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Gunung Timur Temple (simplified Chinese: 东岳观; traditional Chinese: 東嶽觀; pinyin: Dōng yuè guān; Pe̍h-ōe-jī: Tông-Yuk-Kuàng) is a Chinese temple which is the largest in the city of Medan, Indonesia and possibly also on the island of Sumatra. This temple was built in the 1962 and dedicated to Dongyue Dadi (東嶽大帝).
Medan (/ m ɛ ˈ d ɑː n / meh-DAHN, Indonesian: ⓘ) is the capital and largest city of the Indonesian province of North Sumatra. [7] The nearby Strait of Malacca, Port of Belawan, and Kualanamu International Airport make Medan a regional hub and multicultural metropolis, acting as a financial centre for Sumatra and a gateway to the western part of Indonesia.
the mansion (1930) Tjong A Fie Mansion (traditional Chinese: 張 耀 軒 故居; simplified Chinese: 张 耀 轩 故居; pinyin: Zhāng Yàoxuān Gùjū) is a Dutch colonial-style two-story mansion in Medan, North Sumatra, built by Tjong A Fie (1860–1921) a Hakka merchant who came to own much of the land in Medan through his plantations, later becoming 'Majoor der Chineezen' (leader of the ...
It is the lingua franca in Medan as well as the surrounding cities in the state of North Sumatra. It is also spoken in some Medan Chinese migrant communities such as in Jakarta. Medan Hokkien is a subdialect of the Zhangzhou (漳州) Hokkien, particularly of Haicheng (海澄) subdialect. It borrows heavily from Teochew, Deli Malay and Indonesian.
The mayor liked Chin — a generous man with a quick wit, a big laugh and a love of the San Francisco Giants — and became a regular patron. But the city did not want too many Chinese people in town.
Tjong A Fie, Majoor der Chinezen (1860–1921), or Tjong Yiauw Hian (spelled in Hakka Chinese dialect, traditional Chinese: 張 耀 軒; simplified Chinese: 张 耀 轩; pinyin: Zhāng Yàoxuān; Hakka Pha̍k-fa-sṳ: Chông Yeu Hian), [1] birth name Zhang Hongnan (simplified Chinese: 张鸿南; traditional Chinese: 張鴻南; pinyin: Zhāng Hóngnán), was a Hakka Chinese businessman, banker ...
Satellite images obtained by Reuters on Thursday show a build-up of Chinese civilian vessels near contested Thitu Island, Manila's key outpost in the South China Sea, but a senior Philippine navy ...
The award given by the Medan City Government to the family of the late. Tjong Yong Hian is also a form of gratitude for the contribution of Tjong Yong Hian who has participated in building the city of Medan in the past. Tjong Yong Hian Park, located on Jalan Prosecutor's Office, Medan, is the final resting place of Tjong Yong Hian and his wife.