ROAD TRIP: PONTIANAK TO SINGKAWANG, INDONESIA

Singkawang, the second largest city in West Kalimantan after Pontianak, located about 145 KM from Pontianak or nearly 4 hours driving. bordering southern tip of the State of Sarawak, Malaysia. Over 70 percent of Singkawang’s population is of Chinese descent, predominantly of the Hakka tribe, the other major group of Chinese descent is Teochew. Singkawang also well known as the City of Thousands Temples, as there are many small and large temples in any part of the Singkawang region, Singkawang is also known as one of the Indonesian Chinatowns since the majority of the population is of Chinese descent, consisting of mostly Hakka and some other sub-group of Han Chinese. They are reside in all areas in the city. They still practice their culture in any ceremony or official events, from weddings to funeral ceremonies. The culture is seen as the closest to the original tradition of Chinese people (mostly refers to Hakka), making Singkawang known as the Indonesian Chinatown. Please SUBSCRIBE and LIKE our channel. We need your support to grow this channel! Please SHARE this video to disseminate more information to others. Thank you for your support! SUBSCRIBE, LIKE and SHARE is not a cost to you...it is FREE.