Senggarang: Chinese Heritage Across the Water from Tanjungpinang
The stilt village of Senggarang, a temple wrapped in banyan roots and the Vihara Avalokitesvara Graha reveal the long presence of the Chinese community on Bintan.
Religious Travel
Vihara Ksitigarbha Bodhisattva: The "Thousand Faces" of Tanjungpinang
On the edge of Tanjungpinang, more than 500 granite arhat statues, each with its own expression, make this temple one of Bintan's most unusual religious sights.
Masjid Raya Sultan Riau on Penyengat Island
The yellow, thirteen-domed mosque on Penyengat Island is a key legacy of the Riau-Lingga Sultanate and remains an active place of worship today.