Showing posts with label Kalimantan. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Kalimantan. Show all posts

Monday, March 11, 2013

ARTS OF INDONESIA FLOATING MARKET BORNEO BANJARMASIN



Floating Market a tourist attraction in the city banjarmasin borneo Indonesia, floating market has a unique art, as the economic foundation of the community. Floating Market in Muara Kuin which is a traditional market in the Barito river Banjarmasin, South Kalimantan. Market activity began after the dawn prayer till after 07.00 AM. Traffickers use a boat or boats called in the language row boat to sell all kinds of vegetables, fruits, fish, meat and other essentials no different from traditional markets in general.

Buoyant market or Floating market Borneo Kalimantan Indonesia as Icon Banjarmasin city is the tourist city of Indonesia, because Floating Market may exist only in Indonesia, particularly in the city of Banjarmasin, South Kalimantan Province. The uniqueness of this floating market is traders from vegetables, fruits, prepared foods to be sold on the Barito river. The sunlight bouncing off the river between boats / boat containing vegetables provide a beauty that is not there other than this floating market.

The difference with the traditional market is at Floating Market is mostly older people who become merchants. In this market also happens bargaining process as a traditional market in general. All can be found at this floating market. until Banjarmasin typical food we can find vegetables too. Vegetables and fruits that are traded are from the gardens of the villages along the Barito river and its tributaries.

After trading at the Floating Market in the Barito river the traders to continue selling in the market Kalindo. Oh if you want to the market buoyant yeach not later than 07:00 hours this morning due to buoyant market has dispersed to resume trade in the market Kalindo. To the tourists who want to be able to use the boat floating market of public transport with pay between Rp. 2000 s.d. Rp. 5000 or chartering a boat to local residents at a cost of Rp. 200.000, -. In addition to enjoying the charter boat Floating Market, we too can enjoy the island flowers which flower island one of the attractions in the city of Banjarmasin.

In addition to the estuary was conferred, In the eastern section of Banjarmasin also floating market on the river districts of Tabuk in late afternoon precisely Floating Baintan Lok is a traditional floating market is located in the village of Sungai Pinang (Lok Baintan), Tabuk River district, Banjar. In general, the Floating Market Lok comes pretty Baintan Floating Market at the mouth of the River Kuin / Barito River. Both of the above jukung traditional market that sells a variety of merchandise, such as agricultural products / gardening and not take too long, the longest about three to four hours. This floating market has existed since the time the Sultanate of Banjar.

Flows along the coast of Agat Lokbaintan boat convoy seen floating market location. This boat belongs to traders and farmers to market their farm produce. They come from many different children Agat, like River Lenge, Bakung River, River Paku Alam, Bunut Saka River, River Madang, Tanifah River, and River Lok Baintan.

To reach the floating market Lok Baintan from the center can be reached by two alternatives. The first alternative Palembang river using klotok, a motorized sampan. With klotok, traveling from the city center towards the floating market fast distinction because it took 30 minutes. The second alternative with land vehicles such as cars. 

However, for the second alternative requires a longer time ie an hour to reach the floating market. It's likely due to field trips and winding weight.
Floating market activity is starting at 9:00 PST until 11:30 PST. They sell a variety of merchandise, such as vegetables, fruits, traditional cakes, and others. The interesting part of the floating market is barter system. At the floating market is not making money as a major transaction. The initiative, sellers and buyers in the floating market barter system still apply.
Generally, trading is the result of the earth will be bartered Sway vegetables and fruits. Scale and barter revenue depends keberimbangan deal antarkedua sides. If you agree, then each will get items as you wish and then used for personal use at home.

So that is art of Indonesia Borneo Banjarmasin Of Floating market..that’s so unique right,, maybe, we can put as your itinerary our tour when you visit Banjarmasin Borneo Kalimantan Indonesia.

Friday, March 8, 2013

THE UNIQUE ARTS ORANG UTAN KALIMANTAN INDONESIA



Kalimantan island or we can usually call Borneo Island is Habitat of Orangutan. Orangutans in Borneo also called Pongo pygmaeus. Orangutans are only graet ape or bid monkey in Asia and can be found only on the Islad of Borneo and Sumatera. Borneo Island is famous for its forest. Borneo forest green at the heart of this world. Jungle rains forest is habitat Orangutans.

They used to live in dense trees and make a nest of leaves. In Borneo Orangutan can be found at an altitude of 500 m above sealevel. Although Orangutans including omnivorous animals. Most of them only takegrow herbs. 90 % of the food in the farm of fruits. The food include tree bark, leaves flowers, some insects and about 300 types of fruits. Orangutans females usuualy give birth at the age of 7 – 10 years old with contents raging from 8.5 to 9 months, almost the same as humans.

Number of babies born to a female is only one. Baby Orangutans can live independently at the age of 6-7 years. Dependence on its mother Orangutan is the longest all of animals, as there are many things to be learned in order to survive, they are usually  kept until  the age of 6 years. Orangutans breed  longer than other primates. The orangutan females only give birth to a call every 7-8 years . Age of Orangutan in the wild about 45 years and thourghout their live, Orangutan female only have 3 offspring in her lives, where it means orangutan reproduction is very slow.





Number of babies born to a female is only one. Baby Orangutans can live independently at the age of 6-7 years. Dependence on its mother Orangutan is the longest all of animals, as there are many things to be learned in order to survive, they are usually  kept until  the age of 6 years. Orangutans breed  longer than other primates. The orangutan females only give birth to a call every 7-8 years . Age of Orangutan in the wild about 45 years and thourghout their live, Orangutan female only have 3 offspring in her lives, where it means orangutan reproduction is very slow.



In Indonesia orangutans are currently threatened by deforestation bush meat and poachers for the illegal pettrade. WWF estimates that between 250 and 1,000 wild orangutans are captured and sold on the black maret each year With total population of less than 30,000 individuals and slow reproductive rate ( female orangutan rarely production more than 3 pups during her lifetime ), this loss is having a significant impact on the population and genetic diversity of the species, some scientists fear that declining population could reduce the genetic viability of the species and lead to extinction.

Logging and burning of forest each year accur in Kalimantan Borneo’s forestland is a source of heart and breath greening the world..truned into agricultural land and other business interest and and many people are hunting Orangutan to be traded so it needs more attention to animalslike Orangutan who incidentally live in the habitat. The rapid develovment of the technology  today can be used as a means in order to conserve the animals that live in the rainforests of Indonesia to be enjoyed by future generations. In connection with the above discussion, it’s been many efforts of foreign countries in order handling Orangytan living in the rainforest of Indonesia. One is build a breeding place devoted to the Orangutan. 



Efforts were made to save the forest from extinction also has a lot to do whether it be from no governmental organizations as well as from local governmet. One of the captive people  of forest in central Kalimantan is at Nyaru Menteng. Place penakaran is approximately 30 Km from the city of Palangkaraya in place in addition to local residents also many foreigner involved to help preserve the forest from extinction. The place is a prorected forest that guarded its authenticity so that people can live and grow forest as good as the original habitat, put in place facilitiesto care if there are people who are sick forest or if someone had entered the forest was also prepared where quarantine.

After it was released into the wild but still in control as citizens we need to. Kal-Teng proud of it because one time did not rule out the forest will be gone and only name. It is our collective duty to participate in conservation. How can by keeping the forest arroun us, the forest re-planting, maintaining of fires that occur each year during the dry season





Tuesday, February 26, 2013

EXISTENCE AMAZING ARTS DAYAK TRIBE KALIMANTAN INDONESIA



There are varying opinions as to the origin of the Dayak people, but so far no one has really satisfactory. However, the generally accepted opinion stating that the Dayak is one of the largest and oldest indigenous groups that inhabited the island of Borneo. The idea of ​​this indigenous population is based on the theory of migration to Borneo. Depart from that opinion is believed that the ancestors of the Dayak originated from South China. 

Dayak word comes from the word "force" which means upstream, to mention people living in rural or generally perhuluan Kalimantan and West Kalimantan.
Dayak people are the true people of the island of Borneo, they first occupied the island of Borneo, baikpun baikpun beaches landward side. However, when the Malays of Sumatra and Malacca Peninsula Land next to the Dayak people there terdesaklah then backward, up time, improved land far to the island of Borneo. For now Dayak tribe is divided into six large clumps, which Kenyah-Kayan-Palu, Ot Danum, Iban, Murut, Klemantan and Punan. Sixth cluster is divided further into approximately 405 sub-tribes.

Although divided into hundreds of sub-tribes, Dayak tribal groups share the same characteristics of a typical culture. These characteristics are the determining factor of a sub tribe in Kalimantan can be put into groups of Dayak. Such features are the long house, the result of material culture such as pottery, saber, chopsticks beliong (ax Dayak) view, of the universe, their livelihood (farming systems) and dance. All of this is art heritage Dayak Kalimantan Indonesia.

Below are some customs for dayak tribe that still preserved to the present, and the supernatural world Dayak tribe in ancient times as well as times now are still strong to this day. This custom is one of the cultural wealth owned by the Indonesian people, because in the first instance Dayak tribe Kalimantan originated from the interior of Borneo.

# Supernatural world Dayak Tribe Kalimantan
Supernatural world of the Dayak tribe is already in ancient past is characteristic of Dayak culture. Because of this supernatural overseas there are also people mention Dayak as man eater (cannibals). But in fact the Dayak tribe is very peace-loving tribe of origin is not impeded and suddenly suppressed. Dayak Kalimantan supernatural powers many types, for example Manajah Antang. Manajah Antang the Dayak tribe way to search for clues as to find the existence of a secret enemy of the discover of deceased ancestors to birds Antang media, regardless of where the enemy will surely find found.

# Tiwah Ceremony Dayak Tribe Kalimantan
Tiwah ceremony is customary events Dayak tribe. Tiwah is a ritual performed for the delivery of the bones of those who had died to Sandung already made. Sandung is a kind of small house which is designed specifically for those who had died.
Tiwah ceremony of Dayak tribe is very sacred, in this Tiwah event before the bones of the dead are in between and put into place (sandung), a great many ritual events, dance, voice, drums or other entertainment. Until finally the bones are in place in place (Sandung).

#  Red Mangkok cultural arts Dayak Tribe Kalimantan.
 Red facer is the media association Dayak tribe. Circulating red bowl if the Dayak feel their sovereignty in great danger. "Chief" or Dayak tribe often mentioned Pangkalima usually issue alert signal or a red bowl of war distributed through villages in quickly. From day-to-day appearance many people do not know who the commander of the Dayak. He's mediocre, it's just that it has incredible supernatural powers. Believe it or not the commander has knowledge of tanks could fly anything like bullets, sharp weapons and so on. One of the last surviving cultural and art heritage existance tribe Dayak Kalimantan Indonesia.

Friday, February 1, 2013

ARTS OF TRAVELING INDONESIA TOURISM KALIMANTAN AND SULAWESI


KALIMANTAN or popular also with the name of Borneo. Kalimantan islands divide in three country Indonesia-Malaysia-Brunei Darussalam.Indonesia neighbor at North of Kalimantan Island.Kalimantan famous also with jungle explorer. Jungle of Kalimantan famous with Orchid Meratus. Orang utan are protected. Besides explorer and traveling jungle of Kalimantan.Kalimantan Island  be passed with equator line, exactly at West Kalimantan ,East Pontianak. is only 3 km from centre of Pontianak to Mempawah city.There is some beautiful place as tourist destination.

*Pantai Pasir Panjang.(The Long Beach Sand)

Located of pantai pasir panjang is at Singkawang,west of borneo.majority,people and citizen in Singkawang is etnic Thionghoa
.This beautiful beach so amazing with the long white sand.if you like only swimming it is also good.cause Pantai pasir panjang has small waves.

*GOA Batu Hapu.

This is one of exotic arts of Kalimantan view in Goa batu hapu or Batu Hapu cave.Beautiful view of Batu hapu we can see if we go inside the cave.and enjoy How beautiful of Stalagnit and Stalagmit at wallcave..all is amazing view.For the people like rock climbing perhaps this become your challenge. Batu Hapu Cave located at batu hapu village.kecamatan hatungan.Tapin West of Banjarmasin Kalimantan.

*Gunung Kentawan.

This is Interesting beautiful place with mountain view of Kalimantan.We can enjoy beautiful view of mountain.Travelling at mountain or camping is interesting explorer.Located of Kentawan Mountain at Loksado South Kalimanatan.

*Air Terjun-Haratai Waterfall.

Haratai is one Beautiful Water fall in Kalimantan.This place is not so far Kentawan mountain still the same place around the mountain at Laksado.,Haratai village.South Kalimantan.Haratai waterfall has three storey.or level.every each level has 13 meters hight.woooww,,,can you imagine how beautiful is it. Near Haratai waterfall there is also anothers Waterfall like Riam Anai and Kilat api waterfall.

*Hutan Pinus Kalimantan.
Hutan pinus or pine forest  Kalimantan located 35 km from Banjarmasin.This place good for enjoying panoramic forest in Kalimantan.camping.

*EXPLORER HANGING BRIDGE BANGKIRAI.

Perhaps you know about hanging bridge Sinatma in Wamena Papua, At east Kalimantan they have also hanging bridge that connected  two hills.Bangkirai hill.with panonamic view of Forest Kalimantan.If you lucky,you will see Pongo Pygmaeus morio or Borneo Orang utan. One of Endangered species.

ARTS OF TRAVELING INDONESIA TOURISM SULAWESI

Sulawesi Island is neighbor of Kalimatan one of biggest island also in Indonesia. Sulawesi usually known  as Celebes.In this island has also beautiful arts and culture.Sulawesi divide become  6th province.Central Sulawesi (Palu),South Sulawesi (Makassar),West Sulawesi (Mamuju).Gorontalo (gorontalo).South east Sulawesi (kendari) and north Sulawesi ( manado ).If you have plan to visit Sulawesi Island.This some tourist Destination In Sulawesi.

*AIR Terjun BantiMurung-Waterfall.

Waterfall..Waterfall…If In Kalimantan Has Haratai or Riamhanai waterfall.Sulawesi also has Bantimurung Waterfall.Located of Bantimurung Waterfall is 20 km from Hasanudin Airport South Sulawesi.
.This amazing Big Waterfall with 20 meters width and high 15 meters.woow,,wow,,wooow,,,How beautiful is this right you can enjoy and rekax beautiful  panoramic in Bantimurung waterfall,feel free like in paradise. 

*Tourist Destination Bunaken.

One more another beautiful tourist destination In Sulawesi is Bunaken.Have you ever heard about Bunaken in sea travel. Marine National Park located in Manado North Sulawesi. This is one of beautiful seascape in the world than Caribean sea. With clean and clear blue sea water we can enjoy coral reef inside the sea water, so many kind fish species. Realy,, if you ever visit this beautiful Bunaken, this is the best seascape in the world. You will feel with enjoy scuba diving, snorkeling, heemmm…woow,,wow,,wooow,,That’s right , arts of Indonesia view Sulawesi is awesome tourist destination. 
              
*Losari Beach.

Losari Beach located at Makasar South Sulawesi.This place is different with Others beach.Not like beach as usual,this place doesn’t have to much sand or beach but already built as Modern tourism in Makasar.In Pantai losari They had Trans Studio Theme Park.They Adopt from UNIVERSAL STUDIO United OF America.
*Tana Toraja Explorer.
Tana Toraja already popular as one of tourist  destination In South Sulawesi., with exotic tribe of toraja that still keep unique lifestyle and never change until now. Located at South
Sulawesi, the most interesting from toraja is Londa.  Londa is hills stone  with some cave where toraja tribe people keep the coffin inside. They put corpse with coffin inside the cave stone. Different style in lemo Tana toraja place also.they just put the corpse in side cave without coffin. Lemo popular also in toraja with house of soul. At lemo we can see some cadaver of body human being in  open air. That’s remind us with Trunyan in Bali Islands.
Alright so many exotic thing we can explorer at arts of Indonesia view Sulawesi my friend. for sure will make your travelling more experience and memorable.