HILL Ketep

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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Shrine SAM POO KONG (BUILDING STONE)

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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Hot water bath jar, KAB. TEGAL

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

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.

To reach the temple Burubudur, from Yogyakarta you can use the services of travel of the many attractions here are relatively affordable prices. Borobudur temple tour packages usually combined with other attractions, such as Prambanan. Some travel packages also offers Borobudur Sunrise, sunrise views temple and among the splendor of his statues became a spectacular view that will not be forgotten.

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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DANCE JAVA

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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SKIN PUPPET

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.

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KERIS JAVA

Keris among the public in Java is represented as a symbol of "Masculinity" and sometimes if for some reason bridegroom was unable to attend the wedding ceremony appointment, he represented a keris. Keris is a symbol of heritage. In the Java community calendar mengirabkan heirloom seed palace is the largest trust on the day of the sura.
Keris or spear an excellent heirloom that its value not only because it is made of steel elements, iron, nickel, even mixed with elements of rock that fell from the sky meteoroids so sturdy strong, but how to make it along to the accompaniment of prayers to the almighty creator (God SWT) with spiritual apaya duatu by the master. So the spiritual power of the almighty creator of the people as it was believed to contain magical power or prestige that can affect the other party becomes the weapon of fear to the wearer's heritage.

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GAMELAN JAVA

Gamelan is a Javanese Hindu culture composed by Sunan Bonang, in order to encourage a love of transcendental life (Nature Malakut) "Tombo Ati" is one masterpiece of Sunan Bonang. Until now these songs are still sung by the teachings of Islam, as well as on-stage performances such as: Puppets, intent Marriage Palace and cultural rituals.

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Wayang Kulit

Puppet show is a famous craft and art of high artistic. Made of leather paper later in the decorative, in print and gilded with a very nice combination with leather carving winding.
Visit the Surakarta (Solo), Sukoharjo, Klaten, Wonogiri, Sragen, and Boyolali if you want to see how the artists-artists work to make this shadow play.

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CIGARETTE

Clove cigarette is a product of Central Java are quite well known. there are many different types and clove cigarette brands are produced, either by employers who are classified as K-1000 (produced under the 1000 tobacco cigarettes per day) until that is modern and large manufacturers such as needles, Jambu Bol, Breadfruit, Tapel Horse, and other so on.

Slaah clove cigarette is a kind of tobacco product produced through the mixing process between the chopped tobacco, cloves, and treated with a mixture of a certain aroma that give rise to distinctive taste and enjoyment. several types of cigarettes K-1000 adds other raw materials such as incense, and wrapped with a particular leaf. The main raw materials are generally derived from the tobacco itself the Central Java district of Wonosobo, Waterford, Kendal, Boyolali, and Trunk.

Cigarette production centers spread across the city of Semarang, Semarang district, the city of Surakarta, Surakarta District, Holy District, and District Karanganyar. While the market is not only domestically but also abroad, particularly ASEAN.

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carved furniture

One of processed wood products is growing very rapidly in recent decades is the furniture and furniture products. Starting from the work of the household, furniture products has now become a substantial industry with well-educated labor absorption rate is not small. The product of this type in principle be divided into two categories: furniture for the garden (garden) and the interior of the house (indoor).
Furniture from Central Java (furniture from Central Java) has long been well known for its quality, competitive price and the arts. Many consumers both within and outside the country that order antique furniture, which even made new, but are processed as if it is a product of ancient (antique). There are also furniture products made from tubers (milestones) tree with touches of art turned into furniture products are very attractive and has a high sales value. Whereas the modern and functional style is also growing rapidly and simultaneously increased demand for office and hotel needs of the construction is growing rapidly in recent years, both at home and abroad.
Furniture products, especially the carving was developed by the craftsmen carve Central Java based on the skills handed down by his ancestors. In addition, in the city of Semarang there are vocational schools specializing in the field of design and engineering timber (PIKA) which produces highly skilled graduates. The luklusan PIKA has come to be the backbone of the furniture industry in Central Java to be able to produce quality products and have high competitiveness are not inferior to foreign products.
Furniture production in Central Java to develop and grow rapidly in line with increased demand from inside and outside the country, good design, construction, style and coloring. Most of the material is made of wood, and now more varied since the raw material is no longer solely teak but also began to use a lot of mahogany and other species, as well as metallic materials.
Furniture production centers in Central Java are scattered in the city of Semarang, Jepara regency, Klaten, Sukoharjo regency, regency Holy Rembang District, District Blora, Batang, Sragen. Investment in this product is still open with a pretty tight competition.

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BATIK Caring Tips

There are some things to watch out for the care of batik clothes, to remain durable and retains the beautiful color. Here are tips on caring for batik clothes.A. When you wash your batik, use a special detergent for batik fabrics are sold in the market.2. batik clothes washing hair with shampoo. Previously, dissolve shampoo in water until no part of jelling. Then, dip the batik design.3. Models can also wash your batik using lerak fruit or leaves of plants that have been glued muted warm water. The trick, knead lerak fruit or leaves glued to remove the foam and then add warm water, and ready to wash the batik. Fruit flavors lerak able to prevent the emergence of small animals that bias alone can damage the batik shirt.4. When you wash your batik shirt design, do not use detergents that are not specific for batik cloth and do not rub. If batik not too dirty, just soak it with warm water. But if it is really dirty, such as food stains or other impurities, can be removed by using soap or orange peel. Way, simply by rubbing soap or orange peel in the dirt on batik clothes.5. Instead, do not wash your batik with a washing machine because it can damage the batik design on fabric6. We will leave them, batik is wet do not have to be squeezed. And do not leave them in direct sunlight. Jemurlah in the shade or batik aerated until dry.7. When drying, drag the edge batik slowly so that the fiber is folded back into position.8. If it is dried in the sun, avoid ironing batik directly. If you look very good batik, spray a little water on a piece of batik cloth, and put a cloth over it, a new iron.9. If you want to give perfumes or fabric softeners on batik, do not spray directly on fabric. Instead, cover the first batik with newspaper, then spray the deodorant and fabric softener had been in the newspaper.10. Do not spray perfume or fragrance oils directly onto cloth batik, especially batik silk with natural dyes.11. Save your favorite batik in plastic so as not to be eaten by moth. When stored in a closet should not be camphor, because the solid is very loud and can damage the batik.12. Another way that batik was moth-eaten, give a little pepper wrapped in paper towels in the cabinet with the batik. Or, put fragrant roots which had twice through the process of immersion in hot water and dried in the sun to dry. Batik clothing you will always look new place to sell a crate in selling batik and batik shirt.

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How to care silk batik

Batik is the art of crafting original silk Indonsia a high artistic value, the longer the antique value of art batiknya.Bila you have a collection of silk batik is how to treat the following:
A. Do not wash in a washing machine or brushed, or squeezed, as it will damage the fibers in the silk cloth.
2. Wash with a special shampoo or detergent silk.
3. Jemurlah shady place, not exposed to direct sunlight as it can fade the color.
4. Do not be ironed with a high temperature
5. Keep in a dry place or hang alone.
6. Do not spray perfume directly to alcohol because it can leave stains on fabrics

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Business profits Batik

Of course we still fresh diingatan, early 2008, the color purple (purple) into color trends 2008. Assess the community, identified as the purple color of slang. Treading the middle of 2008, wholesale batik batik in Solo from Klewer market began to boom. Wholesale batik batik of Solo began to shift from formal to formal wear or everyday apparel, government offices and private sector began to require their employees to wear batik shirt Solo every Friday, so it's no wonder that day, we saw many people cheap batik shirt with beberbagai style. Batik as a noble heritage of Indonesia which is the charisma of a national treasure in the world of fashion is expected to penetrate the international market. Batik is an effort to attract foreign tourists in the government program of "Visit Indonesia Year 2008".
Cheap batik originated from areas such as batik centers: Pekalongan, Yogyakarta, Solo, Cirebon had long known to us. Even today, batik patterns originating from Sumatra may have encountered. Solo entrepreneurs from wholesale batik batik begin to look for trends in wholesale batik batik Solo is an increasingly attractive. Some shopping centers in Jakarta, Solo batik clothes like Plaza Semangi, held in early August the stock cheap batik shirts on the ground floor. Klewer market prices offered varied from 100-400 thousand dollars perpotong. In addition, the stores that specialized in cheap batik batik like Batik Keris, Danarhadi, or Light of the Moon every day crowded with shoppers.
Batik in Beringharjo market prices offered from 30,000 to 100,000 per piece. As an example 'srimbit' which is the upper garment (top) made a pair for men and women, some people call batik 'Daddy Mummy' is offered at a price of 100,000, which is quite fantastic price compared to prices offered in the Plaza-plaza Jakarta, if you buy a minimum of 12 pieces (1 dozen), the price could be even cheaper. In addition, the fashions of batik is now very varied, there is an official such as a blouse and shirt. For a semi formal or dress with fringe accent at the waist strap and there is also a negligee as a lot of wear sleepwear. Batik is no longer monotonous as it once was, maybe it was the one who makes batik more and more fans.
The profitability of around Rp 4000-15000 for each piece. This nominal glance seem small, but when the day, we are able to sell up to 100 pieces a day then the profits earned Rp 800,000 (calculated average profit of Rp 8,000). Some batik sellers also took aim at the Jakarta elite housing market by way of direct selling, this is done to obtain profits doubled to reach 2-3 times the capital. Interesting is not it? Anyone interested in this business?

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List price of short-Batik Shirt

Hem N&A 001

Rp 50.000

Merk: N&A
Ukuran: M  (LD: 52cm, P: 65cm)
Bahan: Katun halus, ada saku kiri

 

Hem Damar 001

Rp 67.000

Merk: Damar Kusumo
Ukuran: M (LD: 52cm, P: 72cm)
Bahan: Katun halus, ada saku kiri

 

 

Hem Asoka 002

 

Rp 50.000 

Merk: Asoka

Ukuran: M (LD =53cm, P=70cm)
Bahan: Katun halus
Detail: kancing depan tersembunyi 

Hem Ilsama 013

 

Rp 65.000

Bahan: Katun, ada saku kiri

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Indonesian batik history

Batik is historically derived from the days of our fathers, known since the seventeenth century, written and painted on palm leaves.At that time batik motif or pattern is still dominated by the shapes of animals and plants. But in the history of batik development progressed, the motifs of the paintings of animals and plants slowly turned to abstract motif that resembles a cloud, temple reliefs, puppet beber and so on.Furthermore, through the merger with the art style paintings decorating clothing, batik art emerged as we know it today.The type and style of traditional batik quite so much, but the pattern and its variations in accordance with the philosophy and culture of each region are very diverse.The cultural treasures of this rich Indonesia has led to the birth of various shades and types of batik with a characteristic tradisioanal own specialty.

Development of Batik in Indonesia
 History of batik in Indonesia related to the development of the Majapahit kingdom and later empire. In some records, the development of batik is mostly done in times of Mataram kingdom, then in the kingdom of Solo and Yogyakarta.

Batik art is art image on the cloth for clothing that was one of a family culture of the kings of ancient Indonesia.Batik initially worked in the palace alone are limited and the results for the king's clothing and family and his followers. Because many of the followers of the king who lived outside the palace, the art of batik was brought by the palace and carried them out in place of each.In the development of this batik art gradually imitated by the people nearest and further expanded into the work of women in the household to fill leisure time. Furthermore, batik clothes that used only the royal family, became a popular folk clothing, both women and men.White fabric that is used when it is the result of homespun. Coloring materials are being used consists of plants native to Indonesia that is made, among others of: noni tree, tall, Soga, indigo, and the material made from soda ash soda, and salt is made of mud.So this batik in Indonesia has been known since the time of the Majapahit kingdom and continued to grow until the next kingdom. As for starting the spread of this batik art belongs to the people of Indonesia and Java in particular tribe is after the end of the eighteenth century or early nineteenth century.Produced batik batik is all up to the early twentieth century and is known batik new world of unity after the war or about the year 1920. Now, batik has become part of Indonesia's traditional clothing.

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Pekalongan Batik Museum

You want to know and to learn more about batik? In this museum you can see various kinds of batik from time to time. We can observe the development of batik from the Dutch, the Japanese influence during the second world war with the motif Hokokai Java, there is also a Javanese batik, especially from outside Sumatra stout influenced by Islamic culture are motifs that resemble the look of Arabic calligraphy.
Collection of this museum is quite interesting, we can see antique batik reaches 100 years old. There is also a encim kebaya worn by Chinese women in Indonesia. There are many other interesting collection that you can see at this museum
Indonesian Batik Museum building, built by utilizing the former City Hall building Pekalongan. The building was overhauled to Museum Batik Indonesia, because the buildings including the old, which was built in Dutch colonial times. In it, there are several spacious rooms with large windows and doors, so that was very high historical nuances.
Please visit the Museum Batik Pekalongan. The location is easily accessible with a variety of vehicles or public transportation. Jatayu is located in the roundabout near the Diponegoro Pekalongan. This area is also a symbol of harmony between religious Pekalongan built up very good. Appears in a photograph next to the Museum Batik Pekalongan background stands a mosque with the Catholic Church Pekalongan. Around the region also stands the Protestant Church and followers of Tri Dharma temples. Likewise with batik patterns are heavily influenced Pekalongan combination or integration of local elements, Arabic, Chinese, and Dutch. It's a cultural heritage that is priceless. Let's together we preserve and empower.
Do not worry, it's not just a museum where the collection only. Foundation that manages, in addition to maintaining, will also provide sales of various products from Pekalongan batik.

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business opportunities

 Business Opportunities sell Batik is a Business Opportunity that is worth trying at this time, especially Batik has become a trend in all circles in this country ranging from kindergarten children to dress uniform can not be separated from the Ministry of Batik. So the Business Opportunity is arguably still wide open for all of us who want to take advantage of this Business Opportunity.
But we sell Bagimana Batik is while we can not and do not have a business batik batik? Tenanang course, Capital Marketing Kick Desperate to be used before the middle of road washed out hehe. Business Opportunities pity that this market is still wide open going in vain.Try to come to the Batik craftsman and ngobrolah beberpa there and express your desire to sell their products. LHA .. The tip ends so a broker anymore neh .. Heheh how gapapa lha lha wong ga realtor so you can just make hayooo ga.
If you are good at capturing this Business Opportunity then you'd be willing to speak to the batik producers, "Boss, I want to sell your Batik, how? There is a commission how? Or I Rev it cost? "Well if you have the courage to express this, it will continue into the more technical issues which must mengasikan, remember you come and talk in order to take advantage of the opportunities the business.Once you've agreed on price and profit menghitunh for you, try the online campaign, make a blog or a website, promote your website through social media like facebook and twitter or Google aocialMedia, ga have to bear responsibility to aggressively promote batik products you are, sooner or later you will enjoy this, do not be surprised if at any time of any email or sms phone turned out to consumers who are interested in batik and your interest in ordering products.Tips from the author should make the author's own label so impressed batik suoaya it is your product but this should also expressed to the manufacturer first before beginning, yet it also sells the product manufacturer.Good luck and you can take advantage sekiga Sell Business Opportunities Batik Capital is reckless.

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Why buy batik cloth ???

- Having fabric is our purest form of pleasure to the batik of Indonesia.
- From the Batik fabrics, clothing creations you can create anything you want, dress, Moslem, pants, skirts, bags, etc. to suit your style.
- As an investment. From the first, the parents we have a fabric that is stored to be given to children or grandchildren. And after a year has more value.

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