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A Symbol of Acculturation

Rahadjeng Pulungsari, Head of Cantonal Division heritage.
apparently lingers until now. at Chinese Study Department, University of Rahadjeng believes the uniqueness of tourism in
Indonesia, told that besides being a Chinatown Pasar Baru will stay forever: it has a very interesting
In Pasar Baru, you can find various stuffs you area, Pasar Baru is also a litte India. For its special story behind today’s lifestyle center, of what once
How to Get to Pasar Baru need, especially if you search for footwears and uniqueness, the area became the most became the most favourite place for the Dutch
or clothing materials. There are rows of favourite destination for tourists when they visit colony.
footwear stores and textile shops on K.H. Jakarta. The legacy of Chinese and Indian culture in Pasar
Samanhudi street. People say that the quality According to Rahadjeng, Pasar Baru is known Baru will be the representation of acculturation
of footwears being sold in Pasar Baru is the as Chinatown because it has Chinese heritage maintained in this city for over 200 years—a prove
By KRL best ones in Jakarta. symbols accross the buildings, kelenteng (temple) that there has been dynamic life preserved by
diverse ethnicities since a long time ago. sam
Nearest station: and culinary places. The same thing for its Indian
Juanda The shops in Pasar Baru are quite unique.
The name and symbol of the shops usually
represents the ethnicity of the owners, who
are mostly Chinese and Indians. Shops like
By Transjakarta Sin Tek Li or Sinar Jaya are the ones owned building was a home for Mayor Tio Tek Ho, who
Nearest bus stop: by the Chinese and has symbols like bagua, was a mayor of Batavia in 1837-1842. According
Pasar Baru a glass of water near the cashier, pictogram to several literatures, the house with a mixed
inscriptions, and many more. architectural style of Europe and China is 300
Street vendors (locally known as kaki-lima years old now.
sellers) make Pasar Baru a merrier place
to shop. Besides selling street foods and Another historical building located in Pasar
By Tour Bus snacks, many of them sells antique money— Baru area is Vihara Dharma Jaya. Previously,
BW1 ( History of Jakarta) which usually used as wedding dowry or for the name of this temple was Vihara Sin Tek Bio,
BW2 ( Jakarta Modern) personal collection. which was built by the Chinese farmers who
BW4 ( Jakarta skycrapers)
lived by the side of Ciliwung river in the 17th
The Trace of History century (around year 1698). The vihara has 28
altars in the upper story and is surrounded by
To know about the existence of Pasar Baru is thousands of sculptures coming from the 17th
to know about the history of Jakarta. Hence, century.
Infographic/Tommy K.R besides being a shopping destination, Pasar
Baru also becomes a refferal place for history When you visit Pasar Baru, don’t forget to stroll
tour lovers. They can enjoy time-travel by around Gang Kelinci located inside the area of
seeing many architectural buildings and the market. The gang or alley became famous
the heritages given in this area: the classic, since there is a song titled after the name of the
the charm and characteristic of this 820 hundred year-old buildings has mixed Toko Kompak, alley, which was famous in the 1960s. Besides
previously
square meter market. architectural styles of the Europe and China, being an access to get Vihara Sin Tek Bio, Gang
the house of
shown mostly in their door and window Kelinci is also a paradise for culinary lovers,
Mayor Tio Tek
The tradition to shop at Pasar Baru has frames. One of them shown in the house of Ho. especially those who love bakmi. Another
started since Jakarta was still called Mayor Tio Tek Ho, or popularly known as “Toko popular dishes of the place besides Bakmi
Batavia. The Dutch would make the place as Kompak”. Credit: Gang Kelinci and Bakmi A Boen is Cakwe Ko
their shopping paradise to buy footwears, Dharma W. Atek. People says you are not really go to Pasar
clothes and other stuffs. The trademark Before turning it into a store, the house Baru if you haven’t tried Cakwe Ko Atek. sam

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