Belitung, Indonesia

#100waysoftravel #belitung #indonesia In the 17th century, Belitung Island became a trade route and a stopover for traders. Of the many traders, the most influential were Chinese and Arab traders. This can be proven from the pottery from the Ming Dynasty from the 14th to 17th centuries, which were found in layers of tin mines in the Kepenai, Buding and Kelapa Kampit areas. The Chinese traders entered Belitung Island around 1293. This is based on the records of a Chinese historian named Fei Hsin in 1436. Meanwhile, the Chinese knew Belitung because in 1293, a Chinese fleet under the leadership of Shi Pi, Ike Mise and Khau Hsing who was traveling to Java was stranded in Belitung waters.