Go cycling in Malacca/マラッカサイクリング

After ending the temple tours in China Town, I borrow a bicycle to some attractions in the suburbs of Malacca old city.
チャイナタウンの寺院めぐりを終えてから自転車を借りて郊外の観光地へ。

First I visited to the St. Peter's Church. It was built by the Portuguese residents in 1710 which is the oldest extant church in South East Asia.
最初に訪れたのがセント・ピーター教会。1710年にポルトガル系住民によって建てられ、東南アジアで現存する教会ではで最も古いほうです。

Going further to the east along the main street from the church, you'll see the Chinese square with a monument on the site. This is the foot of the Chinese hill called Bukit China. The hill was given to the queen who have been married to the Malacca Sultanate during the Ming Dynasty. Next to it, there is a Poe San Teng Temple worshiping Zheng He, the Navy admiral who led a large expedition at the behest of the Yongle Emperor in the early 1500s.
教会から大通りに沿ってさらに東へ行くと中国らしい広場が見えてきます。ここがブキッチナ（Bukit China）という中国人の丘のふもとです。明の時代にマラッカ王国に嫁いできた王妃に与えられた丘です。その隣には鄭和を祀るポー・サン・テン寺院があります。