Archive for the ‘Culture’ Category
Thousand Arms Dance
By: ahmed on July 3rd, 2008.
Location : Cheng Ho’s (Zheng He) ship replica, Gang Lombok, Semarang
Thousand Arms Dance is a famous Asian dance. The graceful, dynamic movement of the dancers makes the dance look very beautiful. Instead of a thousand, actually there were only 36 arms of 18 dancers. This dance was an opening performance of the Ketoprak Putri Cina show last May 24, 2008. The show was held to commemorate 100 years of the Indonesian National Awakening.
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Becak and Taxi
By: hyudee on May 30th, 2008.
Two modes of transportation, modern and traditional, side by side.
Becak (a kind of pedicab) can easily be found in Semarang and most cities in Java.
Taxis are easy to find and seem to be more convenient too, but becaks will never lose their place here. Cheap, pollutant-free, becaks continue to exist as the traditional mode of transportation n Indonesia.
Happy Chinese New Year
By: ahmed on February 7th, 2008. 
Location : Ling Hok Bio Temple [Gang Pinggir, Semarang]
Today Feb 7, 2008 in Chinese Calender is The New Year (2559 the year of the rat).
Happy Chinese New year. Wishing you all the best for becoming new year.
Gong Xi Fa Cai, Xin Nian Kuai Le !
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Lawang Sewu at Nite
By: hyudee on January 30th, 2008.
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The Great Zheng He (Cheng Ho)
By: ahmed on January 28th, 2008. 
Location : Sam Po Kong Temple, Semarang
This is the sculpture of Admiral Zheng He (Cheng Ho). He was a Chinese mariner of Hui ethnic, descent, explorer, diplomat and fleet admiral. Zheng He led seven expeditions to what the Chinese called “the Western Ocean” (Indian Ocean).
