Jumat, 05 Juni 2009

BANGKA TOUR

KWAN TIE MIAO TEMPLE
Located in Pangkal Pinang City. This temple have ages 200 years old,it's make this temple being teh oldes temple in Bangka.
This temple have been rebuilt at 1864 for width increasation. Inside it there are 8 big roundy pole with Chinese calligraph.
If pray time come, this temple always busy by the sound of bell. In front of this temple, there is a high gateway with dragon decoration and Chinese Calligraph.
This temple is a symbol of unity from Malay culture and Chinese Culture.
PHA KAK LIANG
Located in Kuta Panji Village,Belinyu District,Bangka. There is a lake that is jewelled by some Chinese pavillions.
These pavillions looks like a pagoda with red painted and Chinese style. On that lake, there is a long zig-zag bridge that can accompany us to go to that pavillions
It's mean that visitor can enjoy the Pha Ka Liang scebery from the different sides,and also visitor willfeel that Pha Kak Liang is so wide.
Many big goldfishes that swim inside on this lake, but you can't cacth them because on Bangka's myths, if you cacth that fish you will be punished.
But, don't worry! Because you can feed them everytime. This place have Dragon gateway with Chinese Calligraph that welcoming you to Pha Kak Liang.

Pha Ka Liang
GEDONG VILLAGE
Located in Lumut Village,Belinyu District,Bangka. This village named Gedong because this place is a place for gathering tin before this place being village.
This village is the oldest Chinese village in Bangka since 1602. There are 670 peoples lived on there. These people have family name named Bong who have language China Khe'.
Just younger or teenager who can say in Indonesian Language. There many old house in this place. In every house there are altars which used people to pray require savior of their God.
CUAL WOVEN CLOTH
Cual mean the frist process of dipping thread for motif making. The fabric located in Mentok,West Bangka. The making aplliances named Gedongan, and the thread named Limar which maked by the cual maker.
The making eat 2 till 3 months, the identity colour are purple and red. There are many motif, they are Bebek Bekandang, Kembang Setaman, Gajah Mada and many other.
This woven cloth can used to wall jewell,shirt, Setanjak(Bangka Traditional hat),and many other. In Bangka, this cloths are used to Wedding Ceremony, Birth Ceremony, and many other ceremony.
This cloth are expiorted to Switzerland, Japan, Malingsia, Tibet and the other asia Country

Cual woven
Setanjak


Bangka Beach
Bangka Beach
Bangka Beach Stone

Sumateran Map