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Travel Spots : Bogor

1.Taman Bunga Nusantara 

Taman Bunga Nusantara have a variety of garden-inspired from different countries such as France, Japan, and Bali. Taman Bunga Nusantara have Secret Labyrinth. 

Location:  Jalan Mariwati Km7, Desa Kawungluwuk, Kec. Sukaresmi, Cianjur

Ticket Prize : Rp.30.000/people

2.Taman Safari Indonesia

Taman Safari location in  Jalan Raya Puncak, No. 601, Cibeureum, Cisarua, Bogor. In Taman Safari you can see many Animals. Taman Safari Indonesia have new rides, the new ride is Taman Safari Malam or Safari Night. In Safari night you can see movements of  animals at night. 

Location : Jalan Raya Puncak, No. 601, Cibeureum, Cisarua, Bogor
Ticket Prize : 1-5 years old = Rp.140.000
                      5 and adult     = Rp, 150.000

3.Penangkaran Rusa Giri Jaya Cariu

In Penangkaran Rusa Giri Jaya Cariu you can  play freely with a reindeer and you can feeding deer.  In penangkaran Rusa Giri Jaya Cariu there are lots of deer such as Rusa Cheetal, Rusa Jawa  and Rusa Bawean. 

Location : Desa Buana Jaya, Kecamatan Tanjung Sari, Kab. Bogor.

 Ticket Prize : Rp.2.500


 

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Travel Spots : Bandung

1.Tebing Kraton

Tebing Kraton in be at the top of the Taman Hutan Raya Ir.H.Djuanda. In Tebing Kraton you can see views of Taman Hutan Raya Ir.H. Djuanda with cold weather without polutions.

Location: Kampung Ciharegem Puncak, Desa Ciburial, Cimenyan, Bandung , Jawa Barat.

The Ticket Prize is Rp.11.000.

2.The Lodge Maribaya 

The Lodge Maribaya was not a regular camper place, because here comes with a wide range of camping and trekking activity facilities. The lodge Maribaya is surrounded by pine forest, water falls Maribaya and beautiful view of mountain. 

The Location :Jalan Maribaya,Babakan Gentong, Cibodas, Lembang, Kabupaten Bandung Barat, Jawa Barat .

Ticket Prize : Rp. 15.000 (Weekday)
                       Rp. 25.000 (Weekend)

3.Farm House Susu Lembang 

 Farm House has the ambiance of a European-style agriculture and plantation and home of dwarves (Hobbit) that we see in New Zealand. 

Location : Jl. Raya Lembang No. 108, Lembang, Bandung.

Ticket Prize : Rp.20.000 (Can Change with Milk)

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Traditional Drinks

1.Bandrek

Bandrek can maintain body stamina. The ingredients of bandrek: red sugar, ginger, pandan, lemongrass and milk.

2.Bajigur

The ingredients of bajigur: coconut milk, palm sugar, ginger, and salt. Bajigur very suitable consumed while cold weather. 

3.Cendol

Cendol made of rice flour. Cendol mix with ice and red sugar. The famous cendol from bandung is cendol elisabeth.

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Traditional Food

1.Siomay

Siomay made of Fish Mackerel and How to make it was steamed in. Siomay served with peanaut sauce, Ketchup and Sauce. 

Siomay is typical food from Bandung 

2.Karedok 

Karedok made from raw vegetable. example vegetable in karedok are : string beans, eggplants,Cabbage, bean Sprouts, cucumber and basil leaves and The Seasoning are:   kaempferia galanga, garlic, fried peanuts, tamarind juice, sugar, salt, red chili and shrimpaste. 

3.Cumi hideung

hideung in English Language is Black. The main ingredient of squid hideung. Hideung/black because The squid cooked using the ink of squid. 

4.Surabi 

Surabi like pancake but surabi cooked  with burnt on top of the stove. Surabi can add topings, the topings are : Chocolate, Cheese, banana and many more. Surabi have sauce is kinca .

5.Seblak

made from boiled crackers  with spicy seasoning. There are types of Seblak : Wet Seblak and dry seblak. 

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Population

Population of West Java

2010-2015

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Traditional House

1.Imah julang Ngapak

Imah julang Ngapak in Indonesia Language is "Seekor burung mengepakkan sayap".  Because the  roof design wide on each side like bird Wings.
You can see Imah Julang Ngapak in Kampung Dukuh, Kuningan; Kampung Naga, Tasikmalaya.

2.Imah Togog Anjing

Imah togog anjing in Indonesia language is "anjing yang sedang duduk"  and in English language is "Dog Sitting". Because the roof of the house like Dog sitting. 

You can see Imah Togog Anjing in Garut and Hotels, villa, bungalow around Garut and Bandung.

3.Imah Jolopong

Jolopong become familiar house because ofted used for community of Sunda. jolopong was chosen because it is made easier and more efficient materials.

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Traditional Weapon

1.Kujang 

Kujang  is the traditional weapon of West Java that is unique from other Indonesian traditional weapon, by having a length of about 20 to 25 cm. Kujang made from steel, iron and white steel.

Kujang Become emblem of harpness and critical power in a life and Kujang become emblem of strength and courage in protecting the rights and truth.Kujang is characteristic of West Java People than as weapons, agricultural tools, symbolism, ornaments, and even souvenirs.

The Fungtion of Kujang:

1. Kujang to inheritance that symbolizes the greatness and majesty of a king or an official.
2. Kujang for weapons to fight.
3. Kujang tool for the ceremony.
4. Kujang used for agricultural tools such as crop and cut down the plants.

2.Baliung

Baliung  is the sharp weapon used to fell large trees making it one of the tooling equipment to build a house. But in other areas known as the axe or a slave.

The handle is made of wood, which measure about 30 to 35 cm.Energy and power to press Baliung must be greater than the bedog, and because it is made of steel that is bigger and thicker at the base.

3.Bedog 

Bedog is the traditional weapon of West Java in the form of a large knife or "Golok" commonly called that serves as garden tools, cut  wood, cut down trees, slaughtering animals and cut the flesh of animals.

The type and Function Bedog :

1.   Bedog Gagaplok  , for cutting and mowing in the garden.
2.  Bedok pemeuncitan , for the slaughter of animals.
3. Bedog Pamoroan, to hunt
4. Bedog Jonggol / Hambalan, for peeling coconuts.
5. Bedog Sotogayot, to cut bamboo and other bamboo material.

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Traditional Dance

1.Tari Topeng from Cirebon

This dance belived to the community cirebon have been around since a sultanate Cirebon.
This is Dance from Cirebon and member dancer use mask. While they are dancing, they  using some of the masks that have a different character.

In general, the dancers Tari Topeng using three masks . The White Mask, Blue mask and Red Mask. Each change of color of the mask worn , the orchestra that sounded even louder as the symbol of the character played.

Cirebon mask dance musical accompaniment are using Cirebon gamelan. Cirebon Mask Dance performance tradition has grown and spread in the area of ​​Subang, Indramayu, Jatibarang, Majalengka, Sejong, and Brebes. The mask dance developments led to the emergence of different variations and style mask dance which will be dealt with separately in the future.

The Dancers aroung 4-5 people.

2.Tari Wayang

Known Tari wayang for the dancers wear costumes and perform dance depicting the character / puppet characters known to the public in West Java. At first the puppet dance was played during the puppet show, but in its development later became a puppet dance performing arts terse.

Based on the terms of the puppet dance presentation are grouped into 3 sections, among others:

1.  Single Dance namely dance performed by the dancers to bring the puppet characters. Example: Arjuna Dance, Gatotkacha. 
2. Pairs Dance, namely dance performed by two dancers or more that the two are complementary unity of dance, for example: Dance Sugriva, Vali.
3. Bulk Dance of more than one dancer with the dance or the same expression. Example: Dance Monggawa, Badaya.

3.Jaipong Dance

Jaipongan is a genre of dance that was born from the creativity of an artist from Bandung, Gugum Gumbira. In addition to being one of the entertainment community at the beginning of his appearance. Dance jaipong slowly become traditional arts of Bandung even known as one of the mainstays of art from West Java.

Uniqueness jaipongan movement is giving new nuances at that time by combining several kinds of traditional art movements such as pencak sila and tap tilu. Property used in a staging bersar jaipong outline can be divided into two namely clothing and musical accompaniment.

The Fungtion of Jaipong Dance:

1. Being both entertaining and a means of communication
2. Being one of the mainstays of art from West Java

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Traditional Musics

1.Angklung

Angklung is double pitched musical instrumental. angklung be made with bamboo, how to play Angklung is swaying. Impact between agencies bamboo pipes will produce sounds that have specific tones adjusted with the amount of bamboo uses.Angklung is listed as Masterpieces of the Oral and Intangible Heritage of Humanity by UNESCO since November 2010. 

The type of Angklungs: 

1. Angklung Kanekes
2. Angklung reyok
3. Angklung banyuwangi
4. Angklung Bali
5. Angklung dogdog Lojor
6. Angklung Sarinadae.

If you want to learn about Angklung, you can visit "Saung Angklung Udjo" in Bandung. You can learn a lot about Angklung. 

2.Calung

If how to play angklung is swaying, different from calung, how to play calung is hit the calung and the calung will make the tone. Calung be made from  black bamboo or from Sunda language is Awi wulung  like Angklung. 

There are two forms of calung:

        1.Calung Rantay

           

Calung rantay sorted tube bar with leather strap hibiscus (lulub) from the largest to the smallest, number 7 (seven joints of bamboo) or more. The composition of the tool there is one row and there are also two rows (calung ovaries and calung child / calung rincik). How to play calung rantay hit with two hands while sitting, usually calung are tied to a tree or a cubicle house (calung rantay Banjaran-Bandung), there is also made shelf "cradle" special bamboo / wood, for example calung tarawangsa in Cibalong and Cipatujah, Tasikmalaya, calung rantay in Banjaran and Baduy / Baduy.

      2.Calung Jinjing

        

       The calung tote pitched shaped row of bamboo held together with a small blade of bamboo (paniir). Calung tote consists of four or five, as calung kingking (consisting of 12 bamboo tubes), calung panepas (5/3 and two bamboo tubes), calung jongjrong (5/3 and two bamboo tubes), and calung gonggong  (2 tubes bamboo). Completeness calung in its development, today there are just using calung kingking one fruit, panempas two calung buah and  gonggong of the fruit, without using calung jongjrong How to play hit with a right hand wearing a hitter, and his left hand carrying / holding the instrument. While the technique of playing among others dikeleter, dikemprang, dikempyung, diraeh, dirincik, dirangkep (diracek), salancar,  and solorok.

3.Kacapi 

    Kacapi is a traditional musical instrument of West Java. Kacapi is from for Cianjuran. how to play Kacapi is stringed. In musical terms Sunda, basic techniques whch lute known to have such distinctive ways: ditoel, disintreuk, and digemyang (diranggeum).

 Function Kacapi can differentiate into two:

     

     1.Kacapi Indung

       Indung means the mains. Kacapi Indung is Kacapi Mother because  in the presentation kacapi indung acts as the host who became his partner.   pair kacapi indung is kacapi rincik. Kacapi ovary led music by giving intros, bridges and interludes, also set the tempo. For this purpose, use a large kacapi with 18 or 20 strings.

   2.Kacapi Rincik

    Kacapi Rincik enriching musical accompaniment by filling the space between the tone with high frequencies, especially in songs metered remain as the kacapi suling  or Sekar  Panambih. For this purpose, use a smaller kacapi with strings that number to 15.

          

   

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Location

In West, West Java adjacent with strait Sunda, in North adjacent with  Java Sea and DKI Jakarta, in East adjacent with Central Java Province and In sounth adjacent with Indonesia Ocean. 

The northern region of West Java is lowland while the southern region is a hilly area with a little beach and the central region is an area with mountainous geography. in Administratively, West Java Java Sea and Jakarta in north, east by East Java, in the east Indonesia borders the ocean, and in the west bordering Banten Province. West Java consists of 16 regencies and 9 Cities.

 West Java have strategic geography and West Java has a fertile field derived from volcanic deposits and fed by many streams that Cisadane river, Ciliwung River, River Cisande, Cimandiri River, River Citarum, Cimanuk River, and the river so most Citanduy land used for agriculture. 

The climate in West Java is tropical, with a temperature of 9 ° C at the summit of Mount Pangrango and 34 ° C on the North Coast, the average rainfall of 2,000 mm per year, but in some mountain areas between 3,000 and 5,000 mm per year.

Average all people in West Java use Sunda Language in daily life.

West Java very Rich in terms of culture, tourist destination, Panorama and History. 

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The Emblem of West Java

The capital city of West Java is Bandung. Bandung has Emblem and the emblem became the chacteristic of Bandung.  The emblem is oval, the shape like an Egg and like a shield.

Kujang:

• a versatile tool for the citizens of Sunda
• tool guard themselves

Cotton:

• Become emblem of clothing
• paddy and cotton on the basis of green symbolizing fertility and prosperity land west java

Mountain :

• The greatest part from west java

The river and Plantation:

• Symbolizing river , canal and water channel where there are many in west java

Dam

• Business and work in the field of irrigation is one of work attention, remember of the nature of agraris west java

The Meaning of West Java's Motto

  GEMAH RIPAH REPEH RAPIH

   Means that West Java selfsame inhabited by the solid and a nice life and peaceful.

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Travel spot : Cirebon

1. Keraton Kasepuhan

Keraton Kasepuhan is the oldest keraton in Cirebon. Inside Keraton Kasepuhan you can see Heirloom objects owned by sultan.  

Location: Jalan Kasepuhan No. 43, Kesepuhan, Lemahwungkuk, Kota Cirebon, Jawa Barat 45114, Indonesia
Ticket Prize : Rp.8.000

2.Taman Sari Gua Sunyaragi

In Taman Sari Gua Sunyaragi There are about 18 ancient buildings are architecturally is a blend of classical Chinese and Indonesia on any ornaments. 

Location : Sunyaragi, Kesambi, Sunyaragi, Kesambi, Kota Cirebon, Jawa Barat 45132, Indonesia

Ticket Prize : Rp.10.000

3. Banyu Panas Palimanan 

Banyu Panas Palimanan is place thermal baths. Banyu Palimanan stone is known for Hot Springs that has a sulfur content is high enough that it is very beneficial for the health of the body. 

Location: Jl. Raya Cirebon - Palimanan, Palimanan Bar., Palimanan, Cirebon, Jawa Barat 45161.

Ticket Prize : Rp. 6.000

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