SEJARAH SUNGAI MUSI VERSI ENGLISH

Musi River is a river located in the province of South Sumatra, Indonesia. With a length of 750 km, the river is the longest on the island of Sumatra and Palembang city split into two parts. Ampera Bridge the iconic city of Palembang was passed over this river. Since ancient kingdom of Srivijaya until now, the river is famous as the main means of transport for the community.
On the banks of the Musi River and there is the Port of New Boom Museum Badaruddin Sultan Mahmud II.

Geography
Musi river divides into two parts Palembang area: Across Ilir in Ulu Across the north and the south. Musi River, along with other rivers, forming a delta near the city of Breech.

Musi River with the Ampera Bridge as a backdrop
Eyes water sourced in the region Kepahiang, Bengkulu. Also known as Batang Hari river Musi which means nine Nine major rivers, the notion of the nine major rivers are the Musi River and its eight major river that empties into the river Musi. The eight streams are:

   1. River Komering
   2. River Rawas
   3. Leko River
   4. River Lakitan
   5. River Kelingi
   6. River Lematang
   7. River Semangus
   8. Ogan River
Legend: Once upon a time, then lintaslaut relationships around the world in doing with a sailboat. At that time, many pirate or a pirate. When that trade does not use trading systems but with the barter system.

According to the story, there are groups of country of origin of the Chinese pirate which consists of three sailboats, sail to Bangka Strait.
Pirates led by a title Kapitan. They are interested when the Musi River estuary, mainly because of its width. Kapitan look in the map, it turns out the river was as yet no name on the map.

The pirates were seen many large boats and barges coming from upstream laden with a cargo of produce, they are confident in the upper river area must be fertile. They began forming upstream daerah2 kelompok2 to explore.

There is a group of those who arrived at the lowlands of Mount Dempo (Lahat area now), they were amazed at how fertile soil. The results are not terpanen vegetables. Coffee plants with fruit woods like a besar2. Likewise, cloves, cinnamon and various other plants.

Groups that explore Muara Enim skrg, also impressed with seeing rempah2 and coal plants that appear on the surface of the ground. Meanwhile, to reach the area Ranau, so amazed when I saw there grew tobacco.

Kapitan was so interested in South Sumatra region centered on the Musi River, he decided to stay longer in Palembang. He gave a sign of South Sumatra area circled in the map and said:

"We skrg are in this area. It turns out the area and the river there is no name on the map. It is my pikir2, we call this region Ci Mu (in the old language of the Han Chinese, Mu means Chicken Females Ci, and Ci Mu is the name for the Goddess of Chickens Females that give luck in humans)

A pirate asked: "Why do not you call this area Ci Mu?"

"Is not thy Ci (Chicken Females) is a creature who provide benefits for man? Once laying dozen eggs. Eggs are a source of food and sustenance. This area is very fertile. Fabulous proliferation. Rempah2nya high-quality results. There is a mine of coal, gold, etc.. So this area is called Mu Ci feasible, because the soil was so rich to give good luck to humans ".

"You remember, the population in this area also has good properties owned chickens.
The men of this region friendly, easy to accept foreigners, can get along with kind and helpful. But do not cheat or deceive them. Are not there four of our friends who died because of the puncture of the population with a knife? "

Pirates leader went on ...
"That's one of our own friends, I have ordered to behave well. This area and all its inhabitants will be our trading partners in the long run. In addition, women in your area Ci is also very good, their skin is yellow like us. But his face is not as the face of Europe and do not like us. The area is a great woman and wonderful. They work hard to help her husband.

Is like the mother hen. Working hard to find food for anak2nya. Respect and good in others. But do not disturb them and anak2nya coba2. They could be more virulent than the eagle though.

Hundreds of years later turned into Ci Mu said Musi ....