Fujian-style temples, with their swallowtail roof ridges, meet the eye, while smoke from incense burners curls into the air. Here you can see the Buddhist and Taoist faith of Chinese-Indonesians.

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The Klenteng Hong Tiek Hian, a traditional Chinese place of worship in Surabaya, has a history of more than 700 years. It still maintains its cultural tradition of daily puppet play performances, with the sounds of drums and gongs reverberating inside and outside the building.

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The Klenteng Hong Tiek Hian, a traditional Chinese place of worship in Surabaya.

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Klenteng Hong Tiek Hian, Surabaya

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Klenteng Hong Tiek Hian, Surabaya

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Klenteng Boen Tek Bio, Tangerang (photo by Lin Min-hsuan)

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Confucianism, based on the texts of Confucius and his followers, is one of the six major religions legally recognized in Indonesia.The “Four Books” (Confucian classics) have been translated into Indonesian to help publicize these teachings.

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Klenteng Boen Bio, Surabaya

 

The Klenteng Hong Tiek Hian,

a traditional Chinese place of worship in Surabaya,

has a history of more than 700 years.

It still maintains its cultural tradition

of daily puppet play performances,

with the sounds of drums and gongs

reverberating inside and outside the building.