1. The Dynamic of Cultural Expression of Ethnicity on Palembang’s Riverside Urban Structure Widya Fransiska F. Anwar 1, Ismail Said 2, Dilhsan R Ossen 3 and Muh. Hisyam Rasyidi 4 1 PhD Candidate, Faculty of Built Environment, University Teknologi Malaysia 2 Assoc Prof, Faculty of Built Environment, University Teknologi Malaysia 3, 4 Senior Lecturer, Faculty of Built Environment, University Teknologi Malaysia Correspondence address: widyafrans76@yahoo.comwidyafrans76@yahoo.com

2. Aims and Objective This study investigates the expression of ethnic cultural activities on Palembang’s riverside urban structure from 1700s to 2000s By Understanding the cultures of Chinese, Arabian and Native Malay-Palembang in perspective of their daily activities; Investigating how the living environments accommodate the activities; Differentiating the physical spatial order of riverside settlement between the three ethnics

3. Method How the ethnic’s cultures are reflected on the Palembang urban structure Question

4. 1.The theoretical review on cultural expression on urban structure 2.The history of native Malay Palembang and the coming of Chinese and Arabian to Palembang to obtain the background of each ethnic. 3.The culture of each ethnic on a basis of daily activities. 4.The urban structure of each ethnic settlement 5.Discussion on cultural expression Content

5. Theoretical framework Culture, Identity and Urban Morphology

6. Culture Transformation

7. Cultural Diversity at Musi Riverside Palembang was developed into a big maritime port that gained advantages by its inner position in Sumatera Island Besides the native Malay, many other foreigner came and stayed in Palembang since the era of pre Sriwijaya.

8. The Native Malay Melayu Palembang Community – The Demak refugee socialized with genuine Malay people and form a new community known as Melayu Palembang – It was founded by the Ki Gde Ing Suro Tuo (1552-1573) and appoint him became the leader and built a new Palace (keraton), known as Kuto Gawang – His successor, Ki Gde Ing Suro Mudo then heir his position to Ki Mas Hindi or Sultan Susunan Abdurrahman 1659- 1706. – In Abdurahman era, proclaimed Palembang status of free from the influence of Mataram Kingdom in Java, and declared a new power, Palembang Darussalam Sultanate, He was the first Sultan.

9. The Native Malay Cultural Expression

10. The Chinese Chinese Palembang Community – came to Palembang since the 7 th century, resulted from the relationship between the two empires (Chinese and Sriwijaya) in economic and culture co-operation. – stay and married the locals and built up Chinese community in Palembang

11. The Chinese Cultural Expression

12. The Arabian Arabian Palembang Community – Came to Palembang as sailors, traders and religious teachers in the same time. – In the Sultanate Era, they had special position as sultanate religious advisor, so they had right to stay on land – Philosophy “kitab and nisan”, adapt to the new place without leaving Islamic philosophy whenever you go far from the homeland, there are only two things to bring along, the kitab and nisan

13. The Arabian Cultural Expression

14. Discussion: The cultural expression Cultural expression of ethnic in the past time

15. Discussion: The change of cultural expression The transformation of cultural expression in current time

16. Conclusion The dynamic of Palembang urban culture comes from the process of cultural acculturation between ethnic, by: – Applying re-adaption on geographical condition, – Reflecting the social culture in the living environment. Each ethnic express their social culture on living environment in various ways There are two factors influencing the cultural expression of three ethnics on the living environment: social cultural value and transportation network change. These expressions are reflected in form of physical form, building spatial order, open space and accessibility

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