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The Indonesian Ministry of Tourism and Creative Economy has prepared a travel map or travel pattern ahead of the Chinese New Year holiday for domestic and foreign tourists. Minister of Tourism and Creative Economy Sandiaga explained that the Chinatown area, which is one of the popular tourist areas in every city in Indonesia, has unique characteristics and attracts the attention of many tourists. In the Chinatown area, the variety of Chinese culture is very strong, starting from gates, buildings, heritage, places of worship, accessories, to culinary delights.

The Ministry of Tourism and Creative Economy recommends Chinatown tourist areas, welcoming the Chinese New Year and Cap Go Meh celebrations, including Glodok-Petak Sembilan, Jakarta, which has many historical and religious tourist sites such as the Toa Se Bio Temple and Jin De Yuan Temple, Petak Sembilan Market, Gang Gloria, and the Toa Pe Kong Carnival event. Then there is the Chinatown tourist destination in the Kauman area, Central Semarang, with the Cap Go Meh celebration tradition of a procession of the Sam Poo Kong statue from the Tay Kak Sie temple to Gedung Batu.

Another Chinatown tourist destination is in the Pasar Gede Solo area which is holding the Grebeg Sudiro attraction which takes place from January 28 to February 22 2024. Meanwhile in Sumatra there is the tourist destination Kemaro Island, Palembang, as one of the mainstay tourist attractions in Palembang City with its tradition of lion dance and Chinese wayang artsand other traditional arts. There is also a tourist destination included in the Karisma Nusantara Event, namely Cap Go Meh Singkawang, West Kalimantan, which is known as the city of a thousand monasteries/temples which will be held from 10 to 24 February 2024.