UBUD

Ubud is a resting place in Gianyar regency, Bali island, Indonesia.

Ubud especially popular among foreign tourists because this location is situated between the fields and forest that lies between the chasms of the mountain that makes nature so beautiful. In addition, Ubud is known for its art and culture that is growing very rapidly and developed. The pulse Ubud community life can not be separated from art. Here there are also many art galleries, and arenas of music and dance performances are held alternately every night in all corners of the village.

Already since the 1930's, Ubud is popular among western tourists. At that time the German painter, Walter Spies and Dutch painter, Rudolf Bonnet settled there. They were assisted by Cokorda Gede Agung Sukawati, the Puri Agung Ubud. Now their work can be seen at the Museum Puri Paintings, Ubud.

Tourist area

Ubud has a very diverse area of ​​tourism, from tourist to tourist wana spread in Ubud area, including:

Rudana Museum and Fine Art Gallery

Rudana Museum

Rudana museum an art museum located in Ubud, Bali, founded by Nyoman Rudana, a collector of paintings who also sits as a member of the Regional Representatives Council (DPD), representing the Province of Bali, the period of 2004, 2009 and inaugurated by President Soeharto on 26 December 1995. The museum holds more than 400 pieces of paintings and sculpture works of the artists, both from Bali, Indonesia outside Bali artists and foreign artists who made Bali as the place works. Being in a complex, stand Rudana Fine Art Gallery, founded in 1978 and was the pioneer establishment Museum Rudana.

Puri Paintings Museum

Is a first art museum, which is managed by the private sector, in Bali. Initiated by Cokorda Gede Agung Sukawati, I Gusti Nyoman Lempad and foreign artists who settled in Ubud, Rudolf Bonnet. Established on January 31, 1956 under the auspices of the Foundation Ratna Warta, and officially opened by Minister of Education and Culture, Muhammad Yamin.

In this museum you can enjoy the development of art in Ubud, both painting and sculpture. Some works of foreign artists who work in Ubud such as: Rudolf Bonnet, Walter Spies, Arie Smit and the local maestros like I Gusti Nyoman Lempad, I Gusti Made Deblog, Ida Bagus Made and others. Including art works in the Pita Maha.

Puri Agung Ubud

Puri Agung Ubud Krisnakusuma located right in the heart of Ubud. It is the administrative center of Ubud on the ancient kingdom, as well as arts and cultural center, and customary, which was held in right in front of the castle. Ubud Palace still has a spatial and buildings maintained as the original. On the front page, after the gate, there is an area called the shelf Saji. Here are held once a week performing arts of dance, for tourists. And every day, carried out training of various groups of gamelan music art in Ubud. All activities are increasingly thicken the atmosphere of Ubud art as an art-minded village.

Vanara Wana

Vanara Wana or Monkey Forest, (better known as the Monkey Forest) is a sacred forest located in Ubud area, to be precise entry into the territory Padangtegal traditional village, Ubud. In this forest there is a herd of monkeys by the hundreds, who have inhabited this region for hundreds of years. In this area there is also Pura Dalem Padangtegal, which was founded in the early 20th century. Temple has the architecture and ornaments of great antiquity and artistic. You can also search for the sacred springs under which the hidden dragon statue, which when taken, dipecaya can cure all kinds of diseases.

Rafting

In the area west of Ubud, there Tukad (Kali) Ayung. In this river many tourist activities, among them a white water rafting and kayaking. There are several tourist services that offer this service. In addition to tourist, along the cliffs Tukad Ayung also has an enchanting natural scenery, and there are dozens of hotels.

Mount Batur

Mount Batur is an active volcano in the district of Kintamani, Bangli regency, Bali, Indonesia. Located in the northwest of Mount Agung, the mountain has a caldera measuring 13.8 x 10 km and is one of the largest and most beautiful in the world (van Bemmelen, 1949). Caldera ridge height ranges from 1267 m - 2152 m (peak G. Abang). Inside the caldera, I formed a circular caldera II with diameters of approximately 7 km. Basic caldera II is located between 120-300 m lower than the terrace of Kintamani (basic Caldera I). Inside the caldera there are crescent-shaped lake which occupies the southeastern part of about 7.5 km in length, maximum width 2.5 km, circumference about 22 km and breadth of about 16 km2, which is called Lake Batur. Mount Batur Caldera eruption is expected to form because of two huge, 29,300 and 20,150 years ago [1].

Mount Batur consists of three volcanic cone with each of the crater, I Batur, Batur Batur II and III.

Eruption
Lava from the eruption of Mount Batur (1926?) Almost hoard temple complex moment in the temple.

Mount Batur has erupted many times. Activities eruption G. Batur is recorded in history began in 1804 and the last eruption occurred in 2000. Since the year 1804 to 2005, Mount Batur has erupted about 26 times [2] and most devastating occurred on 2 August and ending 21 September 1926. The eruption of Mount Batur is a flow of hot lava pile Village Ulun Danu Batur and Batur.

New Batur village, was rebuilt at the edge of the caldera to the south of Kintamani. Ulun Danu rebuilt, it is still renowned as the most beautiful temple in Bali. This temple is dedicated to honoring "Goddess Danu" the goddess of water authorities, as well as the temple is located in Lake Bratan also dedicated to worship the "Goddess Danu".


Mount Batur region known as the object tourism Bangli regency. Perhaps the story in Lontar Susana Bali, Mount Batur is the peak of Mount Mahameru who moved Batara Pasupati Sthana Goddess Danuh (palace goddess Danu). At any given time, all the Hindus of various regions in Bali came to the Batur deliver to Suwinih to repel pests disaster that befell their fields. By delivering this suminih the Batur mountain region into a fertile area.

Areas that can be highlighted as a tourist attraction is the crater, caldera and the lake. There is water flow in soil that drains the water of Lake Batur, which came into spring in several places in Bali and is considered the "Holy Tirta"

Contained cultural tourism in the region of Mount Batur is Trunyan. Although the entire population are Hindus Trunyan like most people of Bali, they stated that the Hindu heritage Trunyan an original Hindu kingdom of Majapahit. In the north there Trunyan Kuban, a village where the tomb, but the bodies are not buried or burned, but placed under a tree after an elaborate funeral ceremonies. Funeral place is filled by the bones, and can so we found a body that is still new.

Mount Agung

Altitude : 3124 meters (10,308 feet)
Latitude : 8 ° 342 "LS
Longitude: 115 ° 508 'E
Location Bali, Indonesia
Type : stratovolcano
The last eruption 1964
Thousand Listings

Mount Agung is the highest mountain on the island of Bali with a height of 3142 masl. The mountain is located in the district of Rendang, Karangasem regency - Bali.

Mount Agung is a volcano stratovolcano, this mountain has a very large crater is very deep and sometimes smoke and water vapor. Pura Besakih From this mountain with a conical taper seems perfect, but the actual peak of this mountain elongated and ends in a circular craters and wide.

From the top of Mount Agung we can see the peak of Mount Rinjani in Lombok island in the east, although both mountains covered with clouds because both peaks are above the clouds, the islands of Nusa Penida in the south and its beaches, including Sanur beach and mountain and Lake Batur in northwest

Public trust

Balinese Hindu community believe that Mount Agung is the reside place of the gods, and also society believe that these mountains there is the palace of the gods. Therefore, the Balinese community to make this place as a place that purified sacred.

Route


Climbing to the summit of this mountain can be started from the three point climbing namely:

* From the south is the district of Karangasem regency Strait with basecamp at Pura Pasar Agung market through the Strait.
* From the southeast is from Budakeling by jackfruit
* From the southwest, which is a common route used by the climbers are from Pura Besakih of Karangasem regency Rendang district. Because a lot of accidents and the loss of several climbers, since May 2009 every climb Mount Agung Pura Besakih pass must use the services of a guide to anticipate the possibility of accidents at a rate that has been determined.
* Suggested for the climbers to not bring food made from cow, since the area is very sacred mountain.

Balinese Culture

Music


Balinese traditional music has similarities with traditional music in many other areas in Indonesia, for example the use of the gamelan and various other percussion musical instruments. Nevertheless, there are peculiarities in the technique of playing and his composition, for example in the form kecak, namely a form of singing that supposedly mimic monkeys. Similarly, a variety of gamelan are played even unique, for example Jegog gamelan, gamelan gong gede, gamelan xylophone, gamelan and gamelan Semar selunding Pegulingan. There is also music playing for ceremonies Ngaben Angklung and Bebonangan music played in a variety of other ceremonies.

There is a modern form of traditional music of Bali, for example Gamelan Gong Kebyar which is a dance music that developed during the Dutch colonial period and Joged tube which became popular in Bali since the 1950's era. Generally, Balinese music is a combination of various metal percussion instruments (metallophone), gongs and wooden percussion (xylophone). Because social relations, politics and culture, traditional music of Bali or Balinese gamelan game influence or affect each other cultures in the surrounding area, such as traditional music community in Banyuwangi and the traditional music of Lombok.

* Gamelan
* Jegog
* Genggong
* Silat Bali

Dance

Balinese dance in general can be categorized into three groups, namely the guardian or the sacred art of dance performances, art bebali or dance performances for ceremonies and also for visitors and balih-balihan or the art of dance for the entertainment of visitors.
Balinese dance expert I Made Bandem early 1980s never classify these Balinese dances, among others, who belong to the guardian for example Berutuk, Sang Hyang Dedari, Rejang and Line Gede, bebali among others are Gambuh, Mask Pajegan and Wayang Wong, whereas balih-balihan among others is the Legong, Parwa, Arja, Prembon and Joged and various other modern dance choreography.

One of the dances are very popular for tourists is the Kecak Dance. Around the 1930s, Wayan Limbak worked with German painter Walter Spies to create this dance based on traditional Sanghyang and parts of the story of Ramayana. Wayan Limbak popularizing this dance while traveling the world with his troupe of Balinese dancers.
Young dancers are dancing grouse dance, contemporary choreography by Ni Luh Suasthi Bandem.
Kecak Dance.

Wali Dance

* Sang Hyang Dedari
* Sang Hyang Jaran
* Tari Rejang
* Line Dance
* Dance Janger

Bebali dance
* Mask Dance
* Gambuh

Performance Dance
* Legong Dance
* Arja
* Joged tube
* Drama Gong
* Barong
* Pendet
* Kecak Dance
* Candidate Charcoal

Apparel region

Apparel Bali region is extremely varied, although it briefly seemed the same. Each area in Bali has a symbolic and ornamental characteristics, based on activity / ceremony, sex and age of its users. Social and economic status a person can be known based on the mode of dress and ornaments worn jewelry.
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Children wearing Udeng Ubud, white shirt and cloth.

Traditional men's clothing generally consists of:

* Udeng (headband)
* Fabric hem
* Umpal (shawl fastener)
* Cloth Wastra (tank top)
* Belt
* Keris
* A variety of jewelry ornaments

Often, too, worn clothes, shirts, jackets and footwear as a complement.
Woman
The dancers wore little bun, songket and prada fabric.

Women's traditional clothing, usually consisting of:

* Bun (bun)
* Sesenteng (kemben songket)
* Fabrics Wastra
* Belt prada (Stagen), twisted hips and chest
* Shawl songket shoulders down
* Woven tapih or sinjang, next in
* A variety of jewelry ornaments

Often kebaya worn, cloth chest, and footwear as a complement.

Food
Main meal

* Chicken goby
* Pig bolsters
* Billy goat
* Be Kokak Mekuah
* Be Pasih mesambel matah
* Duck goby
* Berengkes
* Grangasem



* Jejeruk
* Jukut Urab
* Komoh
* Lawar
* Rice Bubuh
* Rice Tepeng
* Penyon
* Sate Kablet



* Sate Lilit
* Sate pins
* Sate turtle
* Sate Plugs
* Timbungan
* Tum
* Order Tabanan

Snacks

* Bubuh Sago
* Bubuh Marrow
* Bubuh Tuak
* Jaja Batun Duren
* Jaja Begina
* Jaja dam
* Jaja Bikang
* Jaja Engol



* Jaja Godoh
* Jaja Squatting
* Jaja Ketimus
* Jaja Klepon
* Jaja-Lak Lak
* Jaja Sumping
* Jaja Tain Buati
* Jaja Tape Uli mission



* Jaja Wajik
* Nuts Rahayu
* Rojak Bulung
* Kuah Rojak Pindang
* Sweet Rujak
* Rojak Tibah
* Salak Bali

Weapon

* Keris
* Spear
* Tiuk
* Taji
* Kandik
* Caluk
* Sickle
* Udud
* Gelewang
* Trisula
* Arrow
* Penampad
* Garot
* Tulud
* Kis-Kis
* The presumption
* Beaver
* Blakas
* Slicer

Traditional House

Houses of Bali in accordance with the rules of Asta Kosala Kosali (the Vedas which adjust the layout of the room and building, as Feng Shui in Chinese Culture)

According to the philosophy of the Balinese community, dynamic in life will be achieved if the realization of a harmonious relationship between aspects pawongan, palemahan and parahyangan. For the construction of a house should include these aspects or the so-called Tri Hita Karana. Pawongan is the occupants of the house. Palemahan means it must have a good relationship between residents and the environment.

In general, building or area of ​​traditional Balinese architecture is always filled with ornaments, a carved, equipment and provision of color. Ornamental pattern contains a specific meaning as an expression of the beauty of the symbols and the delivery of communications. Decorative forms of fauna species also function as ritual symbols displayed in the sculpture.

National Heroes

* Untung Suropati
* I Gusti Ngurah Rai
* I Gusti Ketut Jelantik

Its Demography and Transportation

Bali residents about a number of 4 million souls, with 92.3% majority Hindu religion. Other religions are Buddhism, Islam, Protestant and Catholic.

Apart from tourism, the Balinese are also living from agriculture and fisheries. Some also choose to become artists. The language used in Bali is Indonesian, Balinese and English especially for those who work in the tourism sector.
Balinese Language and Indonesian Language is the language most widely used in Bali and other Indonesian citizens, as most of the Balinese people are bilingual or even trilingual. Although there are several dialects in the language of Bali, the Balinese people generally use a form of Balinese language intercourse as an option in communicating. Traditionally, the use of various dialects of the Balinese language is determined based on the color chess system in Hinduism Dharma and membership of the clan (the term Bali: Soroh, gotra), although the implementation of these traditions tend to decrease.

English is the third (and the primary foreign language) for many of the Balinese people are influenced by the great need of the tourism industry. The employees who work at tourist information centers in Bali, often also understand some of the foreign language competence is sufficient.

TRANSPORTATION
Bali has no railway network but a very good road network is available, especially to areas of tourist destination. Most of the residents have a private car and chose to use it because public transportation is not available with either, except taxis.

Type of public transportation in Bali, among others:

* Gig, using the horse as vehicle towing
* The motorcycle taxi driver, a motorcycle taxi
* Bemo, serving in and intercity
* Taxi
* Bus, serving the intercity relations, rural, and between provinces.

Bali link with the island of Java by ferry service that link to the Port of Gilimanuk with Ketapang in Banyuwangi the old sails through about 30 to 45 minutes. Crossing to Lombok Island through Padang Bay to the Port of Sheet which takes about four hours.

Air transport is served by the Ngurah Rai International Airport and destinations to major cities in Indonesia, Australia, Singapore, Malaysia, Thailand and Japan etc. Runway and aircraft coming and going can be seen clearly from the beach.

HISTORY

The first inhabitants of the island of Bali is expected to come in 3000-2500 BCE who migrated from Asia.Stone tools heritage from this period are found in Cekik village located in the western part of the island. Prehistoric times and then ended with the arrival of Hinduism and Sanskrit writings from India in 100 BC.

Culture of Bali later gained strong influence of Indian culture that the process is more rapid after the 1st century AD. Name Balidwipa (Bali Island) began to be found in various inscriptions, including inscriptions Blanjong issued by Sri Kesari Warmadewa in 913 AD and mentions the word Walidwipa. It is estimated that around this time that Subak irrigation system for rice cultivation began to be developed. Some religious and cultural traditions also began to develop at that time. Kingdom of Majapahit (1293-1500 AD) who are Hindus and centered on the island of Java, had established the kingdom of subordinates in Bali around the year 1343 AD It was almost all over the country are Hindus, but as the arrival of Islam stood Islamic kingdoms in the archipelago, among others, led to the collapse of Majapahit. Many nobles, priests, artists and other Hindu community when it withdrew from the island of Java to Bali.

The Europeans who first discovered Bali is Cornelis de Houtman from the Netherlands in 1597, though a Portuguese ship had previously been stranded near Cape Mount, Jimbaran, in 1585. Dutch East India Company began to implement through the soil colonial Bali, but continue to get resistance, so until the end of the power of their position in Bali is not as solid as their position in the Java or the Moluccas. Starting from the northern region of Bali, since the 1840s the Netherlands has become a permanent presence which was originally done by pit the various rulers of Bali that mutual distrust each other. Dutch major attack by sea and land against the Sanur region and followed by Denpasar area. Bali party who loses in number and weaponry do not want to experience shame to give up, thus causing the war to the death or bellows which involves all the people both men and women including the king. An estimated 4,000 people were killed in the incident, although the Netherlands has ordered them to surrender. Furthermore, the Dutch governors who ruled only a few gave its influence on the island, so that local control of religion and culture generally remained unchanged.

Japan occupied Bali during World War II and then a military officer named I Gusti Ngurah Rai Bali forming forces 'freedom fighters'. Following Japan's surrender in the Pacific in August 1945, the Dutch promptly returned to Indonesia (including Bali) to re-establish its colonial rule as a state before the war. This was opposed by the forces of resistance Bali who was using Japanese weapons.

On 20 November 1945, Break Puputan Margarana battle that occurred in the village of Marga, Tabanan, Bali middle. Colonel I Gusti Ngurah Rai 29-year-old, led his troops from the territory east of Bali to take the offensive to death on the Dutch troops are armed to the teeth. All members of the battalion Bali killed them all and make it as a last Balinese military resistance.

In 1946 the Dutch made Bali as one of 13 areas part of the new State of East Indonesia was proclaimed, named as one of the rivals for the Republic of Indonesia which was proclaimed and headed by Sukarno and Hatta. Bali then also incorporated into the United States of Indonesia when the Dutch recognized the independence of Indonesia on December 29, 1949. In 1950, Bali officially leave trust with the Dutch and legally became a province of the Republic of Indonesia.

The eruption of Mount Agung that occurred in 1963, had shaken the people's economy and caused many of the Balinese transmigrated to other areas in Indonesia.

In 1965, along with the failure by the G30S coup against the national government in Jakarta, in Bali and many other areas there was a crackdown against members and sympathizers of the Communist Party of Indonesia. In Bali, it is estimated more than 100,000 people were killed or missing. Nevertheless, the events in the early days of New Order is up to now has not managed to be disclosed by law.

Terrorist attacks have occurred on October 12, 2002, in the form of the 2002 Bali bomb attacks in Kuta Beach tourist area, causing as many as 202 people were killed and 209 others injured. Bomb attacks in Bali 2005 also occurred three years later in Kuta and Jimbaran beach. Such events received extensive international coverage because most of the victims were foreign tourists and cause the Bali tourism industry faces severe challenges in recent years.

Bali and The Geography

Bali is the name of a province in Indonesia and also the name of the largest islands that are part of the province. In addition consists of the island of Bali, Bali province consists of the islands smaller in the vicinity, namely the island of Nusa Penida, Nusa Lembongan Island, Nusa Ceningan Island and Serangan Island.

Bali lies between Java and Lombok Island. Denpasar is the capital of its province, located in the south of the island. The majority of Balinese are Hindu. In the world famous Bali as a tourist destination with a unique variety of art-culture, especially for the Japanese and Australian tourists. Bali is also known as Island of the Gods and The Island of Thousand Temples.

Geography

Bali Island is part of the Lesser Sunda Islands along the 153 km and 112 km wide approximately 3.2 km from the island of Java. Astronomically, Bali is located at 8 ° 25'23 "south latitude and 115 ° 14'55" East Longitude tropical climate that makes it like other parts of Indonesia.


Mount Agung is the highest point in Bali as high as 3148 m. The volcano last erupted in March 1963. Mount Batur is also one of the mountain in Bali. About 30,000 years ago, Mount Batur erupted and produced a terrible disaster on earth. Unlike in the north, the southern part of Bali is irrigated lowland rivers.

Based on the relief and topography, in the middle of the island of Bali lies the mountains that extends from west to east and between the mountains there are clusters of volcanic Mount Batur and Mount Agung and the mountains are not volcanoes, namely Mount Merbuk, Mount Patas and Mount Seraya. The existence of these mountains cause by Geographic Area Bali is divided into 2 (two) parts that are not the same, namely North Bali with a narrow lowland and less sloping and the South of Bali with a broad lowland and sloping. Bali slope consists of flat land (0-2%) covering 122,652 hectares, undulating land (2-15%) covering 118,339 ha, steep land (15-40%) and land area of ​​190,486 ha of very steep (> 40%) an area of ​​132,189 ha. Province of Bali has 4 (four) lakes located in mountainous areas, namely Beratan Lake, Buyan, Tamblingan and Batur Lake.

The capital of Bali is Denpasar. Places Ubud Other important as the art center is located in Gianyar regency, while Kuta, Sanur, Seminyak, Jimbaran and Nusa Dua are some places that a tourist destination, both tourist and beach resorts.

The total area of ​​Bali Province is 5636.66 km2 or 0.29% of the territory of the Republic of Indonesia. Administratively, the Province of Bali is divided into 9 districts, 55 districts and 701 villages.

Boundary region
North : Bali Sea
Southern : Indian Ocean
West : Bali Strait
East : Lombok Strait