%2c_RP-F-2001-17-33.jpg) A Chinese family in Bali (1900s) | |
| Total population | |
|---|---|
| 14,970 (2010 Indonesian census)[1] | |
| Regions with significant populations | |
| Bali | 14,970 (0.38% of Bali population)[2][1] |
| –Denpasar | 8,900 (1.13%) |
| –Badung | 1,542(0.28%) |
| –Buleleng | 1,378 (0.22%) |
| –Tabanan | 988(0.24%) |
| –Gianyar | 416(0.09%) |
| –Karangasem | ? (0.06%) |
| –Bangli | 66(0.03%) |
| –Klungkung | ? (0.01%) |
 China | ~ 500 (1959)[a] |
| Languages | |
| Balinese,Hokkien,Hakka,Hainanese,Teochew,Bali Aga andIndonesian | |
| Religion | |
| Buddhism,Confucianism,Taoism,Hinduism,Christianity | |
| Related ethnic groups | |
| OtherChinese Indonesians •Javanese Chinese [id] •Bangka Belitung Chinese •Maluku Chinese,Balinese | |
Balinese Chinese (Indonesian:Orang Tionghoa Bali;pronounced[ˌoraŋˌt̪joŋhoa̯ˈbali];Mandarin Chinese:巴厘島華人,romanized: Bālí dǎo huárén;Balinese:ᬢᬶᬬᭀᬦ᭄ᬕ᭄ᬄᬯᬩᬮᬶ,romanized: tiyonghwa Bali) are ethnicChinese people who live onBali,Indonesia. According to the 2010 Indonesian census, Balinese Chinese numbered around 14,970 or 0.38% of the total population in Bali.[2][1]
Sugi Lanus, a Balinese humanist and writer once made an analysis of Chinese-breed families in Bali. According to him, Chinese immigration to Bali is in different waves.[5]In the pre-Majapahit era, the currency of theBalinese people wasMong locally known asKepeng, a currency that is thought to have been originally used byChinese people. The introduction of the Chinese currency indicated that Chinese trade controlled this island.[5]
Pura Pucak Writing, which is thought to have existed around the 10th century AD inBangli, wrote Sugi, cannot be separated from the connection between the legend of the marriage of a Chinese princess and a Balinese king. It is said that after the Chinese princess (surnamed Kang) married the king of Bali, they opened an area north of Mount Batur, on a stretch of fertile land about 4 kilometers from the Writing Temple. The place is called Bali-Kang, which until now is known as Pura Balingkang in Pingan Village. Pingan means peace in Chinese. Sugi noted that the Volkstelling Chinese census was a kind of census carried out by the Dutch government. The total number of Chinese immigrants who had entered Indonesia until 1930 had reached 1,233,214 people.[5]
A number of Chinese descendants in Bali are spread across the triangular border of the three Kingdoms ofKarangasem-Bangli-Klungkung. In Lampuk Hamlet, there are 6 clans that still live in Lampu: Lie, Siaw, Cwa, Po, Ang and Tan. When the New Order regime suppressed anything related to Chinese (unless it was profitable for the authorities), Balinese Chinese were still able to continue their traditions and beliefs. Balinese Chinese still pray at the Temple or Kongco, celebrate Chinese New Year (although without the fanfare of lion dance parades and firecrackers) and work like proper Indonesian citizens.[5]