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Ubud, in the tourist area of Gianyar regency, Bali, received an award as the best city in Asia by a magazine reader survey-based tourism in the United States, Conde Nast Traveler.

Rice terrace field in Ubud

The area was judged the best of the warm-hearted people, good atmosphere, the culture or the site, as well as accommodation, restaurants, and shop places. Ubud is selected as the best city in Asia with a score of 82.5 beating Bangkok, Hong Kong, Chiang Mai, and Kyoto. (more…)

Sekapur Sirih Dance
Sekapur Sirih is offering Jambi province dance arranged by Firdaus Chatab in 1962 and properly rearranged. The dance serves to welcome important guests. The dance describes the expression of people’s hearts in welcoming guests.

Traditional dance from Jambi, Sumatera

Sekapur Sirih dancer are 9 people by female, 3 male dancers and, 1 person in charge of carrying an umbrella and 2 guards. The tools are; Cerano / container containing betel leaf sheets, umbrellas, and Keris. Clothing; Baju Kurung/custom Jambi, Melayu style accompaniment with musical instruments consist of violin, lute, accordion, drum, gong and drum. (more…)

History Of The Kingdom In Medan
The palace is one of the main tourist attraction in the city of Medan, North Sumatra. This palace was built in 1888 by Sultan Ma’mun Al Rashid Perkasa Alamsyah reigned from 1873-1924.

Maimon palace, the old kingdom in Medan city.

TH Van Erp architect working as KNIL soldiers. The design symbolizes the Traditional Building Malays and Indian Muslims, while the architect style blend of Indonesia, Persia and Europe. There is a cannon and that is part of the Legend Maimon Palace.
The cannon is believed to the pieces of Nini Sukanalu. The Cannon was placed under a building like Geriten Karo and placed in a traditional building Karo. According to the Sarida Nasution caretaker, the Cannon is very sacred by the people Melayu Deli. (more…)

Dancing With The Plate

Piring Dance is a dance plate owned by the Minangkabau people from West Sumatra. The dance depicts a sense of joy and gratitude Minangkabau society when the harvest has come, where the young couple swinging motion step by showing their skill in playing the plates in their hands.

Piring Dance, a dance attraction from Minangkabau culture.

This dance is accompanied by a song that is played with Talempong and Saluang, whose movements are done quickly while holding the plate in the palm of their hands. Sometimes these plates they throw into the air or throw them into the ground and trampled by the dancers are barefoot. Art of dance this dish done in pairs or in groups with a variety of movements that are done quickly, dynamically and interspersed with the tinkling sounds of dishes brought by these dancers. At first the history of this dance has a purpose dishes in the Minangkabau people worship Goddess of Rice and respect for the crop. But in today’s dance is more often performed at the wedding ceremony. (more…)