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Semarang has also been called 'The city of Jamu' because it is an important centre for the production of jamu which are a range of Indonesian herbal medicines that are popular across Indonesia [55] Semawis Market, also known as Pecinan Semarang (Semarang's Chinatown), hosts a plethora of street food vendors, offering a wide varieties of dishes.
Sam Poo Kong (Chinese: 三保洞; pinyin: Sānbǎo Dòng), also known as Gedung Batu Temple, is the oldest Chinese temple in Semarang, Central Java, Indonesia.Originally established by the Chinese explorer Zheng He (also known as Ma Sanbao), it is now shared by Indonesians of multiple religious denominations, including Muslims and Buddhists, and ethnicities, including Chinese and Javanese.
Ranggawarsita Museum is a State Museum (Museum Negeri) located in Semarang, Indonesia. As a State Museum, Ranggawarsita Museum is officially known as the State Museum of Central Java Province (Museum Negeri Propinsi Jawa Tengah). The museum displays ethnographic collections of items related with the culture of the Province of Central Java
The museum also have a small diesel switcher D300 class 0-8-0D D300 23, previously based at Cepu, an old UH-295 crane from Semarang, and the restored Hanomag 4-4-0 two-cylinder compound DKA B51 12 (ex-SS Class 612) worked for excursion train on Ambarawa–Tuntang line.
In 1955, Semarang/Chinese landlord Goei Thwan Ling was so impressed by Ashin Jinarakkhita at the Vesak 2549 celebrations at Borobudur temple that he donated some of his land to build the temple complex Vihara Bodh Gaya.
Semarang is served by Trans Semarang bus rapid transit, comprising at least eight main corridors.Another bus rapid transit, the provincial-owned Trans Jateng has two corridors southward and westward in the Semarang metropolitan area, linking Semarang Tawang Station (Semarang) to Bawen Bus Terminal (Semarang Regency) and Mangkang Bus Terminal (Semarang) to Bahurekso Bus Terminal (Kendal Regency).
The "exclusive carriage" is a luxury passenger carriage that can be rented and attached to a regular train for a specific journey. Exclusive carriages are known as kereta wisata ("tourist carriage"). The main users of these exclusive carriages are government officials, corporate boards, extended families, and groups of artists or tourists.
Trans Semarang (popularly known as BRT Trans Semarang or simply BRT) is a bus transit system in Semarang City and (partly) Semarang Regency, Central Java, Indonesia.The service is aim to break down congestion in Semarang and to accommodate commuters to the city center and tourist destinations in the city. [2]