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I think to a stranger for the first time to pontianak I recommend to come to the place where the historic, tourist and culinary pontianak, for example:

• Palace Sultanate KADARIYAH PONTIANAK

This palace is a relic of the empire founded by Sultanate Pontianak Syarif Abdurrahman on 14 Rejab 1185 H simultaneously October 23 1771M and is located 4 km from the city center and is located in Kampong In Bugis, District East Pontianak. This palace still store various relics such as Singahsana, glass broken thousand, Quran handwritten and salasilah Sultan Pontianak descendant of the first sultan, Sultan Syarif Abddurahman Alkadrie up to the eighth sultan, Sultan Syarif Hamid Alkadrie who ruled in 1945.

At the front, middle, and the left front of the palace visitor can see ancient cannons made in French and Portuguese. From here, visitor can also see the pavilion, a room that jutted forward Sultan formerly used as a resting place or to simply enjoy the scenic beauty of the Kapuas River and River Porcupine.

Still in this room, visitors can also see a bell, an instrument that had been used for a marker of their distress. In the main hall of the palace is also contained a antique mirror from French which the local people called "glass thousand" .Keraton Kadriah also still has a collection of historic objects that fairly complete such as of jewelry used hereditary , ancient objects, glassware ,family photos sultan and arca-arca.

• Equator Monument

Equator Monument situated at Jalan Equator, Pontianak, West Kalimantan. There are only 12 countries in the world which is crossed by the equator. But there is only one city that exactly separates the northern and southern hemisphere, namely Pontianak. History all began in 1928, when a group of Dutch international expedition arrived in Pontianak. Their aim is to establish the equator point in the city. In the same year, built Equator Monument that shaped milestones and arrows on it. In 1930, the monument enhanced by the addition of a circle at the top of the monument. Eight years later, The monument back is refined by using a wooden purchase (typical of West Kalimantan iron wood). The high was 4.4 meter.Tahun 1990, made the dome and duplicate monument measuring 5 times larger than the original. Both of these monuments, both native and monuments, have writing plat under the arrows shows the location of the Equator Monument at longitude east. Monument Equator Monument inaugurated by the Governor of West Kalimantan is Parjoko Suryokusumo on 21 September 1991. Now, Equator Monument complex is protected by Article 26 of Law No. 5 of 1992 on Heritage Objects.

Each date is March 21 to 23 and 21 to 23 September, the Equator monument became the location of the Sun culmination Day. The culmination point is the point where the sun is directly above the equator. When this natural phenomenon takes place, the shadow of the monument will be 'disappeared' for a few seconds though buffeted direct sunlight.

•  Pontianak also known as culinary attractions. Diversity food makes Pontianak as a culinary paradise. The food was well-known among other things:

Air Tofu and Kembang Know, Bakcang, meatbun, porridge Spicy, Chai Kwe, Hekeng, Hu Ju, Ie or Jan or dumplings, fish spicy sour (sour fish spicy evenly wearing a river fish), Kaloci or cake mochi, Keladi, Kengci Shahe, Ki Cang, Kuan Chiang, the Moon or Gwek Pia, Kwe Cap, Kwe Kia Theng, Shahe, lemang, Lempok Durian, Drinks Aloe Vera, Rice curry, Chicken Rice, Nasi Capcai, Pacri pineapple, preserved fish, Peng Kang, Pindang , PWE Ki Mue or air porridge, condiment fried Tempoyak, Tau Swan, Sio Bi, Cuttlefish Pangkong, Tun Koi, Yam Mie.

And there are many more places that can be visited and cuisine that can be tasted