Visit Indonesia Year 2008

Lombok Islands

2007-12-04T23:14:00.000-08:00

Lombok is an island in West Nusa Tenggara province, Indonesia. Located just east of Bali, Lombok has been promoted as "an unspoiled Bali" for quite some time, with beautiful beaches for surfing and the large, looming volcano of Mount Rinjani. national park island of Moyo Island surrounded by beautiful coral reefs and home to wild pig, monitor lizards, 21 species of bat, huge herds of native deer and hordes of crab-eating macaques. The coastline has some beautiful beaches of fine coral sand and not the black volcanic sand like we find on a lot of islands in the archipelago. There are beautiful coral reefs, which make it excellent for scuba diving or just snorkeling. The reef at the southern end of the island is probably the best of all.

Indonesia the world's largest archipelago state

2007-12-04T23:13:00.000-08:00

GEOGRAPHICAL
Indonesia is the world's archipelagic country, it has a total of 17.508 islands. Indonesia extends between 6 degree country, it was until 11 degree indonesia, and from 97 degree until 144 degree, also it is situated between two continents.i.e. Asia and Australia/Oceania. This strategic location has a significant influence towards its Culture, Social, Politics and Economy.Indonesia's territory extends along 3.977 mile between the indian ocean and the pacific ocean. If the coastal area between the islands be connected, Indonesia's area would become 1.9 million square miles.There are five large islands in indonesia, they are : Sumatera with an area of 473.606 square km, Java with an area of 132.107 square km, Borneo / Kalimantan (The third biggest island in the world) with an area of 539.460 square km, Sulawesi with an are of 189.216 square km, and Papua with an area of 421.981 square km.

GEOLOGICAL HISTORY
The islands in Indonesia was formed in the Miocene Era (12 million years BC), Palaecene Era (70 million years BC), Eocene Era (30 million years BC) and Oligacene Era (25 million years BC). With the arrival of people from Asia, Indonesia was believed to have existed in the Pleistocene Era (4 million years BC).The islands were formed due to strong tectonic alterations in Australia and The Pacific.Therfore, this makes Indonesia to be one of the countries that often changes its geological area in the world. The mountains in the Indonesian islands number more than 400 volcanoes, of which 100 are still active.Indonesia suffers vibrations 3 times per day, earthquares occurs once a day, and a minimum of one volcano erupting per year.COUNTRY FOUNDATION
Pancasila is the philosophical foundation of indonesia, which comes from two sanscrit words "PANCA" meaning Five, and "SILA" meaning Principles.Pancasila consists of Five Interconnecting Principles:
1.The Belief in One God
2.Humanity which is Civil and Just
3.A United Indonesia
4.Wise Representation of Democracy
5.Social Justice for Every Indonesian Citizen

Indonesia is a Democratic country which is Governed by a presidential system and pancasila constitute the Principles underlying Democracy. Democracy founded upon the Five Principles is called Democracy Pancasila.The country's foundation was announced by President Soekarno (Indonesia's First President) at the republic of Indonesia's Independance Proclamation on the 17th of August 1945.

Indonesian provinces and their capitals

Sumatra

Aceh^† (Nanggroe Aceh Darussalam) - Banda Aceh
North Sumatra (Sumatera Utara) - Medan
West Sumatra (Sumatera Barat) - Padang
Riau - Pekanbaru
Riau Islands (Kepulauan Riau) - Tanjung Pinang
Jambi - Jambi (city)
South Sumatra (Sumatera Selatan) - Palembang
Bangka-Belitung (Kepulauan Bangka-Belitung) - Pangkal Pinang
Bengkulu - Bengkulu (city)
Lampung - Bandar Lampung

Java

Jakarta^† - Jakarta
Banten - Serang
West Java (Jawa Barat) - Bandung
Central Java (Jawa Tengah) - Semarang
Yogyakarta Special Region^† - Yogyakarta (city)
East Java (Jawa Timur) - Surabaya

Lesser Sunda Islands

Bali - Denpasar
West Nusa Tenggara (Nusa Tenggara Barat) - Mataram
East Nusa Tenggara (Nusa Tenggara Timur) - Kupang

Kalimantan

West Kalimantan (Kalimantan Barat) - Pontianak
Central Kalimantan (Kalimantan Tengah) - Palangkaraya
South Kalimantan (Kalimantan Selatan) - Banjarmasin
East Kalimantan (Kalimantan Timur) - Samarinda

Sulawesi

North Sulawesi (Sulawesi Utara) - Manado
Gorontalo - Gorontalo (city)
Central Sulawesi (Sulawesi Tengah) - Palu
West Sulawesi (Sulawesi Barat) - Mamuju
South Sulawesi (Sulawesi Selatan) - Makassar
South East Sulawesi (Sulawesi Tenggara) - Kendari

Maluku islands

Maluku - Ambon City
North Maluku (Maluku Utara) - Ternate

Papua

West Papua^† (Papua Barat) - Manokwari
Papua^† - Jayapura

Tourism D.I. Yogyakarta

2007-07-25T12:21:00.000-07:00

Temple of Borobudur

Borobudur represent biggest temple in world, representing on of the 7 miracle of world. Located in westside go out to sea town of Yogyakarta, as far as more or less 42 Km. Woke up at century of VIII, representing result of hard work and in assidinity subvention all high dedicatin and worker of Dinasty people and kerbat of Cailendra top kick during the period. That temple really is presenting of monarchic highness of Cailendra, trying to depict biography of Sidharta Gautama and explain teaching of graven reliefs to respect at temple wall.From temple top can be seen by nature around beautiful, Mount Harelip as one of the mount type have fire to exist in Central Java area which is visible smoke westside between peripatetic cloud. This building represent ommission of our acenstors very worthing not merely Indonesian nation but also nations in world even also follow owning it.

Jogja Science Park

Growth of that technology and science, is something that though to thank goodness because promising amenity to make up of civilization of human being. Howeever growth of science also hide challenge in the form of human being attitude to the accelerating growth of it self technology and science.Program development of Bright Garden in general divided in the plan in general, planning and execution of development and also planning and execution of content items. Planning of content items have instruction to be able to submit technology and science to overall of target group. Approach to submit technology and science through various media with a purpose to improve apresiasi to technology and science.
Marginally items fill Bright Garden divided according to age group divided of age mount pre go to school till garden of elementary school till high school, while according to emphasis of items realized in interaction between visitor with sent items existing bridge.
Bridge as media to submit content items compiled by totally start from bridge as medium of games, introductory bridge, exact elementary items bridge till bridge which is applying of technology and science. Planning of content items bridge compiled with game concept and presentation followed with clarification of sent items.Items content concept compiled in the form of sub - theme sub at the same time room zonasi to later, then realized in the form of bridge - bridge as media to submit items which consist in.
Brigth Garden of Jogja located in Road street, Senopati Jogja.

Mountain of Kaliurang

At Natty mountainside, at below outspread Plawangan of dinky town of Kaliurang which is have cold atmosphere to, which fat its more or less 25 KM of town of Yogyakarta. SInce epoch colonization of Dutch, town owning beautiful view, and also have various adequate recreation facility.Nowadays, Kaliurang have come to more interesting again, as woke up and developing of various recreation medium and various other facility, like : swimming pool, recreation forest, amusement centre and athletic arena.To adolescent circle and boy scout, Kaliurang represent popular place, because this avalible area also encampment earth, band-band explore crosscountry and view of beautiful nature which inspire feel romanticly of us.Villa, bungalow, resthome and various lodging medium, which some among others have facility for convention (conference, seminar, meeting, loka-karya, upgrading) and house-restaurant, crowded prgoressively laboured by people in area of this wisata.Kaliurang can be reach from Tire terminal sub with bus micro or can also from this place go up bus to Kaliurang, leaving from terminal of Umbulharjo

Glamor Of Natty Mount

Natty Mount have height 2968 m of sea level and is located [is] more or less 25 km of Yogyakarta. formed Natty Mount first time [about/around] last 60.000-80.000 year. But its activity history newly start to be perceived and written as document since year 1791. Top of Merpai attractiveness menjajikan to enjoy the beauty [of] sunrise [at] morning with natural view from overall Mount of Ungaran, Telomoyo and of Merbabu.Natty Mount and its surroundings offer volcano wisata like cold air, crosscountry, beauty [of] lava dome which still is active. Natty Top Of The Mountain can be reached to [pass/through] two climb band that is : north band of countryside of Plalangan Cello with [about/around] 1800 m, going to Selokopo Ngisor, Selokopo Nduwur, Elephant of Mungkur, Market disband and Top and also band climb of south of countryside of Kinahrejo.Climb of north direction represent suggested band because having more sloping bevel. Natty Activity Mount recently flange to south until west also support north band as band which is peaceful lenih.In area of Kinahrejo around 1 km in westside Bebeng Kaliadem represent climb gateway atop Merpai of south band.

Coast of Parangtritis

Parangtritis, besides recognized by its coastal natural beauty, famous also as place which is various fossil. Komplek Parangtritis consist of Coast of Parangtritis, Parangkusumo, and Plateau of Gembirowati.Parangkusumo there are hot water bath pool ( brimstone ) believed can heal various disease in. This pool [is] met and looked after by my Sultan Me [of] Buwono VII. Existence of komplek [crafting/ diligence] of cockle, hotel have International level [to] ( Queen Of South ), and also dogcart of wisata [in] Parangtritis follow gloriously [of] tourism [in] this region.This Wisata Komplek can reach to [pass/through] two band, First band pass bridge of Kretek, second pass Imogiri and of Siluk.

Temple of Prambanan

Ommission of biggest Hindu in Central Java and Area of Istimewa Yogyakarta this located of more than 17 KM eastside go out to sea Yogyakarta. Temple of Prambanan represent temple compleks with mains temple look towards east, with form as a whole look like mount at shadow play as high as 47 M.Religion of Hindhu recognize Three Murti which consist of Deity of Brahma as The Creator, Deity of Whisnu as The Preserver, Deity of Shiwa as The Pest. Especial Room of mains temple occupied by Deity of SHiwa as the most Deity so that can be concluded that temple of Prambanan represent temple of Shiwa.Temple of Pramabanan or Temple of Shiwa this also is often conceived of by temple of Roro Jonggrang relate to Legend narrating about a virgin which is Jonggrang ( tall ) Putri Prabu Boko , This King develop;build its empire above hill side south of komplek temple of Prambanan, part of temple edge limited with baluster fence dotted with story relief of Ramayana able to enjoy with berperadaksina ( walk around temple with temple center always on the right we ) passing that alley , story continue at temple baluster fence of Brahma left located ( side south ) mains temple.Medium at temple baluster fence of Whisnu located right side ( northside ) mains temple, there are story relief of Kresna Dwipayana depicting about tender age story of Prabu Khrisna as penjilmaan ( titisan ) Deity of Whisnu in eradicating murkaan keangkara which will knock over world. Temple mains room looking towards north contain idol of Durga, princess of Deity of Shiwa. but generally society conceive of idol of Roro Jonggrang, that previous of]body live by beautiful putri cursed by Chevalier of Bandung Bondowoso , to equip its readyness create a thousand idol fruit during one night.Temple of Brahma and temple of Whisnu masing - masing only owning one room , occupied by deity idol - pertinent deity. Third fore part [of] temple of Deity of Trimurti that there are three containing temple of hird vehicle or means of dity, Third that deity nowadays in a state of destroying and only temple which in the middle of ahead of temple of Shiwa what still contain idol a so called lembuyang of Nandi ( vehicle of deity of Shiwa . Idol Goose as vehicle of Brahma and Eagle idol as vehicle of deity of Wishnu estimated first fill room - located temple room before temple both [of] That deity, nowadays have losed is . Sixth of that temple represent group which is facing each other - fore part , lay in a page in form of square , with long side 110 metre. In page;yard still stand up temple - other temple, that is 2 brace temple with height 16 metre which each other looking out on, what is a standing in northside and other stand up in side south, 4 temple of kelir and 4 angle;corner temple.Page in which is assumed by society of Hindhu as page;yard most this sakral, located in is middle of middle pagewhich have side 222 metre, and in the begining contain temple - temple of perwara counted 224 in line - deret encircle page in three rows ,. External of this middle page still there are external page, which in form of parallelogram with side as long as 390 metre, Temple Komplek of Prambanan woke up by King - king of Wamca ( Dinasty ) Sanjaya at century to 9 and nowadays represent wisata obyek able to visit every day between at 06.00 - 17.30. Temple Komplek of Prambanan located only some hundred metre of roadway of Yogya - Solo which is crowded to be got through by vehicle of public.

Bath of Clereng

This bath represent one of the tirta wisata obyek with existence of natural pool stem wellspring of Clereng and supported by swimming pool facility.Environmental about Bath of Clereng represnt hilly which under him emit a stream of clear wellspring which is also exploited for the drinking water of agriculture irrigatin. In location of obyek this wisata all visitor besides can take a bath or simply cleaning face to feel as fresh as water of Clereng also can enjoy delicously of him of geblek and temple of besengek.Not far from this wellspring there are Mausoleum of Kyai Pakujati and of Petilasan Sunan Kalijaga which is ordinary to be visited by all peziarah.This bath reside in Countryside of Sendangsari, Enamoured Distric, aparting more or less 5 KM of Town of wates notrhwards

source :www.indonesia.go.id

Banten

2007-07-25T12:16:00.000-07:00

Glamor of Wisata Anyer

As seaboard, citizen of Banten may be grateful because its region have many beautiful coast. And one of the beautiful coast among so much coast exist in Banten is coast which located in as long as area of Anyer. In consequence, just fair if coast in Anyer since llama have come to many people choice in passing the time their holiday. More than anything else, now in this area can also enjoyed immeasurable also recreation facility and athletics, which can conducted by one people or may people, start form children until be the older grandfahter an grandmather.Coast in located area around 160 KM westside this Jakarta sand to turn white and have bath of clean sea water. Become, all tourist can romp in its coast, sunning, swimming, surfing, renting jetsky or rent bodyboard if we like to let x'self of unsolved by sea water oscillation. Mean, jetsky can be rented by Rp with tariff 80 thousand per 15 and minute of bodyboard Rp 5 thousand for usage as satiesfied as. If you feel not yet skilled to ride jetsky, don't worry. You Coast an FacilityIf feeling run down after having fun, you can rest at the same time squeezed. There is many massanger in coastal periphery, with mean tariff of Rp. 15 thousand one hour. Wish you hair of gimbals lika player of footbal Ruud Gulit. Here even also many woman which can do that skill, as in coasts in BaliAlongside coast also many seller of food, souvenir, immeasurable and also marine product, like prwan, crab and fress squed.
There is many hotel, motel, maisonette of wisata ,resor and cottages in Anyer, start from 5 star till kelas melati. Of course, lodging residing in coastal side have costlier tariff compared to residing in to defect road, street not beside coast. Coastal lodging tariff beside around Rp.150 thousand perroom, chamber per nigth to.Which is Jasmine class till which is Rp 2 millions of perroom, chamber per night for the things is 5 star. As respects to lodging tariff him which is not in coastal side start Rp 45 thousand perroom, till around Rp. 300 thousand perroom.
Sole of Elite Marbella, is very popular 5 star Hotel in Anyer, owning bout 580 and room, chamber of suite. As does hotels residing in coastal perphery, this hotel even also chamber tariff or of suite facing coast differ from which dont face coast. Definitive, this immeasurable is avalaible hotel of facility which can enjoy by its guest, start from swimming pool, bar, arena, play at child till athletic medium. Not to mention is immeasurable of show which is frequent to be performed by lobby hotel. But, if vacation season, likely you've to order lodging residing in the near by coast far day. If dont so, u cannot place. To lodge in Sole of Elite Marbela when vacation.
Restaurant and Life of NightFor the business of stomach, dont fail to the number of booths or restaurant eat with lodging place. But, this coastal area, just enunciated it if 'sea aroma' colouring most sold food and beverage over there.Restaurant and booths eat exist in through the street this mean present dish go out to sea as menu the core important. Beside in hotel resol, and cottages, booth and restaurant eat also become 'place life of night'. Its intention, in places that's generally tourist finish to pass the time its night after winessing view witness sun sink beautiful coast.
From Jakarta, this area can be gone through bout two hour pass turnpike of Jakarta-Merak, and exit in tollgate of Cilegon East. Its tariff of its toll Rp 11 thousand once walke, namely Rp 2.500 when passing tollgate of Cikupa, Tangerang and Rp.8.500 when exit in tollgate of Cilegon East. Of Cilegon, journey to Anyer around 40 minute otherwise stuck, passsing industrial area of Krakatau Steel.

source :www.indonesia.go.id

Tourism manado - north sulawesi

2007-07-25T02:13:00.000-07:00

GEOGRAPHY

The capital of North Sulawesi is manado. The total land area is almost three million hectares, most of which is mountainous, but there are fertile plains which produce rice, corn, coconut, cloves, nutmeg, vanilla, beans, sago and vegatables.
There is a number of beautiful lakes rivers. Irrigation is common for rice growing, and there is some hydro - electrity generation.
The province is divided into seven administrative districts and municipalities. Surrounded by the sea on three side. North Sulawesi is close to the southern most tip of the Philippines.

FLORA and FAUNA
The Wallase Line, which marks the difderences in flora and fauna belonging to separate land masses in the last ice age was discovered by the nineteenth century naturalist Afred Russell Wallace. The Wallace Line also isolated from the eastern island and has its own flora and fauna. Although the animal life is very different the flora is less unique. Native animals include anoa (dwarf buffalo); baba rusa ( a type of wild boar); black macaques, tarsius monkeys, cuscus, redknobbed honbills; and the Maleo birds, etc.

ART AND CULTURE
Traditional art and culture can be classified as follows,
Relics :
- Working tools, accessories, and weaving.
- Knitting and embroidery called"Krawang", ceramics, etc.
- Various utensils for executing traditional ceremonies
- Building and houses of traditional architecture and construction, stone-works, palaces of old emperors and old colonial fortresses.

Non-Relics :
- Social relationships among member of the societies that have become a tradition from generation to generation.
- Traditional wedding ceremonies, inauguration, elections of new leaders or people' representatives.
- Dances and music with traditional intruments.
- Legends and folktales.

TRANSPORTATION

BY AIR
Dr Sam Ratulangi Airport, a designated official entry port for Indonesia is thirteen kilometers from Manado. There are air links from here to Jakarta, Palu, Balikpapan, Ternate, Ambon, Sorong, Biak, Jayapura, Davao (Philippines), and Singapore. Domestic airports may be found at Gorontalo, Tahuna and talaud.

BY SEA
Port bitung the north coast is also one the officially designted entry port for east Indonesia. Ist is served by Pelni, the stateowned shipping line as well as several other companies : Hol Samudra, Berkat Agape, Teratai Murni Lines and Surya Lines, PT Agra Marisetia Lines, etc.

SETTING AROUND IN NORTH SULAWESI
Intercity transport is quite efficient between Manado and the other main cities.
Local tranport options include : microletes are intra-city vehicles for about seven passengers. These take regular routes. Taxis are avaible in Manado and may be chartered for trips outside of the city. Fares are related to distance. Bendi are horse-drawn carts for four passengers. They are to be found in both city and rural areas and take passengers to requested destinations rather than on regular route. Fares are related to distance.

DIVING
North Sulawesi is Diving. Dive the clear waters, steep walls and worldclass coral gardens of Bunaken Marine Park. Visit Bangka Strait for an encounter with whales, manta rays and other pelagics. Sail to the Sangihe Islands and dive in search of a sunken city, trough walls of fishes or on an underwater volcano. Explore Lembeh Strait and Discover its rare and unusual marine life and WWII shipwreks. Whether you are a novice or an expert, we have the diving for you.

ADVENTURE
North Sulawesi is Adventure. Climb to the rim of a steaming volcano. Raft down one of our whitewater rivers. Trek throgh our majestic Asian rainforest. See the world's largest concentration of black crested macaques and glimpse a tarsier, the world's smallest primate, at Tangkoko Nature Reserve. Visit Dumoga Bone National Park where you can search for the fabled babirusa pig deer. Take a 3-day overland trip to the rainforest of Central Sulawesi.

BUNAKEN

Bunaken Island offers a plethora of wall experiences for visiting divers. Everyone has their favorite site and mine is Lekuan 2. Judging from the number of divers who frequent the site, manya agree with me. The reasons are obvious immeditaly upon antry. You can't help but notice the high concentration of schooling fish from the drummers and fusliliers that greet you as you begin your descent, the blizzards of brightly-colored anthias you pass along the adge of the reeftop, continuing to fall through the clouds of pyramid butterflyfish and bannerfish under-neath. The variety of reef fish is astounding : you could pick out over 20 species of butterflyfish alone if you so desired.
The start of the traditional dive offers small treasures as candy crabs frequent the beautiful soft corals in the area, often adorning them selves eith a spring of live soft coral they've affixed atop their head.
The faerie crab, a fingernail-sized squat lobster that's pink and hairy can be found by a discerning eye peering among the outer folds of barrel sponges. But don't become engrossed with the macro life so much that you miss any of the larger residents : shark that pass you by below your fins, napoleons wrasse or bumphead parrotfish above you, or turtles out in the blue off the wall.
Toward the end of the site, the Lekuan point, the current predictably picks up just as you notice the schools of redtooth triggerfish around you.
Shark enjoy the current as well, often coming up to only five meters in depth to cut over the point to Lekuan 1. Residnt napoleons, giant trevally, jacks, batfish and solitary giant barracuda are predctably seen along this stretch, but smaller denizens such as leaf scorpionfish are common as well, keeping your attention diveded between the lush wall and the blue ocean.
With the wall going from anly 2-5 meters along the top to 50 - 70 meters along the bottom, where a narrow shelf exists before the wall continues to plunge into the abyss, you can alter your depth to find an antire new set of attractions dive after dive. Boredom is definitely not an option.

Source : www.sulut.go.id

Tourism Bandung - west java

2007-07-24T12:31:00.000-07:00

Art and culture

Seni Bangreng

Bangreng art is the development from art "Terbang" and "Ronggeng".Terbang art is actually an art that uses "Terbang", which is a kind rebana but the size is three times that of the ordinary rebana. Played by five players and two people for the big and small drum.The first emergence of Terbang art is when the spreading of the Islam Religion that was carried out by the Kusumah Dynasty where Terbang art was made the as spreading medium. Whereas "Ronggeng" is the term for the dancer and at the same time the singer or is acknowledged also as "Nyi Ronggeng". Because of its term of "Nyi", then ronggeng is a woman.According to the speech on the art experts (the artist), art bangreng this came from the Sumedang Regency and normally was shown in the entertainment agendas and the special agenda like; the house exorcism, making new building and other occasions.

Ketuk Tilu

Ketuk Tilu is a social dance as well as entertainment which is usually performed in marriages party, event closing entertainment show or performed specsifically in a large place. The emergence of this dance in the society has nothing to do with particular culture or sacred ceremony but it is pure as entertainment show and socializing medium. Because of that, the dance of ketuk tilu is widely enjoyed by the people especially in the villages with rare entertainment show. Read more

Kuda Renggong (Dancing Horse)

Kuda Renggong or Kuda Depok is one type of performance which present in the Regency of Sumedang, Majalengka and Karawang. The way of performing it is by a horse or more decorated with colorful ornaments, circumsized boy who rides on the back of the horse, the Boy wear the costume of a King or Knight, can also imitate the costume of Dalem Baheula, wearing Bendo, takwa and selop.
There is a Pelatuk in front of the dancing horse. Pelatuk is one of the player of Kuda Renggong, who acts as the guide and coordination leader of the group.
The music consist of big Kendang, Goong, Tarompet, Genjring or Terbang Gede or Dulag, in fact there is also Sinden and several male and female dancers. The group walks in the direction which has been decided before.
Kuda Renggong moves all the time as if it was dancing, because it is trained and used to listening to the music. Its movements are in harmony with the played sounds. If the rhythm is slow, the dancing horse will move its body slowly too, in the contrary if the rhythm becomes fast, the dancing horse will move its body fast.
Beside the horse’s legs movements, the head also make nodding movements. In front or in the side of the dancing horse there are several dancers, either from the group itself or from the audience or relation of the one who held the party. They dance together with happiness, this way it increase the luster of the show.
It is said that the taking care of dncing horse is very prioritized. Besides being grass feed, young horses are also feed with honey, milk, and eggs. Its voice is also properly maintained, guided with ribbon and decorated with colorful accessories with various beautiful colors.***

Rengkong

Rengkong is one of the traditional arts that are bequeathed by the community's Sundanese ancestors. Emerged around 1964 in the area of Cianjur Regency and the person that the first time brought it up and popularised it was H. Sopjan. The form of this art has been taken from the conduct of the Sundanese community beforehand when burying rice to reaped it. The term rengkong is taken from the name of an implement to bear rice from the paddy-field.This implement is made from bamboo type of ¿gombong¿ and to tie his rice used injuk rope. If it is brought while bearing rice could produce the voice resulting from the rope friction injuk with bamboo. It seems reportedly that voice sound from this implement interesting to be presented so as to become the idea to be made by a performance. Art equipment rengkong that is used for a performance consist of, bamboo gombong, the banner, the rope injuk and one association of the stem of rice weighing 10 kg. Its player wears clothing that consist of: bat clothes, trousers pangsi, headband and do not use any footwear.This traditional art is usually carried out when the ceremony to harvest rice but gradually often is performed for others such as; welcoming the arrival of the guest or the national ceremony of the public holiday warning. The number of its players between 5 primary schools. 6 people and its performance always done in an open space for a long time time around one hour.In times of globalization era and digitalization, the art of rengkong almost not developing at all and is hard to be found. Expect because the player has to be found and gathered first since they’re already rare and old generation. The young generations are usually don’t like this performance, that is why it is so hard to do its regeneration.

Angklung

Angklung is an instrument or artwork that is made from specific bamboo which is founded by Mr. Daeng Sutigna around the year of 1938. In its early usage, angklung was still limited to local or traditional artwork.
However because of the sounds it produces have local and international content such as duremi fa so la si du sounds and daminatilada thus angklung developed rapidly not only to be shown to local group but also to regional group, national and international. In fact, angklung show was once shown in front of national leaders during Asian African Conference at Merdeka Building Bandung in the year of 1955. The amount of angklung players ranges between one person to many people even can be played in a group of 50 until 100 people and can be integrated with other instruments, such as piano, keyboard, guitar, drum, etc. The show can also be combined with group of bands and orchestra.Other than acting as an artwork and instrument, angklung also used as souvenir or gifts after being decorated with other accessories.
After Daeng Sutigna left, the creation of angklung artwork is followed by Mang Ujo and Erwin Anwar. Mang Ujo even has made the center for production and development of angklung artwork creation which called “Saung angklung Mang Ujo” located in Padasuka Cicaheum Bandung. One of the program which he do specifically to support angklung art is to introduce angklung to every level of students starting from kindergarten until senior high school and even has become one of the curriculum in local academic program (mulok).

Reog

It is not yet known definitely what is meant with the "Reog" term and from where as well as whoever the first time formed art "reog".
Is it only in the Priangan area or in the other area also is Reog Ponorogo Art exists? The answer is not yet received by clear information and not yet there are those that investigate the history of the this reog art.However, the publics community know widely art reog when TVRI presented periodically Reog Art that was played by Republic of Indonesia State Police with its performers including "Mang Diman Cs" (Gup BKAK). Or around 1967 emerged the association Woman Reog with its leading figure Mr Emen and Ms Anah and the possibility in other area also sprang up art reog yet only not recorded clearly.There is an opinion that said that the term ":reog" is the abbreviation from Reorganisation ogel (art ogel, the joke and the dance), there si also an opinion that reog comes from keseniak Reak, or the other opinion, that reog comes from ugal-igel (because of its player moves the body member to dance with the amusing dance or while joking). It was sid that since the time of the guardians of this art has been and is normally played by the students. Till 1953 emerged the group reog including the Group Reog Single Wargi headed by Pa Amen Mihardja and the Reog Ajendam Group headed by Pa Dase.As any other arts, art reog is also liked by the community especially the community in rural areas and urban community because it contains entertainment elements and the attraction of the rhythm of the drum (dogdog: the Sundanese Language) that is stricken in a various manner as well as combined with the movement of the funny dance and the song lyrics that dense with social and religious message.Although the art that is imported from the west increasingly abundant but in certain community reog art is still liked. Only the player and his or her organisation group increasingly difficult to be found and having them usually from the old generation group. Its performance has also been increasingly rare because of the shortage order.Even when in Independence birthday entertainment, there are not a lot of committee which schedule the performance of reog because the society prefer dangdut and western bands. Art reog is usually played by four people with the structure; a mastermind, that controlled the game, a representative of the mastermind, and another two people as the servant. The mastermind held the drum or dogdog that measures around 20 cm that is called dogdog Tilingtingtit, the masterminds servant held the drum measuring 25 cm or called Panempas and the third player used dogdog with the measurement of 30-35 cm and is called Bangbrangserta the fourth player held dogdog with the measurement of 45 cm that is called Badublag.The third and fourth player usually plays a role as the comedian whereas the first player and the second control the plot scenario.For a long time the show revolves between one to one half of the hour and for the complementary songs are the instrument players with their instruments are: two sarons, gendang, rebab, goong, gambang et cetera.In the development at this time some that possibly the decline in the quality of art reog is because of its players too long to joke whereas dogdog player only plays it only for a moment, so as come up the hint in the Language Sundanese Cul dogdog remained igel, meaning that dogdog is left (is not played) igel (ibing and its joke) that is given priority.Although beginning to be eliminated, there are still many community members that hope the media like; TVRI, and private enterprises Television Station presents artistic performance like this reog.Finally the Government of the Bandung City held the Reog festival that was followed by approximately 32 groups and this indicated the existence of Reog art in the Sundanese community environment especially in the Bandung City. Certainly in other area it must be only because the nonexistence of coordination or non existence of such meeting festival causes them not to emerge or they only playing in the surrounding environment.

Buhun Tutunggulan Art

Traditional "Tutunggulan" art is often compared with gondang art, in fact in its implementation is different because if tutunggulan is not followed by songs or the simultaneouse quatrain whereas gondang used the song and tease. However the instrument and medium used are the same which the pestle and lisung. The word tutunggulan is derived from words "nutu" that meanis "pounding" something. Something which is pounded that usually dry unhulled rice until becoming the rice, or from the rice to flour. To Pound unhulled rice til become rice usually is done by women between three to four people and the pestle swing concerning mortar that caused the typical voice, meaning that could be rhythmic, with the aim so that it will not be boring while pounding rice. This is carried out until the work is finished.From the habit finally emerged art tutunggulan but when being played it do not pound rice but directy pound the pestle to mortar. From the pestle swing produced voices in accordance with the wish that who plays it. It is said that songs that come out of tutunggulan is like; the jumpig monkey, striped snake, moonlight etc.. Each group has special kind of song.Art tutunggulan is played by six people and is shown to the community whenever the occurrence of ¿samagaha¿ or is acknowledged as the lunar eclipse during the night or often is used to attract the resident in order to be present in the conference agenda at the village hall. Later, this traditional art was used to welcome the guest in a certain ceremony, usually the appointment ceremony of the project, the guest reception, etc..Where did art buhun tutunggulan come from? It is the Wanayasa Kec Village community. Wanayasa Kab. Purwakarta became the pioneer of the emergence of buhun Tutunggulan art. And at this time there are three groups of the art player tutunggulan whom all of them are already old. To conserve this art, the Disbudpar Regency office of Purwakarta is holding regeneration through invitation efforts against the young generation and through trainings in the place especially being aimed at the community around the Wanayasa Village, as well as the holding of the Tutunggulan Art race each year by involving other subdistricts.These efforts were meant to develop the peformer group of art tutunggulan so that it can flourish in the Regency of Purwakarta.

Jaipongan Dance Art

Jaipongan is a genre of art that was born from creativity of a Bandung artist, that is Gugum Gembira. His attention in the people's art which one of them is Ketuk Tilu made a person like Gugum Gembira know and recognize the value of the movement pattern of available tradition dance Kiliningan/Bajidoran or the Tilu Beat. The movements of the aperture, Pencugan, nibakeun and several styles of the movement minced from some art above is enough to have the inspiration to develop the dance or art that currently is known by the name of Jaipongan.However before such form of art emerged there had been the influence that background this association. In West Java for example, the social dance is the influence from Ball Room, that usually in showing social dances is not free from the Ronggeng existence and Pamogoran. Ronggeng in the social dance does not function as ceremony activity, but for entertainment or socializing method. The Ronggeng existence in art shows the attraction that invited the sympathy of the group pamogoran.For example in the Tilu Beat dance that is known by the Sundanese community, it was estimated this art popular around 1916. As art shows the people, this art is only supported by simple elements, like waditra that covered the rebab, kendang, two kulanter, three bang beats goong.Likewise with the movements of the dance that do not have pattern of the standard movement the dancer's costume is simple as the populist reflection.Together with the fading or such artistic performance, former pamogorar (the spectator who played an active role in art of Beat of Tilu/Doper/Tayub), changed his attention in art performance of Kiliningan, that in the area of the North West Javanese Coast (Karawang, Purwakarta, Bekasi, Indramayu and Subang) is known with the Kiliningar term, Bajidoran which its ibing movement and the incident of the show has the resemblance with the previous art (Ketuk Tilu/Doger/Tayub). The existence of Topeng Banjet is enjoyable enough, especially in Karawang, where several movement pattern of Bajidoran are taken from Topeng dance. This Banjet, choreographically still shows the pattern of tradition (Ketuk Tilu) where exists opening movements, pencugan, nibakeun and several variation of minced movements which in turn becomes the base of jaipongan dance creation. Several basic movements of Jaipongan dance beside Ketuk Tilu, Ibing Bajidor and Topeng Banjet are TAyuban and Pencak Silat.
The emergence of dance created by Gugum Gumbira was at first called Ketuk Tilu as the development came from Ketuk Tilu. The first work of Gugum Gumbira is still strong of the color of ibing Ketuk Tilu, both choreographically as well as the harmony which later become popular with Jaipongan.The first Jaipongan work that was known by the community was Pufus Keser Bojong leaves dance and the Rendeng Bojong dance, both of them were the paired female dances (the son and the daughter). From the dance emerged several names of the dancer Jaipongan that was competent like Tati Pious, Yeti Mamat, Eli Somali and Pepen Dedi Kurnaedi. The beginning of this dance emergence could become discussions, where rumours of its centre were the erotic movement and vulgar. However from exposure of several printed medias, the name Gugum Gumbira began to be known by the community, everything after the Jaipongan Dance during 1980 was staged in TVRI the Jakarta central station. The impact of this popularity was even more increased by the frequency showed, both in the television media, hajatan and celebrations that were held by private enterprise's side and the government.The presence of the Jaipongan Dance gave the contribution that was quite big against the artist of dance art to be active again in the kind of the people's dance that was inattentive before. With the Jaipongan dance emergence, it was made use by the instigators of dance art to held Jaipongan dance courses and was made use also by night pubs businessmen to attract invitation, where the further development of the efforts of such opportunity was formed by the instigators of dance art as an effort to strengthen the economics by the name of the Tan Studio or groups in several areas of the West Javanese territory, for example in Subang with Jaipongan style of kaleran.The typical Jaipongan characteristics of kaleran style, namely purity, eroticism, the humorist, the spirit, spontaneity and simplicity (natural/the way it is). It is reflected in the pattern of the dance presentation during performance, there are also those who are given the pattern (Pattern of Ibing) like in Jaipongan art available in Bandung, there are also dances that without any pattern (Ibing Saka), for example in Art jaipongan Subang and Karawang. This term could be experienced by us in Jaipongan the Kaleran style, especially in the Subang area. In its presentation, Jaipongan style of kaleran is as follows: 1) Tatalu; 2) the Gadung Flower 3) Kawung Gopar; 4) the Opening Dance (Ibing the Pattern), usually brought by single dancer or Sinde Tatandakan (a person of Sinden but not singing but dancing the song of sinden/juru kawih); 5) Jeblokan and Jabanan, is a part of the show when the audience (Bajidor) scatter money (Jabanan) while doing salam. The term Jeblokan is interpreted as the couple staying between sinden and the audience (bajidor).The next development of the Jaipongan happened in the year 1980-1990s, where Gugum Gumbira created other dance like Toka-toka, Setra the Main Point, Sonteng, Pencug, Kuntul Mangut, Iring-iring Daun Puring, Rawayan and the Dance of Kawung Anten. From such dances emerge several Jaipongan dancers who were competent including Iceu Effendi, Yumiati Mandiri, Miming Mintarsih, Nani, Erna, Mira Tejaningrum, Ine Dinar, Ega, Nuni, Cepi, Agah, Aa Suryabrata and Asep Safaat.Today the Jaipongan Dance might be acknowledged as one of the identities of West Javanese art, this is visible through several important events that in connection with the guest from foreign country that comes to West Java, then it is welcomed by Jaipongan Dance.Likewise with artistic missions to foreign countries always have been supplemented with the Jaipongan Dance. The Jaipongan dance often influencs other arts available in the West Javanese community, either in the puppet performance art, degung, genjring/terebangan, kacapi jaipong and almost all public performances as well as modern dangdut music are collaborated with Jaipong to become the art of Pong-Dut.

Sisingaan

Sisingaan is a folk art or artistic show of people which done with pageant in the form of helaran. The show is usually presented at circumcision’s event or special event like: greet guest, opening entertainment amusement, activity of Indonesia’s Independence Day and activity of other large days.
In art sisingaan there are elements like; dance, sport ( Pencak Silat and Jaipongan), artistic karawitan, artistic literature and dress art. All the element unite and synergy in the form of songs and dances and frequently added with acrobats motions forming formation like standen.
Equipments which applied in every show consisting: sisingaan’s stretcher, trumpet, knocked, kempul, goong and manacle. The player cloth apply clothes of custom sunda like: kampret pants, headband, belt, Moslem clothes and apply shoe kelenci and the sisingaan rider is usually child of circumcision using clothes of circumcision.

Etymologically, sisingaan come from word ‘lion’ that is a form of stretcher looking like lion body. Why have to form lion? It is said that lion animal symbolize is strong and heroic, strength and bravery.
According to note of artist (actor), sisingaan’s art first time emerge in the year 1957 in Countryside Ciherang around 5 Km southerly Subang town. Then grow to area Cigadung and other area around Subang town. Figures popularizing it for example Ki Demang Ama, Bintang, Ki, Rumsi, Chief Of Village Jani Mama, Narasoma, and Ki Alhawi.
Until present moment, artistry of sisingaan has rapidly grown and noted is about 165 groups with amount of the actors 2.695 people. The growth is not only in Subang area but has grown in Bandung and Sumedang Sub-Province.
Because the growth that is, hence to preserve this art is Government of Subang Sub-Province always perform a festival routinely and promote into level of province and national especially among Government and business world.

Sintren

It is said that Sintren art performance has its own uniqueness and beauty. It can be seen from the use of musical instruments which are made of ceramics or gembyung and bamboo which when stricken with particular way can create unique sound. According to Mr. Warnali (Culture Observer of Sub districts Indramayu City), the term Sintren is derived from two words, “Sinyo” and “trennen”.
Sinyo means young man and trennen means training, so it means young people of Indramayu who are training arts. The way of playing sintren is similar to that of magic show, in which a female dancer wears daily clothing at the start after being inserted into a cage as big as a chicken coop and then another clothing (dance costume) is also inserted into the cage, then in several moments the dancer’s clothing will be converted into dancing costume. During the changing process “dupa” (incense) continuously smoked as the sign of magical influence in the show. After that, magical dances are performed until the end of the show.
This art is very rare and the performance can not be found very often, that is why this art is made traditional art which still has unique characteristics and developed in the region of Indramayu and Regency of Cirebon.

Blantek

West Java Traditional Art Show from Bogor Region
In the region of Bogor there are several public theater art show. One of them is Blantek. Blantek which exists in the region of Bogor is included to the cluster of tipeuh art, that is why it is called Blantek mask.
The term Blantek in this art means mixed, unorganized, improper, or in the stage of learning. Beside that, there are some who said that Blantek is acronym from Blan and Tek. Blan derived from rebanan music which is used to go along with Blantek. Whereas, tek derived from kotek name of one of the rebana in the instrument of such art. Blantek in the meaning of unorganized, mixed, and improper is based on the assumption that such art in its show combining other art elements such as rebana, ketuk tilu, and topeng (mask). This form of art is not far from mask originated from Cisalak.

Wayang Golek

A lot of people think that the art of wayang puppet come from the country of India. In fact, according to R. Gunawan Djajakusumah in his book Introduction to West Java Purwa Wayang Golek (Pengenalan Wayang Golek Purwa di Jawa Barat) that it is not true. He says that wayang puppet is an original Indonesian culture (specifically in Java Island).
The saying which derived from Wad an Hyang, means “ancestor” but some also say that it comes from and means “shadow”. Those who think that wayang puppet comes from India may have been basing it from the origin of its story which taking place in the setting of Ramayana and Mahabrata (originated from Hinduism Holy Book). But afterwards, those stories are changed and adapted with the culture of Javanese.
In West Java, the art of wayang is called “Wayang Golek”. It means performing the art of wayang using wooden made puppets which similar to human face and body. There are four types of figures in wayang golek, which are Rahwana (the golek wears makuta in the model of sekar kluwih and engraved with carvings which similar to that Pajajaran and Mataram Kingdom with his decendants Suyudana and Dursasana), figure Arjuna (describing the figure of handsome and courageous true warrior; its clothing uses supit urang; in the same generation are Bima and Gatotkaca), figure Garuda Mungkur (the face of garuda with sticking out tongue), figure Bineka Sari (like a casuarina tree arranged upwards like in the wayang of Kresna, Baladewa, Arimbi, Rama and Indra, figure Kuluk, its clothing accessories wears the image of garuda or sumping such as existing in the wayang of Batara Guru, Karna and Kumbangkarna. These figures are made using ugaran and based upon their own art talent (based upon personal taste). The makers of wayang are present in the area of Bogor (selacau Batujajar) and Cibiru Bandung.
Parts of wayang art consist of : Dalang (the one who plays the puppets based on the story),the puppets themselves (hundreds in number), nayaga (group or people who play gamelan, kendang, goong, rebab (scrape musical instrument) and juru kawih as well as juru alok). All of those parts become on unity which can not be separated. One and another synergizes according to the rhythm and story.
Wayang show is usually done during traditional parties, marriages, and circumcision, Agustusan or during special occasion (usually called ruwatan). The showtime could reach whole night or only several hours. The content of the story adapts the principle of galur (take wholly based on Ramayana and Mahabrata stories) and some use the principle of sempalan (take only several parts which usually interesting for the audience such as: battles, and humors).
Wayang show which use the principle of galur usually takes whole night whereas sempalan only one to two hours only. Let alone if the show is broadcasted through television station which has limited broadcasting time, it can only reach 45 minutes only. In the condition of society with high social activity and requiring extra fast time, then the show which has short time but with dense story and interesting humor dialogues will be more favored than the one using galur principle as its story. For older generation audience and galur principle fanatics, they will like the original storyline even though they’ve already watched and heard it repeatedly. But for younger generation who thirst for instant entertainment, stories with the principle of sempalan are mostly liked.
How many wayang character which in the same time is the amount of the puppet itself?
The answer, according to R. Gunawan Djajakusumah, is that there are 623 character and not all of them are put up during the show.
According to our observation (the editorial staff) in one show usually presenting betweet 20 to 30 puppets and the one which oftenly appears is mostly the figures which already known to the public such as: arjuna, pandawa lima especially si Cepot, gatotkaca, bima, rahwana, anggota pasukan Kurawa.
The amount of dalang which is recorded until the year of 2002 is not more than a hundred and the one who is liked by the people are Asep Sunarya, Ade Sunarya, Dede Amung. These puppetmaster have high technical ability to play the wayang, able to tell the story well, interesting humor and communicative with the audience.

Cilsalak Mask Dance

Smoke of censer still pufffs among nayaga when a ronggeng (dancer) woman wears toka-toka, apok, kebaya, sinjang and ampreng with bright color turned yellow, red and green of half is bowing forerunner saluting emergence from curtain back. A step then starts to do movement by hand developed and foot semi backward advance.
Some openers dance bases movement for example meetings nindak, tolerant of meeting, pakbang and blongter do her is excellently. Sometimes the accompanied by supple body oscillation is obsession simper of nayaga are correct residing in curtains back. As of strike then of the dancer invert the body overshadows audience without stopping her shake down part of the hips. Take the of white chromatic mask as opener mask dance out of three dance which will play her in Single Mask dance.
Ten musician accompany with rebab, manacle, kulanter, knocked, drum, goong, bende, following a sinden and three dancer awaiting innings coming up. They are merged into Society of Traditional Artistries of Masks Cisalak Group Kinang Putra leader of Equivocation Jioen, one of thinking eight society of Mask Cisalak which still stays in Depok. Read More

Ceremony of Sundas Tradition

Custom ceremony of marriage of Sunda is additional from event of in essence, that is oath in marriage of Moslems and qobul as obligatory which have by Islamic Religion. Additional of this event oftentimes become event of which waiting by attending because containing things having the character of humorous and is something allotted to attendant.Parts of event of custom which executed cover; nincak endog (step on egg), nincak elekan (step on a kind of bamboo distil), meuleum harupat (burn fistful of 7 piece of cutting of rib), meupeuskeun jar (break jar), ngaleupaskeun japati (discharge japati) and throw kanjutkunang (throw small bag made from cloth) to which present, as is signal that the old fellow marry the last child. Then event of barrier, that is throwing goods like, yellow rice, peppermint, and money as at the same time; singer sings a song containing aphorisms for bride. Yellow rice, candy and money are mundane phonetic symbol to be being searched by specially the side of men and looked after by the side of woman (wife). After barrier then done event of open panto (open door) meant by is study to bride in the case of order in house between wives and husbands. End of event of custom sunda’s bride is pabetot-betot bakakak (is each other drawing roasted chicken) for available for the chicken of large is forerunner will get wealth which many (if laboured),dan huap lingkung, huap deudeuh and huap geugeut with the meaning reciprocating as affection sign.
One day before event of marriage is started done beforehand event of siraman to both brides (separately) by both their parent. This event cover activity: flower bath, run superior of seven piece of samping cloth and pray as expression application of safety. This event of siraman meant as last old fellow affection sign specially in bathing them because after marriage is delivered to each.
The duration this event of custom is about two hour and guided by makeup expert and also MC the place is usually in front of house (front yard) or carried out peculiarly in building of place of reception on the chance of can be witnessed by invitation guest.

Genjring Bonyok Dance

Artistry of genjring Bonyok has life pattern and growth which rather differing from other artistry which emergence and grows in District of Pagaden Subang Sub-Province. This artistry can grow is quicker, get quicker popularity and received by public as traditional artistry that available to being enjoyed.
Understanding of Genjring Bonyok comes from Genjring and Bonyok. Genjring is waditra husk wearing a kind of earring made from bronze or iron as decorator like rebana, while Bonyok is local name in countryside Pangsor District of Pagaden, Subang Sub-Province. The meaning of Genjring Bonyok is artistry of Genjring of the beginning onset resided in area Bonyok. Artistry is one of traditional music art type (karawitan) which the instrument is consisted of Genjring, Bedug, Manacle, Tarompet and Goong. Read more

Gembyung

One of the inheritances of Islamic culture in Cirebon is Gembyung Art. This art is the development of Terbang art that lived in pesantren environment. It is said that terbang art is one of the art type which is used as medium to spread Islam in the region of Cirebon and its surrounding. Gembyung art is commonly shown during Islamic religious ceremony such as the commemoration of Maulid Nabi, Rajaban and 1 Syuro activity which is done around religious site. No one knows who has the idead to develop this flying art and when. That which certain is Gembyung art emerges in the region of Cirebon after flying art lived long enough in that area. Gembyung is musical ensemble which consists of several flying instruments with trumpet that is type of art with the breath of Islam. In spite of that, the reality in the field shows that several Gembyung art was found to be not using trumpet instrument. Read more

Kacapi Suling

Kacapi Suling is Sundanese instrument tool which can be found in every region of Land of Sunda. The instrument consist of Kacapi and Suling. The Kacapi consist of Kacapi Indung or Kacapi Parahu or Kacapi Gelung.
Beside shown by instrument, Kacapi Suling can also be used in harmony with Juru Sekar who sings Anggana Sekar song or Rampak Sekar. Available songs are: Sinom Degung, Kaleon, Talutur et cetera.
The used key is Salendro key, Pelog, or Sorog. Different from Kacapi Suling or Kacapian if it uses Kacapi Siter. It is commonly known beside Kacapi Siter and Suling the additional 1 set of Kendang and 1 set of Goong. The used key is the same as the key which is usually used for Kacapi Suling which uses Kacapi Parahu that is Salendro key, Pelog, Sorog. Kacapi Suling which uses Kacapi Siter, beside showing instruments, it is also used in harmony with songs (kawih) either in form of Anggana Sekar as well as Rampak Sekar.
Songs in the form of Anggana Sekar are : Melati di Gunung Guntur, Sagagang Kembang Ros and many more. Whereas for the Rampak Sekar are Seuneu Bandung, Lemah Cai and many more.
In its development both Kacapi Suling which either uses Kacapi Parahu or Kacapi Sitter, is often used to accompany Sundanese Narration in Ngaras and Siraman Panganten Sunda occasion, Siraman Budak Sunatan, Siraman Tingkeban. Besides the instruments, the songs are also performed adapted to the need of the event that will be done. The songs which are performed are taken from Tembang Sunda songs.
Such are Candrawulan, Jemplang Karang, Kapati-pati or Kaleon etc. There are also those who take kawih songs or Panambih songs in Tembang Sunda such as Senggot Pangemat, Pupunden Ati and many else.
Besides Kecapi and Suling set of instrument, there is also Kecapi Biola and Kecapi Rebab which performs the same songs. In its performance, Kecapi plays the frame of the rhythm whereas the songs are played by whistle, violin, or rebab. The keynote exists in Karawitan Sunda is called Surupan, there are also those which are called Salendro, Pelog, and Sorog.
Kacapi Suling nowadays is widely enjoyed by Young People, either in the villages or in the cities. Because to learn it can imitate from recorded Kacapi Suling cassette which widely distributed in the society.
Special for the kecapi instrument, these days it is often used by several comedy groups as a complement. It can be seen that, during Mang Ukok show, Kecapi becomes the main complement which sound not only supplementing Sundanese songs, but also foreign songs. (Source : www.westjavatourism.com)

Rampak Kendang

Rampak Kendang is once creation of traditional music played together by two to tens of players. Stoke together simultaneously according to the performed music. The stroke has the effect of loud sound which attract the audience.
In Rampak Kendang, the instrument is not only kendang, but also varied with other instruments such as: gamelan, rebabm guitar, etc.
In playing it, can be done by itself, which means that rampak kendang itself that make the song, or played in harmony with Jaipongan dance.
In performance art show, Rampak Kendang Show has been accepted as one art creation and has been performed in formal occasions, in the scope of Government, private or public.

Museum Tourism

Museum
1. National Museum of Geology
It is located across the Satay Building. It is the museum that could give information about the geological formation of islands in Indonesia, the Pithecanthropus Erectus discovery, and phenomena of volcanic in the Pacific.
2. West Java Museum of Sri Baduga
It is located was across the Monument of Bandung Sea Of Fire. It keeps the collection about the traditional agricultural tools, the musical instrument, and ornaments
3. National Museum of Stamps
It is located in the complex of the Satay Building. This museum keeps many stamp collections and unique postal equipment.
4. Asia Africa Museum
This museum recorded the Conference of Asian Africa in 1955 complete with the collection of this event’s photographs.
Etno Botany Museum
The museum Etno Botany was established during 1982 by Prof Dr. B.J. Habibie. The inside exhibited the utilization of Indonesian plants and the collection of the wood fossil, grew - plants that were utilized to make traditional medicine like herbal tonic that was supplemented with its creation procedure as well as the utilization show of bark as the production material of the Dayak people’s clothes in Kalimantan. There’s also the collection of preserved leaves. Open at every day on Monday till Friday at 08.00-16.00 WIB.
Museum of Struggle, Jl. Merdeka - Bogor
Bogor Struggle Museum was established in 1957, keeps various objects from the rifle that was utilized by the freedom fighters, and the loot rifle from Japan and England as well as supplemented with the diorama that depicted the meeting in the Bogor area and surrounding area. This museum is opened for the public from 08 00 up until 14 00 WIB, this museum is easy to be reached by public transport.
Museum Tanah, Jl. Ir H. Juanda 98
Museum Tanah is located in the road of Ir. H. Juanda face to face with the Bogor Botanic Garden keeps the land collection and the stones in Indonesia. This museum is in the central building of the Land Research, is opened every day only in the working hours and is opened for the public

Astronomy Tour

The year of 1920 was the special year for the Boscha Observatory, because idea of founding the observation station of the star began to be rolling with the Nederlandch Indische Sterrenkundige Vereeniging establishment (the Association of Dutch East Indies Astronomy Knowledge) that was pioneered by Karel Alber Rudolf Bosscha.
On September 12 1920 , the first NISV meeting was held in the Hotel of Homman Bandung deciding to build an observatory to promote Astronomy Knowledge in the Dutch East Indies . The Pioneer NISV, Mr. Bosscha promised to give help in the form of the purchase of modern telescope.
Mr. Bosscha and Mr. Dr. J. Voute (the astronomer who eventually become the director of the first observatory) during 1921 departed for Askania Werk Germany to order ¿Meredian Circle¿ and Carl Zeiss - Jena ordered - Double Refractor.
After ordered meredian circle and Carl zeiss Jena , afterwards both of them held the research to decide the exact location to build the place of the observatory. Results of the research appointed, one of the children Mount Tangkuban Perahu, that is in 15 Km to the north from the Centre of the Bandung City was considered suitable for the observatory considering the cool air and far from the bustle. Scenery to the east and west that was clear and had the height 1300 meter above sea level. The land that was chosen incidentally the grant from siblings named Ursone measuring 6 hectare.
During 1922 the development of the observatory was begun till January 1 1923 some of the buildings have been finished and immediately was declared by the Governor-general Mr. D. Fock and Dr. Voute was appointed as the director of the first observatory.

After long time awaited, finally on January 10 1928 the double refractor telescope arrived and according to Prof. Dr. Bambang Hidayat, the trip of telescope mobilized various personnel and equipment.
The double refractor telescope zeis heas diameter of 60 cm, 11 meters length, on January 10 1928 and was dropped off from the ship ¿kertosono¿ belonging to Rotterdamsche lioyd. Twenty-seven big containers of 30 ton were carried by the Company of the Countrys Train (SS) free to Bandung . Batlyon Genie A. D was carrying it for free also from Bandung to Lembang. The bureau of the Perjan K. A Building (S. S) was assigned to make the dome concrete building with the sophisticated instrument. At the same time the telescope was installed.
Concerning the telescope itself, as explained by Prof. Dr. Bambang Hidayat, that is consisting of two refractors in which each had the objective lens 60 cm. One teleskop was acknowledged as photographic for investigating parallax at the suggestion of Prof. Kapteijn from Groningen . Other telescope is named visual telescope. Both telescopes are isolated in one tube with diameter of 1,66 meters. Its view could sweep almost all northern and southern sky. When it was being established, the telescope was ranked number three of his kinds ( Melbourne , 122 cm and La Plata 70 cm).

Located in 107o37 BT and 6o49 30 LS. It has the height of 1300 meters above sea level and 630 meters on the Bandung plateau. Due to Bandung City to the north as far as 15 Km. In the normal situation the condition for the minimal temperature weather at night 16 degrees (in June and in July) and the maximum during the day 23 degrees, average humidity 80%-90%. The clear night for observation of astronomy 150 days per year whereas for observation of photometry is weaker than that.
Getting to the Boscha Observatory is really easy. Trip by four wheel vehicle from the direction of Bandung take up to approximately 30 minutes. If there is traffic jam that usually happens on the Saturday and on Sunday, the trip spends approximately 40 minutes. Regarding parking lot, especially for the personal vehicle, can be parked on the location. However for public vehicle bus, is parked in Street of Lembang. That too, for three buses only. The distance from Lembang Street to the location approximately two kilometers and for those who do not bring their own vehicle can use the service Ojeg by the tariff approximately Rp 3000 - Rp 5000.- Walking on foot, while having body exercise in the same time apparently become the choice of most visitors, if compared to using the vehicle ojeg.

Merchandise

Bamboo Studio
The chair and artistic table are made from bamboo by the craftsman in Cianjur City. This Bamboo chair is suitable to be installed in the common room. This bamboo studio received the appreciation upakarti in 1992.
Lentera Gentur
The Gentur Lantern is made from brass and colored glasses material with artistic design which is one of the Cianjur people's craftwork that have been famous, located in the Warungkondang Sub district.
Ceramics
Ceramic craftwork is located in the Ciranjang Sub district at one of the production centers and one business unit is handled by five craftsmen. The rooms of the house will become more elegant and artistic when this craftwork is installed in a harmonious manner.
Kecapi Miniature
Kecapi miniature craftwork is made from metal or wood that is made in accordance with its original form. This musical instrument is normally used to accompany the Cianjuran lyric including various Sundanese songs.
Bird Cage
The birds Cage, one craftwork with economical productive value is located in the Karangtengah Sub district. This craftwork of the birds Cage received the National Upakarti appreciation in 1994.
Tenun Ikat Sutera Alam
Natural silk Weaving Industry in the Garut Regency exists since 1961, studied by Mr H. Aman Sahuri (the Deceased). The industry of Natural Silk could develop because of several factors which are:
Several weaving tool machines (ATM) can be made personally;
Silk worm cultivation is well supported
Various leather craftwork
That which included to the leather craftworks are all form of processed leather beside clothing, expecially leather jackets. This differentiation is based to thedata which is also distinguished by Industrial and Trading Commission Regency of Garut as the main source of data. In reality, it should be admitted that the popularity of Garut’s leather jackets is more prominent compared to other leather craftwork commodities. One of the reason is that supplier for the leather jacket can fulfill the demand less than shoes, belts, gloves, wallet suppliers.
Nevertheless, the passion to continue increasing the quality and the production capacity is continuously improved, in line with the increase in purchasing power and trend of the community. One of the notes that is received about the number of production capacities of leather craftwork per the year was: gloves totalling 168.000 pairs, the wallet totalling 31.500, as well as shoes and sandals totalling 135.000 pairs. Along are the potential for leather craftwork business in 2003:
Akarwangi Craftwork
As one of the world’s biggest nominative producer of fragrant root (see Unique Product – Fragrance Root Oil), the people of Regency of Garut have tried maximum utilization of natural resources which they have by making craftwork based on fragrant root materials in a form of wall ornament, table cloth, flower vase, candle case, etc
The request for fragrant root craftwork of the Garut Regency continued to increase both in the local and international level. At least it is seen in the export trading that was reported Garut Regency Disperindag that the volume of fragrant root craftwork in 2003 increased by as many as 850% compared to the year beforehand which was totalling 900 kg with the price 9.766.00 US$.
Bamboo Craftwork
This industry is located in centers which naturally grow through inheritance with skills and expertise that originated from the prior generation. This industry can naturally grow because of several factors:
Availability of bamboo in almost every region of Garut Regency,
The Result of bamboo plait is needed by the people for household tools,
The Availability of bamboo in the year of 2003 was big enough. It was noted that bamboo garden has the area of 323,10 Ha with 726.492,00 ton yields. Bamboo Plaited Product is still limited to function/usage only, whereas variation of plaited product is still possible in regard of quality enhancement as well as increasing the income for the craftsmen.
Batu Aji
Caringin is the area of the excavation of charm stone. Various kinds of agate could be ordered like Liontin stone for the ring, ear studs et cetera in a polished manner that is very neat. The kind that really popular is that which colored light green.
The kind is very heterogenous like krisopras - the Garut Emerald, native copper (the Vein Stone of Copper), agate, quartz/kalsedon (kecubung), kriskola, jaspir, graveled wood fossil, et cetera. The export opportunity foreign countries is quite prospectus where krisopras could achieve the price of US$ 300/kg. And the multicolored wood fossil of US$ 25/kg.
Various Craftwork of Poultry Hair
Poultry Hair Craftsmen produced various accessories, among them are tie, brooch and many others. The raw material is taken from poultry hair which is formed with unique design and feature. Its location is in Kec.Leles, the distance from the Garut city is approximately 15 km.
Tourists who visits there and the Cangkuang Temple which also located at Sub district in Leles consider this unique craftwork as one of the gift they choose to be brought home to their home region.
With the population of poultries in the Garut Regency totalling 1.887.740 animals, of course this craftwork’s raw material is not difficult to be obtained. Activation efforts of this business is the management of its processing to increase creativity, the innovation, and the promotion to widen the market share

Tourism DKI Jakarta

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Taman Impian Jaya Ancol
Since the 17th century, Ancol have been tourism area. The beach is beautiful, clean, and strategic because lies near the center of the city which contains a lot of rest house of the Dutchman.

At the period of struggling and the early independence moment, Ancol was discover in a totally different situation. Ancol have becoming swamp and lair of malaria. The first president of Indonesia, Ir. Soekarno appointed the DKI Jakarta district government which is dr. H. Soemarno Sosroatmodjo as the governor to implement his idea about developing Ancol area which include 552 Ha to become tourism area.

The implementation of the loading project was trusted to a France company named Compagnie Detravaux (CITRA). After loading, a company named PT. Pembangunan Jaya was appointed by DKI Jakarta district government as the Board Development of Ancol Project.

In Taman Impian Jaya Ancol, the visitor can enjoy all the facility such as Swimming Area, Gelanggang Samudra, Taman Pantai, Pasar Seni, Putri Duyung, Padang Golf, Pantai Marina, Tourism Hotel, Real Estate, and Restaurant.

Pulau Seribu

Archipelago A thousand unfolding of coastal area of Bay of Jakarta northwards till Island of Sebira representing furthermost island with distance more or less from 100 mile of Coast North of Jakarta. By Astronomics Archipelago A thousand laying in 106.26'.00" BT till 106.57'.40 BT and 5.10'.00 LS till 106.26.00 LS broadly continent more or less 864,59 ocean and hectare more or less 6.977.50 Km2.
National Park Archipelago A thousand representing one of the delegation of area of is continuation of located maritime nature in Indonesia more or less 45 KM norhtside Jakarta.
Garden go out to sea Archipelago A thousand this have high conservation value because type variety and its of typical and unique him.
Condition of natural resources in Island a thousand saving an potency, especially in fishery sector and tourism sector. Activiry of maritime wisata have been developed by in Archipelago A thousand, like fishing, recreation go out to sea and island, water bicycle, diving as fluent as and wind of snokerlling.

Taman Mini Indonesia

Taman Mini Indonesia Indah [TMII] located in Pondok Gede, East Jakarta and it's width more than 120 Ha. TMII also know as "Culture Park Archipelago". TMII presented the beauty of Indonesian nature and all aspects of its arts and culture in miniature of Indonesia's customehouse. You can see the rich of Indonesia's nature by seeing Bird-Garden, Orchid-Garden, Floral-Garden, Floral Golden Snail, Insects-Garden and others.TMII has the at least three miniature of Indonesia's customehouse from every province that presents not only the architecture of exterior building, but also the ornaments of each lore.
As we enter some architecture building, we'll see the interior equipments of typical custom, including the pillar, carving on the door, ventilation on bedrooms and windows, chairs and tables and also other architecture details.
Entering one to another miniature impresses that Indonesia is very affluent of architectures. There are Rumah Bagonjong from Ranah Minang in West Sumatera, Lamin for Dayak-tribe in rural East Kalimantan, Tongkonan at Tana Toraja, North Sulawesi, Bolon House in Batak tradition, South Sumatera and Joglo-House in Java.

source : www.indonesia.go.id

Bali Paradise Islands

2007-07-23T07:28:00.000-07:00

Bali is famous for many forms of art, including painting, sculpture, woodcarving, handcrafts, and performing arts. Balinese gamelan music is highly developed and varied. The dances portray stories from Hindu epics such as the Ramayana. Famous Balinese dances include pendet, legong, baris, topeng, barong, and kecak (the monkey dance).

Medan - North Sumatra

2007-07-20T23:52:00.000-07:00

Medan

Medan is a city and the capital of North Sumatra province, Indonesia. Located in the northern part of the province along the sea coast, Medan occupies 265,10 km², the third largest city in Indonesia. The city is bordered by Deli Serdang Regency to the east, south, and west, and the Strait of Malacca to the north.

History

Medan started as a village called Kampung Medan (Medan Village). Kampung Medan was founded by Guru Patimpus around the 1590s. Because Kampung Medan sits on Tanah Deli (Land of Deli), Kampung Medan is also referred as Medan-Deli. The original location of Kampung Medan is an area where the Deli River meets Babura River.

Based on the diary of the Portuguese merchant in early 16th century, it stated that the name of Medan was actually derived from Medina which is actually a holy city in the western of Saudi Arabia. However, other source indicated that the name of Medan actually came from Indian language "Meiden". One of the Karo-Indonesia dictionary written by Darwin Prinst SH published in 2002 wrote that Medan could also be define as "recover" or "be better".

The first inhabitants of Medan came from the Batak Karo community. It was not until the King of Aceh, Sultan Iskandar Muda, sent his warlord, Gocah Pahlawan Laksamana Khoja Bintan, to be the Kingdom of Aceh's representative in Tanah Deli, that the Kingdom of Deli started to grow. This growth stimulated growth in both the population and culture of Medan. In the second year reign of Sultan Deli (between 1669-1698), there was a calvary battle in Medan.

Medan did not enjoy significant development until the 1860s, when the Dutch colonialists began clearing the land for tobacco plantations. Medan quickly became a center of government and commercial activity, dominating development of Indonesia's western region.

The Dutch governed Tanah Deli from 1658, after Sultan Ismail, ruler of the Kingdom of Siak Sri Indrapura, yielded some of his once-ruled land, Deli, Langkat, and Serdang. In 1915 Medan officially became the capital of North Sumatera Province, and officially a city in 1918.

Medan is governed by a state governer, Drs. H. Abdillah Ak, MBA (period 2005-2010). Medan is be divided into 21 towns and 151 suburbs.

One of the unique features of Medan are the motorized becaks that are found almost everywhere. Unlike traditional becaks, a motorized becak can take its passenger anywhere in the city. There are also more common transport like taxis and minibuses, known as sudako.

Railroad tracks connect Medan to Binjai and Tanjungpura to the northwest, to port of Belawan to the north, and to Tebing Tinggi and Pematang Siantar to the southeast.

The seaport of Belawan is about 20 km to the north. Polonia International Airport is located in the heart of the city. Kuala Namu International Airport is a new airport under construction and is due to replace Polonia in 2009.

Aceh - Nanggroe Aceh Darussalam

2007-07-20T23:36:00.000-07:00

Aceh is a special territory (daerah istimewa) of Indonesia, located on the northern tip of the island of Sumatra. Its full name is Nanggröe Aceh Darussalam. Aceh is a diverse region occupied by several ethnic and language groups. The major ethnic groups are the Acehnese (who are distributed throughout Aceh), Gayo (in central and eastern part), Alas (in southeastern), Tamiang (in Aceh Tamiang), Aneuk Jamee (concentrated in southern and southwestern), Kluet (in South Aceh), and Simeulue (on Simeulue Island). There is also a significant population of Chinese, who are influential in the business and financial communities.Aceh is also the center of Shi'a Islam in the country. The Acehnese language is widely spoken within the Acehnese population. This is a member of the Aceh-Chamic group of languages, whose other representatives are mostly found in Vietnam and Cambodia, and is also closely related to the Malay group of languages. Achenese has many words borrowed from Malay and Arabic and traditionally was written using Arabic script. Acehnese is also used as local language in Langkat and Asahan (North Sumatra), and Kedah (Malaysia), and once dominated Penang. Alas and Kluet are closely related languages within the Batak group. The Jamee language originated from Minang language in West Sumatra, with just a few variation and differences. Aceh was once a meeting point for people from many nations, and among the present day Acehnese can be found some individuals of Arab, Turkish,and Indian descent. Before the tsunami, the region of Meureuhom Daya (Lamno) used to have an unusually high number of people with fair complexions, blue eyes and blond hair, and local traditions attributed to Turkish or Portuguese ancestry.

Tsunami disaster

The western coastal areas of Aceh, including the cities of Banda Aceh, Calang, and Meulaboh, were among the areas hardest-hit by the tsunami resulting from the Indian Ocean earthquake on December 26, 2004. While estimates vary, approximately 230,000 people were killed by the earthquake and tsunami in Aceh, and about 500,000 were left homeless. The tragedy of the tsunami was further compounded on March 26th when a second off-shore earthquake measuring 8.7 on the Richter scale struck the sea bed between the islands of Simeulue Island in Aceh and Nias in North Sumatra. This second quake killed a further 905 people on Nias and Simeulue, displaced tens of thousands more and caused the tsunami response to be expanded to include Nias.

Lampung Province

2007-07-20T04:39:00.004-07:00

Bandar Lampung is the capital province of Lampung, Indonesia. It was formerly called Tanjungkarang-Telukbetung, the names of the two major sections of the city, before being renamed in 1983. For immigrants and travelers from Java, the city is the entry point to Sumatra, especially before the construction of the major harbor at Bakauheni, just south of Bandar Lampung.

The province has a population of 6,654,354 (2000 census). A large portion of the current population of Lampung is descended from migrants from Java, Madura, and Bali. These migrants came both spontaneously, in search of more land than was available on the more densely populated islands, as well as part of the government's transmigration program, for which Lampung was one of the earliest and most important transmigration destinations.
Lampung is commonly known for its geographical instability in terms of earthquakes and volcanoes. On May 10 2005, a strong earthquake measuring 6.4 on the richter scale struck the province. The historical volcano blast of Krakatau occurred in 1883, which resulted in disastrous consequences.

Bengkulu

2007-07-20T04:39:00.003-07:00

Bengkulu is a province of Indonesia. It is on the southwest coast of the island of Sumatra, and borders the provinces of West Sumatra, Jambi, South Sumatra and Lampung. The capital and largest city of the province is Bengkulu city. It was formerly the site of a British garrison, which they called Bencoolen.

The province has a population of 1,405,060 (2000 census). The province also includes Enggano Island.

History
The British East India Company established a long-running pepper-trading center and garrison at Bengkulu (Bencoolen) in 1685. In 1714 the British built Fort Marlborough in the city; the fort still stands. The trading post was never financially profitable for the British, hampered by a location Europeans found unpleasant, and, more importantly, an inability to find sufficient pepper to buy.
Despite these difficulties, the British persisted, maintaining the presence there for 150 years before ceding it to the Dutch as part of the Anglo-Dutch Treaty of 1824 to focus attention on Malacca. Like the rest of present-day Indonesia, Bengkulu remained a Dutch colony until after World War II.
During Sukarno's imprisonment by the Dutch in the early 1930s, the future first president of Indonesia lived briefly in Bengkulu. Here he met his wife, Fatmawati, who gave him several children. The most famous being the first female President of Indonesia, Megawati Sukarnoputri.
Bengkulu lies near the Sunda Fault and is prone to earthquakes and Tsunamis. In June of 2000 a quake caused damage and the loss of at least 100 people. A recent report predicts that Bengkulu is "at risk of inundation over the next few decades from undersea earthquakes predicted along the coast of Sumatra" Indonesian Cities Lie in Shadow Of Cyclical Tsunami, S Andrew C. Revkin. New York Times (Late Edition (East Coast)). New York, N.Y.: Dec 5, 2006. p. A.5

Economy
Coal mining is a major economic activity in Bengkulu. Three active coal mining companies produce between 200,000 and 400,000 tons of coal per year, which is exported to Malaysia, Singapore, South Asia, and Northeast Asia.
Fishing, especially of tuna and mackerel, is an important activity. Agricultural products exported by the province include ginger, bamboo shoots, and rubber.
Bengkulu's people are depending in working at government. That's why, civil servant recruitment become hottest issue in this one of the poorest province in Indonesia, even Southeast Asia.

Bangka Belitung - Pangkal Pinang

2007-07-20T04:39:00.002-07:00

Pangkal Pinang is the largest town on the Indonesian island of Bangka and the capital of the province of Bangka-Belitung. It is located on Bangka's eastern coast at 2°8′S 106°7′ECoordinates: 2°8′S 106°7′E.

Landmarks in the city include the Timah Museum, a Chinese temple, and the Pasir Padi beach.

Pangkal Pinang's population was 108,411 in 1990 and has risen to 134,082 in 2005. The population is mainly Malay, and a big portion of the population consists of Indonesian Chinese, who originally immigrated from Guangdong province of China. They are called 'Peranakan' ("Children of the Indies") locally, and they speak a Hakka dialect.

Economics

Pangkal Pinang is one of the major ports on the Java Sea, and tin, pepper, fish, and copra are exported from here. There is a producing industry of coastal vessels here, and deep-sea fishing in the Java Sea is important for the town.
The town has an airport, and is connected by roads to other towns on the island.
There is important household manufacturing of weaving, plaiting, metal-work, carving and basket making.

Jambi

2007-07-20T04:39:00.001-07:00

History

Jambi is a city in Indonesia, capital of Jambi province, on the island of Sumatra. The city is a busy port on the Hari River and an oil- and rubber-producing centre. The city is located 26 km from the ruins of Muaro Jambi, an important city in the ancient Srivijaya kingdom.

Before sanka is now Indonesia was colonized by the Dutch East India Company, Jambi was the site of a well-established, powerful Srivijayan kingdom that engaged in trade throughout the Strait of Malacca and beyond. It succeeded Palembang to the south, which was a frequent military and economic rival, as the later capital of the ancient kingdom. The move to Jambi was partly induced by the historic 1025 raid by pirates from the Chola region of southern India that destroyed much of Palembang.

In the early decades of the Dutch presence in the region, when the future colonizers were just one of several groups of traders competing with the British, Chinese, Arabs, and Malays, the Jambi sultanate profitably traded pepper with the Dutch. This relationship declined by about 1770, and the sultanate had little contact with the Dutch for about sixty years.

In 1833, minor conflicts with the Dutch, who were well established in Palembang, meant the Dutch increasingly felt the need to control the actions of Jambi. They coerced Sultan Facharudin to agree to greater Dutch presence in the region and control over trade, although the sultanate remained nominally independent. In 1858 the Dutch, apparently concerned over the risk of competition for control from other foreign powers, invaded Jambi with a force from Batavia. They met little resistance, and Sultan Taha fled to the upriver, inland regions of Jambi. The Dutch installed a puppet ruler, Nazarudin, in the lower region, which included the capital city. For the next forty years Taha maintained the upriver kingdom, and slowly reextended his influence over the lower regions through political agreements and marriage connections. In 1904, however, the Dutch were stronger and, as a part of a larger campaign to consolidate control over the entire archipelago, soldiers finally managed to capture and kill Taha, and in 1906, the entire area was brought under direct colonial management.

Palembang - south sumatera

2007-07-20T04:39:00.000-07:00

Palembang is a city in the south of the Indonesian island of Sumatra and is the capital of the province of South Sumatra.

The city was once the capital of the ancient, partly Hindu partly Buddhist kingdom of Srivijaya that controlled a large part of what is now Malaysia and Indonesia. Following a 1025 raid by the Chola Empire of southern India it began to gradually decline in importance. Srivijaya's capital eventually moved northward to Jambi. Palembang is also the origin of Parameswara, the ruler of Malacca (a state in Malaysia) which established the most important empire in Malaysian history.

The architectural legacy of Dutch colonization is still visible in the city. Deep-water port facilities are built along the Musi River, which flows through the city.

This city is famous in Indonesia for its "Pempek" fish cakes.

Tanjung pinang - province of Riau Islands

2007-07-20T04:27:00.000-07:00

Tanjungpinang is the capital and largest town of the Indonesian province of Riau Islands. The city with 150,000 residents and is a trading port between islands in the Riau archipelago. Tanjung Pinang is located on Bintan island and it has ferry and speedboat connections to Batam, Singapore (40km away), and Johor Bahru and is an international entry/exit point.

History

Bintan was a political center for over 500 years ago, when the Portuguese won the battle of Malacca and the Sultan Mahmud of Malacca fled to Bintan and created a resistance against the Portuguese very hostile expansion.

Later Bintan was the capital of the Johor Sultanate, in southern Malaysia. Tanjung Pinang has always played a leading role in Malay culture. Bintan became a powerful trading port, attracting regional, Western, Indian and Chinese traders as well as migrants including Chinese much in the same way Malacca had developed into a regional power three centuries earlier.

The Indonesian national hero Raja Haji died during the battle of Malacca against the Dutch in 1784. He was a famous Malayan king and had his palace (istana) on the island Penyenget off Tanjung Pinang.

Bali - Denpasar

2007-07-20T00:45:00.000-07:00

Denpasar is the capital city of the province of Bali, Indonesia. It is also the site of Ngurah Rai Airport, the main gateway to Bali. It has a population of 491,500 (2002). It is located at 8°39′S, 115°13′E.

Tourism

Waterbom Park and Spa - Changed to Water Park and Spa after the 2002 bombings and reverted months before the 2005 bombings

Denpasar is the has various attractions. The surfing beaches are famous all over the world. Australian tourists come to Bali for the surfing waves. Some of the famous sufing beaches are Kuta Beach, Legian Beach and Canggu Beach.

Ten minutes from the Ngurah Rai airport you could find yourself in the city of Kuta. Kuta is where all the hotels, marketplaces, and malls are. Bali is a haven for shoppers everywhere and Denpasar is where all the beautiful handicrafts around Bali is gathered under one roof. Artworks, pottery, textiles and silver.

The famous batik cloths are as beautiful as they are cheap. Made of pure cotton with glorious patterns the Balinese batik is definitely a good buy. The jewelery district is in a town called Celup which is 30 minutes away from Kuta. Here you will find rows and rows of silver and goldsmith's shop selling jewelery for cheap.

Pekanbaru ( RIAU PROVINCE )

2007-07-20T00:34:00.000-07:00

Pekanbaru is the capital of Riau, a province in Indonesia on the island of Sumatra. It has an area of 446.5 km² and population of over 585,400. Located on the Siak River, which drains to the Strait of Malacca, Pekanbaru has direct access to the busy strait and was long known as a trading port (the city name is derived from Indonesia words of 'new market'). The city is divided into 9 subdistricts (kecamatan). The Sultan Syarif Qasim II International Airport serves Pekanbaru with direct flights to Batam, Jakarta, Malaysia (Malacca and Kuala Lumpur), Singapore and other destinations in Indonesia. A settlement has existed on the city site since the 17th century. In the late 19th century, the city developed to serve the coffee and coal industries, and the Dutch built roads to help ship goods to Singapore and Malacca (now Melaka). After oil was discovered in the region in the 1930s, Pekanbaru's economy has depended heavily on oil revenues and made the city with the highest per capita income in Indonesia.[citation needed] Most of Indonesia's petroleum is produced in Riau, and much of Pekanbaru's economy is based on the petroleum industry. International oil companies, such as Chevron and Caltex, as well as Indonesian companies, have established their offices in the region. The city is connected by road to an oil refining and exporting port at Dumai. Many facilities, including an airport, stadium, swimming pool, and the road to Dumai, were partially financed by oil companies working in the area. Pekanbaru is one of the cleanest big cities in Indonesia and in 2006 received the "Adipura" award ('clean city') in the category of large city. The city is also notable for its wide streets Pekanbaru regularly suffers, however, from smog due to forest fires, particularly in the dry season. Some tourist attractions in Pekanbaru are the Great Mosque of An-Nur, Alam Mayang Fishing Garden, Sang Nila Utama Museum, Riau Cultural Park, Princess Kaca Mayang Garden, and Sari Valley Artificial Lake. Pekanbaru is becoming known as a center of malay culture; a Malay culture festival was held there in 2004.

Padang - West Sumatera

2007-07-20T00:26:00.000-07:00

Padang is the capital and largest city of West Sumatra, Indonesia. It is located on the western coast of Sumatra at 0°57′0″S, 100°21′11″E. It has an area of 694.96 square kilometres (268.3 sq mi) and a population of over 750,000 people, mostly speakers of the Minangkabau language.

Since the 16th century Padang has been a trade centre. During the 16th and 17th centuries pepper was cultivated and traded with India, Portugal, the United Kingdom and the Netherlands. In 1663 the city came under the authority of the Dutch. The Dutch built a trading post here in 1680. The city came under British authority twice, the first time during the war between the United Kingdom and the Netherlands (1781-1784) and again when the United Kingdom managed the area for the Netherlands during the Napoleonic wars (1795-1815). Afterwards the city was transferred back to the Netherlands. Up to approximately 1780 the most important trade product was gold, originating from the gold mines in the region. When the mines where exhausted, the emphasis turned to other products such as coffee, salts and textiles.

At the time of independence the city had 50,000 or so inhabitants. Coffee was still inportant, but copra was also a major item produced by farmers in its hinterland. The population growth since then has been partly a result of growth in the area of the city, but largely is a result of the migration to major cities seen in so many developing nations.

In 1950 there had also been a development of the Ombilin coal field with Padang as its outlet. This is an indication of the colonization of Indonesia having been economic as well as political.

Besides locally grown coffee and copra, Padang was a key point in the trade of such items as rubber, tea, spices, cinchona bark, resin, tobacco and rattan.

Tourism

Padang is a common transit point for surfers travelling to Batu Islands and Mentawai Islands, and for tourists visiting the West Sumatran highlands. Padang beach (known as Taplau or Tapi Lauik) which located from Samudra Street until Puruih, is well-known for its beautiful sunset and hundreds of food stalls. Bungus bay, to the south of Padang, is suitable for swimming and boating.

Adityawarman Museum specializes in the history and culture of the local Minangkabau ethic group, and the main exhibits are housed within a Rumah Gadang style building.