Kampung Naga, The Traditional Village of Sundanese People

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Kampung Naga is a hamlet located in the area of Neglasari Village, Salawu District, Tasikmalaya Regency, West Java Province, Indonesia.

Kampung Naga is a village which is inhabited by a community in a very strong tradition of holding the remainder ancestors. The differences are visible when compared with other communities outside Kampung Naga. The community are living in the framework of an atmosphere in a traditional simplicity and environmental wisdom.

Kampung Naga is located not far from the main road that connects with the city of Garut Tasikmalaya. Villages are located in a fertile valley, with the boundaries, in the West Village by Naga forest. The forest is sacred because it is located in the ancestral cemetery. In the south is the rice fields, and in the north and east are surrounded by river Ciwulan, which the source of water comes from Mount Cikuray in Garut. The distance from the town of Tasikmalaya to Kampung Naga is approximately 30 kilometers, while the distance from the city of Garut is 26 kilometers. To reach Kampung Naga from Garut, Tasikmalaya, people must climb down the ladder in the wall (Sunda: sengked) to the bank of the river Ciwulan with the slope about 45 degrees with a distance of approximately 500 meters. Then through the paths into Kampung Naga. The settlement is easier to visit than the most ancient Sundanese village in Baduy.

According to the data from Neglasari village, the surface soil of Kampung Naga hills with those used for land productivity can be fertile. Area of land in Kampung Naga is one of half a hectare, mostly used for housing, yards, ponds, and the rest is used for agriculture rice harvested twice a year.

The preservation of the village has been supported by national government beginning during the Suharto presidency, and it has been described as part of the "public face of regulation in Suharto's Indonesia". The government provided concrete steps which connected the village to the outside world and battery powered radios as gifts for the village; tour guides were government-trained and reiterated the Naga people's desire for: self-sufficiency; the continuation of their traditions; and their desire to be model citizens.

If you are tired of life in a metropolitan city with its sky scrapers, you should take a few days off to stay in the Dragon village within Neglasari village, Salawu sub-district, Tasikmalaya, West Java.

This 1.5 hectares village is still 'green' and not influenced by modernization. Some 311 people live in this village. You will have to take several hundred steps to cover the villages over 500 meters. You will see hundreds of high ebony trees, large green paddy fields and the long Ciwulang river. In addition, you will feel the cool air and sounds of river waterflows in the distance.

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Saung Angklung Udjo, Sundanese Exotism Culture of Indonesia

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Saung Angklung Udjo (SAU) is a complete cultural tourism destination, because Saung Angklung Udjohas a show arena, bamboo craft center and workshop for bamboo musical instrument. In addition, the presence of Saung Angklung Udjoin Bandung became more meaningful because the concern to continue to preserve and develop the culture of Sunda - especially Angklung - to the public through means of education and training.

In 1966, Udjo Ngalagena Uum Sumiati and his wife set up an art studio Sundanese, which we are familiar with the SAU. SAU built on a strong foundation and high dedication to preserve Sundanese art and culture.

A group of children joyfully line up in traditional Sundanese costume, welcoming all visitors as they walk into the green bamboo hall of Saung Angklung Udjo Village in Bandung, West Java. Simply translated as Udjo’s House of Angklung, this one-stop cultural workshop offers a complete experience around angklung, Indonesia’s traditional musical instrument made of bamboo.  Angklung consists of one single note, creating a soothing chord.  It produces sound when it is shaken rapidly. An ensemble may consist of 3 or 4 players to a full orchestra playing the angklung repertoire.

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Established in 1966 by the late Udjo Nalagena (1929-2001) and his beloved wife, Uum Sumiyati, Saung Angklung Udjo was built with purpose and dedication to conserve  West Java’s Sundanese traditional art and culture. It was Udjo Nalagena who brought the passion and principles which made Saung Angklung Udjo a place where Sundanese art and culture thrive and gained proper respect worldwide. His efforts to introduce and promote angklung finally paid off when UNESCO inscribed Angklung in the Intangible Cultural Heritage List in November 2010. His love and dedication for Sundanese art is manifested in this beautiful and tranquil complex, consisting of performance hall, a bamboo handicraft center, and bamboo instrument workshop. (indonesia.travel)

Saung Angklung Udjo offers many activities and spectacles, from the afternoon bamboo musical show to the interactive angklung workshop. Here are some of the attractions you can enjoy, while you spend your time AT Saung Angklung Udjo:

Bamboo Musical Show

The show is packed with a number of spectacular short performances, including: Wayang Golek demonstrations, Helaran procession, Traditional Dances,  ‘Angklung for Beginner’, an  Angklung orchestra, Interactive Angklung to Arumba. At the end of the show, visitors are invited to dance along with the children. The show has an intense Sundanese atmosphere. The afternoon show is a series of performances with a concept originated by the late Udjo Ngalagena called Kaulinan Urang Lembur (Villagers’ Playtime).

Half day at Saung Angklung Udjo

Aiming at students from kindergarten to senior high as partakers, the show is to encounter the Sundanese culture at first hand.

Start the day with circling around Saung Angklung Udjo cultural complex and getting to know the story of the complex from its beginning to recent days, followed by the angklung production workshop, where you can learn how to make angklung assisted by talented bamboo craftsmen.

Saung Angklung Udjo
Jln. Padasuka 118, Bandung 40192 West Java – INDONESIA
Phone. +62 22 727 1714, +62 22 710 1736
Fax. +62 22 720 1587
E-mail : info@angklung-udjo.co.id
Web: http://www.angklung-udjo.co.id

Bandung Tourism : Bosscha Observatory

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Bosscha Observatory is the oldest observatory in Indonesia. The observatory is located in Lembang, West Java, approximately 15 kilometers (9.3 mi) north of Bandung. It is situated on a hilly six hectares of land and is 1,310 m (4,300 ft) above mean sea level plateau. The IAU observatory code for Bosscha is 299.

There are five large telescopes  in Bosscha serving various purposes. The telescopes include: The Zeiss double refractor, The Schmidt telescope also called as Bima Sakti telescope, The Bamberg refractor, The Cassegrain GOTO and The Unitron refractor. These telescopes help to observe and study various factors and are significant factors from science and development in Indonesia (triphobo.com)

The observatory is an interesting place to visit and serves both day and night tours.

During the first meeting of the Nederlandsch-Indische Sterrekundige Vereeniging (Dutch-Indies Astronomical Society) in the 1920s, it was agreed that an observatory was needed to study astronomy in the Dutch East Indies. Of all locations in the Indonesia archipelago, a tea plantation in Malabar, a few kilometers north of Bandung in West Java was selected. It is on the hilly north side of the city with a non-obstructed view of the sky and with close access to the city that was planned to become the new capital of the Dutch colony, replacing Batavia (present-day Jakarta). The observatory is named after the tea plantation owner Karel Albert Rudolf Bosscha, son of the physicist Johannes Bosscha and a major force in the development of science and technology in the Dutch East Indies, who granted six hectares of his property for the new observatory.

Construction of the observatory began in 1923 and was completed in 1928. Since then a continuous observation of the sky was made. The first international publication from Bosscha was published in 1922. Observations from Bosscha were halted during World War II and after the war a major reconstruction was necessary. On 17 October 1951, the Dutch-Indies Astronomical Society handed over operation of the observatory to the government of Indonesia. In 1959 the observatory's operation was given to the Institut Teknologi Bandung and has been an integral part of the research and formal education of astronomy in Indonesia. (en.wikipedia.org)

5 Culinary Unique Ice Cream in Bandung

This is Culinary Ice Cream Recommendations in Bandung, let's Check it out

1. PT Rasa

Almost in every major city, certainly has culinary legendary ice cream. If in Bandung, ice cream is legendary PT Rasa. From the era still sell ice cone, until now a cafe, ice cream remains a favorite here. Has been around since 1936, remain consistent with the quality and taste, the place is still the same even just adapted to be more modern. One of our favorites, ice cream over this pineapple fruit. There is also a dessert that is served over coconut shells. Not only had ice cream, PT Rasa also sells bread and pastries snacks. If you want all hang out, there is also a heavy meal here.

Address : Jl. Tamblong no. 15, Bandung

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2. Braga Permai

Braga Permai has existed since 1921 under the name Maison Bogerijen. Choice of food served here diverse, ranging from Europe, Indonesia, chinese food, until the bakery is also there. Because the concept is still the same as in the beginning, ice cream here also has the flavor of the past. Too many choices creations :) Especially if weekend, every night here there percussion, taste again hanging in Jimbaran Bali.

Address : Jl. Braga no. 58

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 3. Source Dishes

It was said that the building Sources dish older than the building Braga Permai tablets. Located on the right road Braga, sometimes often missed because in the front of his shop that sells many paintings and covering stores. Here is actually famous bread. Other menu favorites are not less steak and ice cream. Its location has also been used as a filming his Madre Dewi Lestari.
 

Address : Jl. Braga no. 20 

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4. Pesca

Less so to know the origin of this Pesca. It looks like a branch of Jakarta. Which makes us love Pesca, its Ice Cream Cakes. Not many who sell ice cream tart shaped in Bandung. In addition, there is also ice cream and cake creations like macaron ice cream, mochi ice cream, ice cream cupcakes, ice cream and other cute creations. If this were photographed, her ice cream cup.

Address : JL. Otto Iskandardinata no. 404

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5. Rit's Ice Cream

Of all the places to eat ice cream in Bandung, this was our favorite place. Very comfortable place, shady trees and lots of flowers. Like at home. Even more cool, the place is located just down the road towards Setiabudi Lembang, so still feel cool air of Lembang. Especially if dropped from Lembang badly stuck in traffic, just go here. Ice cream here pure and natural, from the fruit. It feels more like sourbet inclined than the usual creamy ice cream. Ice cream creations here too there are many kinds, in addition you can also eat a heavy here.

Address: Jl. Setiabudi no. 388 

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So don't miss it to travelling in Bandung, West Java, Indonesia

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