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Pass or Ketep Ketep Hill is a hill located in the village Ketep, Magelang and an altitude of about 1,200 meters above sea level. Ketep pass has an area of 8,000 m2 and is about 30 km from the city of Manila or 35 km from the City Boyolali (in the path of Solo-Selo-Borobudur). Plus the value of this place is the tourists who visit can enjoy the panoramic view of Mount Merapi, Merbabu, Cleft, Sindoro, Tidar, Andong and Menoreh Mountains and expanse of agricultural land in the distance, very beautiful.
In this place also been equipped with some tourist facilities and infrastructure such as:
• Substation of view to see the peak of Merapi activity using binoculars.
• Volcano Theater to watch a film about the activities of Mount Merapi in the past.
• Museum
• The area of parking space, restaurants, souvenir shops, etc..
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It is said that an envoy from the Chinese by the name of Sam Poo Tay Djien in the trip to Semarang had built a temple a place of worship. At that time he was on his way to the countries in Asia.
Sam Poo Kong temple has architectural blend of Chinese culture is steeped in Javanese culture, which looks like a pagoda roofs of buildings joglo. Besides being used as a place of worship, this temple is also a very interesting attractions to visit, especially at certain times such as the lunar new year. Pagoda is located on Jl. Simongan, Stone Gedong area of Semarang.
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Jar is a hot spring which is the attraction petilasan Sunan Gunungjati in spreading Islam in Indonesia. According to public confidence, Sunan Gunung teak never left a jar of water that can be utilized by the public, but it was until now the people believe the efficacy and benefits of one of them is able to cure various diseases.
This attraction is a true spa which has clear water, clean and odorless, located at the foot of Mount Slamet with a height of about 1050 m above sea level. Distance attraction of hot spring town tegal jars about 47 km to the south, or toward the town of Navan, can be reached by public transport such as buses. Available facilities include accommodation, swimming pool and a hot water bath of hot water open.
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Borobudur Temple is one of the relics of ancient objects in the world, even Borobudur had been named as one of the seven wonders of the world. Borobudur is actually the largest Buddhist temple and a site frequented by tourists, both domestic and abroad to date. Borobudur unique shape makes it addictive no one past the building in the world like it.
Based on the inscriptions found in the record, Borobudur was built between the 8th century when Samaratungga (King of the dynasty dynasty) reigned. Borobudur is the meaning of the language itself is sansakerta monastery on the hill. Borobudur is filled with philosophical ornaments which includes philosophical and cultural life in the past.
In addition to using the travel, if you want a little adventurous you can try to reach Borobudur by using public transport. Try to walk to the terminal Jombor in Yogyakarta, and then boarded a mini bus terminal direct to Borobudur, the next trip is with a rickshaw ride through the gate of the temple of Borobudur.
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Which accompanies the dance is part of this new center developments. It turned out that during the first royal dance reaches a high aesthetic level. If the environment is spontaneous folk dances and simple, then in a neighborhood dance palace has a standard, complex, subtle, and symbolic. If viewed from the aspect of motion, then the influence of Indian dance found in Javanese court dance lies in the hands, and in Bali coupled with eye movements.
Creation of the famous dance of kings, especially in Java, is a form of dance theater such as wayang wong and Bedhaya Ketawang. Two of these dances is the inheritance of Javanese kings. Bedhaya Ketawang is a dance created by the third king of Mataram, Sultan Agung (1613-1646) with a background in the myth of romance between the first king of Mataram (Panembahan Senopati) with Kangjeng Queen of South (ruler of the southern ocean / Ocean Indonesia) (Soedarsono, 1990). This dance is performed by nine female dancers.
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Traditional performance art in its original form arose before the entry of Hindu culture in Indonesia and began to flourish in the era of Javanese Hindu. Art is a puppet show remnants of Javanese religious ceremony that is the remnants of animistic beliefs and dynamisme.
According to the Centini, on the origin of Purwa mentioned that the traditional performance art, once initially created by the King of the Kingdom Jayabaya Mamenang / Kediri. Prominence to the 10th century King Jayabaya trying to create a picture of the spirits of his ancestors and inscribed on palm leaves. Form of puppet figure is imitated from the description of the Ramayana reliefs on temple in Blitar. Ramayana story is very interesting because of concern Jayabaya including worshipers of Lord Vishnu who is faithful, even by people considered to be the embodiment or incarnation of Vishnu Batara. The figure figures are illustrated for the first time or Sang Hyang Guru Jagadnata the embodiment of Lord Vishnu.Read more »
