Galang island famous since the events of 1979, a small
island at the tip of the island of Batam is one, a refuge for runaway
Vietnamese civil war that ravaged his country. The refugees to leave the
country, using a wooden boat crossing the South China Sea. Most of them died in
the middle of the ocean, some can reach land, they entered the territory of
Indonesia as the island of Galang and Tanjungpinang.
Wave of refugees caught the attention of UNHCR and the
Indonesian government. Galang island finally agreed to be used as a temporary
shelter for the refugees. UNHCR and the Indonesian government then build
various facilities such as barracks, hospitals, and schools for some 250,000 people
displaced. On this island Vietnamese refugees continue his life from 1979 to
1996.
Since it is considered historic, 80 hectare island is
managed by the government of Batam, to be used as a tourist destination. Galang
Refugee Camp, better known by the Vietnamese camp in the village Sijantung,
Galang island, Batam.
In these camps, visitors can still see the remains of
refugees such as hospitals, pagodas, churches, barracks, even wooden boats that
they used to use to escape from vietnam. Quan Am Tu Pagoda is one of the most
visible legacy of the condition is maintained. Until now, pagoda on the hill it
still functioned as a place of worship for Buddhists.
There is also a Catholic church building with wooden walls
ber of white paint that is also quite well preserved. Benches and altar still
looks intact. A museum was built to store the objects that were once used by
the refugees. There are plates, bowls, teapots, stoves, furnaces, televisions,
and much more. Some looked rusty and no longer intact.
Explore the area Galang Refugee Camp makes us imagine their
life at that time. how it feels stranded in a land far away from his native
country for about 17 years living in refugee camps.
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