Tien Shang Miao Temple

This temple built by Chinese Captain Chiao Ch'en in 1811 and temple Hsuan Tien Shang Ti Miao built by Chinese Captain Ch'en Heng Ch'in in 1821. These old temples twisted by banyan tree root. Even though it still looks attractive as cultural heritage object.

The Banyan Tree Temple

This building is worship place for Chinese who take Kong Hu Cu religion. This building is remnant front of the house where a Chinese Captain lived ever before in Tanjungpinang city around eighth century ago. Ruin of this house that keep seen namely : wall side-brick and mortar lay down. Told that early using residue part from that home a sinshe ( Chinese Physician ) named Tan Hu Ti. Building age around 200 years old.

Fan Kong Temple

Worship building Justice Gods who personify by his worshipers as Judge Bao, a judge who lived at Dynasty Ming era.

Vihara Dharma Sasana

According to information it was built around 200-300 years ago, by immigrant who came from Chinese highland in eighteenth century. There were 3 main buildings in vihara complex, two of them comprise early building located in the front of complex face to sea ward, whereas another behind them on high ground built in later period. Two building built early on behalf of Chinese gods, whereas young building intended to Sang Buddha Amithaba.

History of Senggarang

In various sources mentioned that bigger enough community from Chinese in Riau came from Daeng Celak administration, that is Yang Dipertuan Muda Riau II in 1728-1745. At that time was developed gambir product one of export commodity which has highly economic value. Chinese come and worked in gambir treatment.

According to information, Chinese argument at that time, they given freedom to occupied Senggarang as their settlement or habitant for Chinese by Yang Dipertuan Muda Riau II Daeng Celak. Since that, Chinese built that area as villages and amount of worship temple. Attention, more emphasized for Senggarang population when Daeng Kamboja appointed as yang Dipertuan Muda Riau III. Even one said, that Senggarang was the area really development as a city by Daeng Kamboja.

Later at the following era, when Raja Haji as Yang Dipertuan Muda Riau IV, Chinese come in crowds employed as bullet manufactured / metal projectile and gunpowder for local authority interest.

Senggarang more enlarge become crowded with those immigrant. As past habitat component still encountered in this place namely : worship place ( wihara, temple or pekong ), stories wall house remnant, and old well.