Portrait of Inter-Ethnic Harmony in Indonesia: The Tradition of Burning the Tongkang in Bagansiapiapi, Riau Province

The Bakar Tongkang tradition in Bagansiapiapi is a tradition of "returning home" for the Chinese diaspora in Bagansiapiapi. Bakar Tongkang or burning ships is a symbol of the determination of Chinese ancestors who landed at Bagansiapiapi Harbor to make the harbor their homeland. Now the tradition of "burning tongkang" as a tradition to commemorate the arrival of ancestors in the land of Bagansiapiapi continues to be maintained among the majority ethnic Malay Bagansiapiapi Rokan Hilir Regency, Riau Province and is a portrait of inter-ethnic and inter-religious harmony in Indonesia.