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Wednesday, July 14, 2010

Kuta Beach in Bali Island of Indonesia

Indonesia is famous for the beautiful and exotic tourism. There are many beautiful places in Indonesia, one of which is Kuta Beach in Bali. This beach is very beautiful and wonderful, this beach is very famous all over the world. The beach has beautiful scenery that makes people want to bask in the sun to see the sunset



Kuta Beach is a tourist spot located in the south of Denpasar, the capital of Bali, Indonesia. Kuta is located in Badung Regency. This area is a tourist destination abroad, and has been a mainstay of Bali as a tourist attraction since the early 70s. Kuta Beach is often referred to as sunset beach (sunset beach) as opposed to the Sanur beach.



In Kuta there are many shops, restaurants and washing and drying themselves. Besides the beauty of its beach, Kuta beach also offers various other types of entertainment such as bars and restaurants along the beach to Legian beach. Rosovivo, Ocean Beach Club, Kamasutra, are some of the most crowded clubs along the beach of Kuta.


This beach also has a pretty good waves for surfing sports (surfing), especially for beginner surfers. Field I Gusti Ngurah Rai Airport is located not far from Kuta. I strongly encourage you to come to Bali, Indonesia Kuta Beach, enjoy the beautiful scenery created by God, and a friendly community.

Kujang, Traditional and Unique Weapon From West Java Indonesia

Kujang is a unique weapon of the West Java Indonesia. Kujang was Start made around the 8th century or the ninth, made of iron, steel prestige and material, length approximately 20 to 25 cm and weighs about 300 grams.
Kujang is a typical weapon Sunda. Replication of Kujang is in Bogor city monuments

Kujang is a tool that reflects the critical acumen and power in life also symbolizes strength and courage to protect the rights and truth. Characterizes both as weapons, farm tools, symbol, ornament, or souvenirs.

In ancient times this tool is only used by certain groups of kings, king anom, class pangiwa, panengen, religious groups, the princess and certain women's groups, and the kokolot (the old person).

Wayang Golek (Indonesian's wooden doll puppets)

On occasion now, I will discuss and share information about the Wayang Golek as an original Indonesian art and culture. As a citizen of Indonesia, I really admire the philosophy of stories that exist in each of the Wayang Golek show performances. Dalang is a person who plays each of the characters and stories in a Wayang Golek show. One of the famous Dalang from West Java is Asep Sunandar Sunarya.
Wayang golek are wooden doll puppets that are operated from below by rods connected to the hands and a central control rod that runs through the body to the head. The simple construction of the puppets belies their versatility, expressiveness and aptitude for imitating human dance. Little is known for certain about the history of wayang golek, but scholars have speculated that it most likely originated in China and arrived in Java sometime in the 17th century. Some of the oldest traditions of wayang golek are from the north coast of Java in what is called the pasisir region. This is home to some of the oldest Muslim kingdoms in Java and it is likely the wayang golek grew in popularity through telling the wayang menak stories of Amir Hamza, the uncle of Muhammad. These stories are still widely performed in Kabumen, Tegal, and Jepara as wayang golek menak, and in Cirebon, wayang golek cepak. Legendary origins of wayang golek attribute their invention to the Muslim saint Wali Sunan Kudus, who used the medium to proselytize Muslim values. In the 18th century the tradition moved into the mountains of West Java where it eventually was used to tell stories of the Ramayana and the Mahabarata in a tradition now called wayang golek purwa, which can be found in Bandung, Bogor and Jakarta. Wayang golek purwa has become the most popular form of wayang golek today and the most famous puppeteer family is the Sunarya family which has produced several generations of stellar performers.
Refference: Wikipedia