ABSTRACT Riau is a province that has a variety of cultures, and one of them is the bakar tongkang tradition in the city of Bagansiapiapi, Bangko District, Rokan Hilir Regency. This tradition has become a hereditary heritage from ethnic Chinese in the city of Bagansiapiapi so this makes this tradition held every year. The aims of this research are (1). To find out the government's role in the s…