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| Glodok in 1948 |
Glodok is one part of the old city of Jakarta. Since the reign of the Dutch East Indies, this area is also known as the largest Chinatown in Batavia. The majority of Glodok residents are of Chinese descent. Today, Glodok is known as one of the electronics sales centers in Jakarta, Indonesia. Administratively, this area is a Kelurahan which is included in the Taman Sari sub-district, West Jakarta.
Glodok, which got the nickname China Town or Chinatown, was immortalized in a photo around 1940. In the photo, you can see old buildings with Chinese characters. Meanwhile, houses that are also shops (Ruko) still imitate the style of mainland China. You can still see electricity and telephone poles which are no longer there and are underground.
Glodok 60 years ago was bustling with people passing by. Sado was the main means of transportation at that time, while pedicabs only appeared after the Japanese occupation (1942-1945). Now, many Chinese residents in Glodok use this area as a place to hold their wares. Some of them have moved to elite areas and have luxurious homes,
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| The atmosphere of Glodok Tempo Doeloe |
such as at Pantai Indah Kapuk, Pluit, Sunter, Ancol, and Pondok Indah. Glodok during the Dutch era, like now, was an economic area that constantly pumped trade pulses, not just an area synonymous with Chinatown. In contemporary Jakarta history, Glodok has many meanings: the struggle of migrants, glory, adversity, and resistance to fate and oppression. There are many things to remember about the old Glodok: Chinese captains for hundreds of years of glory, thousands of Chinese people who were brutally slaughtered by the Dutch, nostalgia for Imlek (Chinese New Year), Cap Go Meh (the 15th night of Chinese New Year), and Peh Cun (Chinese New Year). the 100th day of Chinese New Year).
These traces continue to fade with time and age. In fact, it still feels thick and becomes history that enriches Jakarta. After 30 years of being banned by the New Order, now approaching Chinese New Year we find Glodok preparing to celebrate its new year's day. There is no doubt, Glodok is a traditional area, a tradition that originated in the land of their ancestors when they immigrated in large numbers about 400 years ago from mainland China. If we want to go deeper into its origins, glodok comes from a name that sounds grojok grojok. This place is a stop for horse-drawn horses to be given a drink.
In the Glodok area, there are shops in Pancoran which used to be a place for people to get drinking water and bathe. Exploring or looking at photographs of the 19th and early 20th centuries, we will find Chinese people passing by with long braided hair back and smooth shaved front. It is a tradition inherited from the Manchus who colonized mainland China for three hundred years. The Dutch colonial government itself, in addition to requiring the Chinese to live in one place, forbade them to dress like natives and Westerners. Those who violate this rule are subject to fines, even imprisonment.
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| Pre-War Glodok atmosphere |
The word Glodok comes from the Sundanese "Golodog". Golodog means the entrance to the house because Sunda Kalapa (Jakarta) is the entrance to the Sunda kingdom. Because before being controlled by the Dutch who brought workers from various regions and became Betawi or Batavia, Sunda Kelapa was inhabited by Sundanese people. Changes from 'G' to 'K' at the end are often found in Sundanese words spelled by non-Sundanese, especially the Javanese and Malays who later inhabited Jakarta. Until now, in Jakarta, there are still many regional names originating from Sundanese, although the spelling has changed slightly. The name Glodok also comes from the sound of shower water from a small octagonal building in the middle of the courtyard of the City Hall (Stadhuis) building - the seat of the Dutch Company administration in the city of Batavia.
This octagonal building, built around 1743 and demolished before being rebuilt in 1972, helped the soldiers of the Dutch Kumpeni a lot because it was there that clean water flowed that could be used for daily needs. Not only for soldiers of the Dutch Kumpeni but also used to drink the horses of the soldiers after long journeys. The sound of the shower water grojok..grojok..grojok. So then the sound coming from the small rectangular building was spelled by the natives as Glodok.
The name "Pancuran" eventually became the name of an area now known as Pancoran or people in the Jakarta City area calls it the term "Glodok Pancoran". Until now, the two names, namely Glodok and Glodok Pancoran, are still familiar to Jakartans, even outside Jakarta.
Reference: Wikipedia and Digital Batavia
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