Sam Po Kong Temple Review, Semarang, Indonesia

This post is a Sam Po Kong Temple review. Sam Po Kong Temple is found in the South-West of Semarang City in Java, Indonesia. This Sam Po Kong temple review also contains costs, directions, pictures and other useful information.

After visiting Lawang Sewu I decided to go to Sam Po Kong Temple because geographically it was isolated from everything I wanted to see, i.e., I could see other things as a group on other days.

Featured Picture: Taken from the courtyard in Sam Po Kong Temple.

Right Picture: Temple guards.

Sam Po Kong Temple Review, Semarang

Cost(s): 5,000 IDR

Address: Klenteng Sam Po Kong, Bongsari, Semarang Bar., Kota Semarang, Jawa Tengah, Indonesia.

Sam Po Kong Temple is the first Chinese Temple I have visited in quite a while. The last one I can recall well was a few years ago in Malaysia, although I am sure I must have been to a few when I lived in China.

Looking out from the main temple.

Actually, the Sam Po Kong Temple isn’t even 100% Chinese. According to the information sign it is a hybrid of Chinese and Indonesian, which makes sense seeing as it is in Indonesia.

There are a number of structures but you can only go into the main one.

The only temple you can enter.

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I think Sam Po Kong temple was built in honor of some guy, but I didn’t really read the sign fully.

Showing the statue of the guy whom the temple was built for (I think).

The courtyard area was quite large. I could imagine Shaolin Kung Fu training going on in there back in the day.

A little garden area.

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How to Get to Sam Po Kong Temple in Semarang

I walked to Sam Po Kong temple from Lawang Sewu. It’s manageable but the roads are a bit iffy, i.e., dangerous.

Taking a GoJek is a good option. From Lawang Sewu (or anywher ein teh city) the fare should not cost more than 10,000IDR. Use the app.

Sam Po Kong Temple is item number three under the heading Semarang on this Central Java itinerary map.

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