About Bali Island - Indonesia

The island of Bali is one of the largest islands in the region once the province of Bali, in addition to the island of Nusa Penida, Nusa Lembongan, Nusa Ceningan and Serangan Island. Bali provincial capital Denpasar, included in the southern part of Bali. The island of Bali is located in the east of the island of Java, has enormous tourism potential to become the most popular tourist destinations in Indonesia. Not only famous in Indonesia, but the potential of tourism in Bali has also been very popular in many countries, especially among Japanese and Australian tourists. The majority of Balinese are Hindu, so it's no surprise that the island was dubbed the island and the island of thousand temples, because it is in Bali a lot of the temple is a place of worship of Hindus as majority religion there.

Boundaries Bali

Geographically Bali Sea in the northern part of Bali, West Nusa Tenggara province in the east, the Indian Ocean in the south and Java (East Java Province) in the west. The distance to the East Java province is only about 3.2 kilometers bounded by the Strait of Bali.

History of Bali

Supposedly uninhabited island of Bali began in 3000-2500 BC by people who migrated from Asia. Prehistoric era in Bali is expected to expire in 100 BC, since the arrival of the Hindu teachings of India, as written in Sanskrit inscriptions. Influence of Hinduism is so strong, so the Balinese culture gradually began to follow Indian culture. Indian Hindu culture more quickly affect the culture of Bali since the 1st century AD.

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Hindu kingdom of Majapahit kingdom as the strongest and based on the island of Java had founded the kingdom of subordinates in Bali around the year 1343 AD At that time, almost the entire archipelago, which notabenenya under Majapahit royal government, embraced the Hindu religion. Since the collapse of the Majapahit empire, and began the establishment of Islamic kingdoms in the archipelago, many Hindu communities in Java have migrated to Bali.

Europeans first came to the island of Bali is of Potugis in the year 1585. When the Portuguese ships stranded in the area near Tanjung Bukit, Jimbaran. However, they do not seem that interested in the island. New in 1597, Cornelis de Houtman from the Netherlands came to Bali. Through the VOC, the Dutch began to implement the occupation in the area. So it was recorded Cornelis de Houtman was the first to discover the island of Bali.

Dutch occupation in Bali continue to get resistance from the people, even around the 1840s, the Dutch do a massive attack in the area of ​​Sanur and Denpasar. Bali People who lost both in terms of number of troops and weaponry do not want to give up. For the Balinese, giving up is not the honorable thing, so they fight to the death or the Balinese language called the Puputan War. Almost all the people, both men and women involved in the war.

The purpose of this war bellows is not to defeat the enemy, but more powerful than that, the die before the enemy rather than surrender. In that incident, an estimated 4,000 people were killed. Their resistance was so great from the Balinese people make the Netherlands less flexible in giving effect to both the cultural, religious, and social conditions of the local. So it is not surprising that until now the Balinese people still adhere to the culture of their ancestors.

Ever since Japan occupied Indonesia during parang world wilayan II (1942-1945), including in Bali, a man named I Gusti Ngurah Rai to form an army of Freedom Fighters in Bali. And after Japan surrendered to the Allied forces, I Gusti Ngurah Rai joint Japanese troops seize weapons. When the Dutch made it back to Indonesia and intends to re-establish its colonial rule, I Gusti Ngurah Rai forces try to oppose and fight, which ended on 20 November 1945 a war broke out in the village of Marga, Tabanan, Bali middle. The battle took place is known Margarana Puputan War, where I Gusti Ngurah Rai with his army to fight to the death. A very heroic events repeated in Bali, all fighters under the leadership Bali Ngurah Rai was killed at the battle that time.

In 1963 there was a natural event, namely the eruption of Mount Agung which resulted in severe shocks to the economy of Bali. Many residents of Bali resettled to other areas in Indonesia to improve their welfare. However, along with the development of the tourism industry in the area, Bali's economy gradually began to recover, even became one of the areas that experienced high economic growth.

However, in the midst of economic growth and development of the tourism industry, yet another island of thousand temples must undergo severe shock. A tragedy occurred on October 12, 2002, known as the Bali Bombing Tragedy 1, killing 202 people with 209 people injured. These events instantly makes the tourism industry in Bali has decreased significantly. Not done to clean, re-occurring Bali bomb attacks in 2005 2.

Along with berjalanannya time, Bali continues to conduct repairs and improvements in all areas, including in the security field. Slowly Bali's tourism industry began to pick up again, and this time Bali has again positioned itself as a tourist destination mainstay of Indonesia.

Bali Tourism Potential

Name of Bali has been very popular not only in Indonesia, but also in the whole world. Admittedly, that is an excellent tourism Bali Indonesia, even the rate of progress of the Bali tourism industry contributes to the growth of national economy. The development of the tourism industry in Bali can not be separated from its tourism petonsi the region. Yes, besides having breathtaking natural beauty, both in coastal areas and in the highlands, Bali also has a very important historical relics. A variety of historical sites, particularly religious buildings, in Bali should be recognized to be one of great potential for the tourism sector. Not only that, Bali also has a distinctive culture that is quite unique and kept alive for generations. The strong culture of Bali this is a major factor in the development of the tourism industry. The uniqueness and distinctiveness of Balinese culture turned out to be the main attraction for tourists, and this cultural fascination irreplaceable.

Tourist spots in Bali

Many tourist spots in Bali whose name has been so popular to foreign countries. Call it the Kuta Beach, the belle of the tourist sites at once iconic Bali travel. In addition to Kuta Beach, there are also Tanah Lot, the sights that combines the beauty of the beach with a building potential of heritage in the form of a temple. Pura Tanah Lot is very attracted tourists because of its uniqueness. In addition, there is also the Nusa Dua Beach and Tanjung Benoa. Both beaches are located in the elite area of ​​Bali province. Now Bali is developing an integrated tourism area named Garuda Wisnu Kencana or better known as GWK Bali. Ubud tourism area also contributed to driving the Bali tourism industry. Ubud with distinctive cultural and artistic work have enriched selection of tourist attractions in Bali. Moreover, the tourist area of ​​Ubud also has potential natural beauty of stunning scenery in the area of ​​terraced rice fields and the monkey forest or monkey forest. See more information in the article List of Tourist Attractions in Bali.

Traditional clothes / Clothes Adat Bali

Actually Bali has pakaiann customs vary greatly, depending on the area that has symbols and ornaments on their own and also adapted to the type of activities or ceremonies. However, in general the traditional Balinese dress consists of several parts, among others:

Bali Traditional Clothes For Men

• Udeng (headband)
• cloth hem
• Umpal (shawl binder)
• Cain wastra (tank)
• Belt
• kris
• Ornaments and jewelery
• Often, too, a dress shirt, and a jacket
• There also are wearing footwear

Bali Traditional Clothes For Women

• Bun (bun)
• Sesenteng (kemben songket)
• Cain wastra
• Belt prada (stagen), twisted hips and chest
• Songket shawl shoulders down
• Tapih cloth or Sinjang, on the inside
• Ornaments and jewelery
• Often kebaya worn and a cloth covering the chest
• There also are wearing footwear

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