Showing posts with label Tourism in Central java. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Tourism in Central java. Show all posts

Tuesday, February 10, 2009

Karimun Jawa Island, The Tourism object in Java See, Central Java

Karimun Jawa Island, The Tourism object in Java See, Central Java

One of the tourism object in Central java, Indonesia is Karimun Jawa Island. It is located in the north of Jeparaa city near Semarang, the capital city of Central Java province. It is one of 27 islands scattered along the Java Sea . The average temperature of 26-300 ° C. The whole area is 107,225 hectares consisting of 100,105 ha of land and 7120 hectares of water. Some islands are coral reefs and sand covered layers.The coast is largely covered with mangroves and other marine plants. Five of 27 islands are inhabited; they are Karimunjawa , Kemujan, Parang, Nyamuk than Genting.

Karimun Jawa Island, The Tourism object in Java See, Central Java

Karimun Jawa Island, The Tourism object in Java See, Central Java

Sunday, August 3, 2008

- BOROBUDUR, the Big Buddist Temple , Magelang, Indonesia


The south corner of BOROBUDUR Temple, in the center is a part of hidden foot which uncovered after the 2nd restoration (1975-1982), there are only 5 from 160 panels which still can be seen by the visitors.
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Borobudur is a ninth century Mahayana Buddhist monument in Magelang, Central Java, Indonesia. The monument comprises six square platforms topped by three circular platforms, and is decorated with 2,672 relief panels and 504 Buddha statues. A main dome is located at the center of the top platform, and is surrounded by seventy-two Buddha statues seated inside perforated stupa.

The monument is both a shrine to the Lord Buddha and a place for Buddhist pilgrimage. The journey for pilgrims begins at the base of the monument and follows a path circumambulating the monument while ascending to the top through the three levels of Buddhist cosmology, namely, Kamadhatu (the world of desire); Rupadhatu (the world of forms); and Arupadhatu (the world of formless). During the journey, the monument guides the pilgrims through a system of stairways and corridors with 1,460 narrative relief panels on the wall and the balustrades.

Evidence suggests Borobudur was abandoned following the fourteenth century decline of Buddhist and Hindu kingdoms in Java, and the Javanese conversion to Islam. It was rediscovered in 1814 by Sir Thomas Raffles, the British ruler of Java. Borobudur has since been preserved through several restorations. The largest restoration project was undertaken between 1975 and 1982 by the Indonesian government and UNESCO, following which the monument was listed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site] Borobudur is still used for pilgrimage, where once a year Buddhists in Indonesia celebrate Vesak at the monument, and Borobudur is Indonesia's single most visited tourist attraction.

FOR MORE DETAILS INFORMATION PLEASE READ :
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Borobudur

Source: gabisa_motonia

Monday, July 28, 2008

Slamet" Mountain (Gunung Slamet)



"Slamet "mountain is one of volcanoes in Java. The other volcanoes are Merapi mountain in Yogyakarta, Cerme mountain in west Java, Semeru mountain in east Java. "Salamet mountain does not look active now. This mountain is located in the boarder between Pemalang regency and Banyumas regency, central java. It is about 300 km from Jakarta, the capital city of Indonesia. Slamet mountain is 3,432 meters high. In the slope of this mountain, there are two popular beautiful tourism objects namely Baturaden in Purwokerto and Guci in Tegal. This picture of Slamet mountain taken from Moga by nurul15053 shows the scenery of Slamet mountain from the distance.

Friday, July 18, 2008

-SEMARANG



Semarang is a city on the north coast of the island of Java, Indonesia. It is the capital of the province of Central Java. It has an area of 373.67 km² and a population of approximately 1.5 million people, making it the Indonesia's fifth largest city. Semarang is located at [show location on an interactive map] 6°58′S, 110°25′E. A major port during the Dutch colonial era, and still an important port today, the city is known in Indonesia for its large ethnically Chinese population. The picture by mas_jati is the building of Tawang railway Station which was built in the dutch Colonization Era.

The name of the city, Semarang, may have originated from the concatenation of the words "asem" (tamarind) and "arang" (rare). Another version is that Semarang is originated from Chinese word Sam Po Lang (San Bao Loong), meaning "the city of Sam Po" (Admiral Zheng He). The picture by batigolix below is also the example of Dutch colonial building in Semarang which become the dutch heritage building in Semarang.

text source: wikipedia