Kapitan Village ( Chinese Village)

This is one of the tour object. This place have a history about Chinese people until become Chinese Village (Kapitan Village). Kapitan Village is a building heritage of Chinese located on The Musi River, Palembang. Consists of 15 groups of Chinese-Style building houses stills in the village located 7 Ulu. Kapitan Village estimated before 1850. Viewed from the Ampera Bridge ( if we come from direction of airport ), Kapitan Village is under the right Ampera Bridge. From Kapitan Village, we can walk to go to the other Chinese Village through at under Ampera Bridge. In this Chinese Village, we can find Pagoda (place of the Chinese people to pray). In the Pagoda Chinese has a culinary space. Culinary space in there provide Chinese Food, but not all of Chinese Food. Examples of the Chinese Food in there like Pempek, Tekwan, Model and in there are also sell crackers. They are examples of Chinese Food that selled in there. One of this Chinese Village is near the one of the market in under Ampera Bridge and it is across 16 Market ( The bigger of market in Palembang).
Kapitan Village is across Benteng Kuto Besak. Benteng Kuto Besak is also tour object. And you can also find Museum in there. Sultan Mahmud Badaruddin II Museum that have collection of statues of Sriwijaya era and other ancient remains. Among them are statue of Ganesha, Amarawati and Buddha.