Bali Personal Drivers - Penglipuran Village located in Kubu, Bangli Regency, Bali, about 45 kilometers from the city of Denpasar. When reached by car will take about an hour away and is very easy to find, because this village lies on Kintamani - Bangli Main Street. Bangli is only one of the nine Regency on the island of Bali that does not have beautiful beaches such as Kuta.
Introduction
Penglipuran Village beginning of existence is said to have existed long ago, precisely at the time of the Kingdom of Bangli. The ancestors of these villagers come from Bayung Gede village and settled till now. Penglipuran derived from the word "Pangelingan Putra" which means a close relationship between the duties and responsibilities of the community in the running of dharma religion. Panglipuran also means "panglipur" reminder or remember to the ancestral or derived from the word "Pengeling Pura" which has the meaning of a shrine to commemorate the ancestors. With an area of 1.12 sq km, that stretches from north to south, the village is populated by more than 200 familiesand most of them are Hindus and worked as farmers and craftsmen. Penglipuran Village separated by a road, the "kangin" is a house located in the eastern part, meanwhile the "kauh" is a house located in the western part. Penglipuran Village also directly adjacent to the area of the village of Kubu in the east, the village of Gunaksa in the south, and the west is Tukad (river), while in the north it is Kayang village.
What is interesting here ...?
Penglipuran Village far from modernity. However with its strong village governance that is derived from a blend of culture and local wisdom that actually awake, is able to display a unique panoramic beauty of the village.
This ... is ... so ... beautiful village.
Entering the area Penglipuran you can feel its beauty since you first set foot in this village. In the area of "Catus Pata", which is the border area to enter Penglipuran Village or as welcome area, you will see the village hall - community facilities with open space that has a beautiful view.
Then your eyes will be bound to see the houses are almost all the same. The similarity of the building can be seen from the gate, it looks uniform to each other with a bit of roof made from bamboo. The door was just wide as a hip of adults with about two and a half meter is commonly called "angkul-angkul". Another similarity is also found in the arrangement of buildings within the home, such as "bale" (hall), room, and kitchen. Almost all of them are also using the same raw materials as ground material for walls and bamboo on the other side of the building. The use of bamboo for the roof, wall or other needs is a must to be used as Penglipuran Village surrounded by bamboo forest that is wide enough.
Penglipuran Village, is one of the rural areas in Bali which has the structure of traditional Balinese architecture. The village topography composed in such a way where the main village area has a higher position and so on down to the lowlands. If viewed from the village zoning, that according to the agreement of local custom, the village is divided into three areas, namely "palemahan" or village foot area, "pawongan" or village body area, and the last is "parahyangan" or village head area. Parahyangan is a part which is considered sacred to the villagers of Penglipuran. In this Parahyangan area there are Pura Penataran and Pura Puseh who is also the village's main building. The area around Parahyangan has a unique and specific structure, because along the way of village corridors should only be used for pedestrians, then on each side is equipped with the attributes of the village buildings such as "penyengker" (walls), "angkul-angkul" (gate) and "telajakan" (a piece/part of a village street which is lies in front or side yard), all of which are seem uniform.
Located at an altitude of 700 meter above sea level, making the air in Penglipuran Village pretty cool. Penglipuran village also has other tourist attractions ie, the spread of bamboo forest which reaches more than 75 acres. This forest be used as one of the attractions that are often visited by tourists who want to see both different types of bamboo and those who just want to enjoy the atmosphere in the middle of a bamboo forest.
The bamboo forest in Penglipuran Village overgrown by various types of bamboo as Petung Bamboo, Jajang Aya Bambooa, Jajang Abu Bamboo, Tali Bamboo, Papah Bamboo, Suet Bamboo and there are even some types of bamboo that is almost extinct. Bamboo forest is partly owned by the indigenous villages and partly owned by the individual. After enjoying the beauty of bamboo forest, tourists can also see the plantation of Penglipuran people, as well as going to their house, to see the activity of making various forms of woven bamboo, which is done by people of Penglipuran.
Atmosphere in the village of Penglipuran make you feel to be in a real traditional Balinese village. This occurs because the culture and local wisdom passed down by ancestors of the Penglipuran Village is still firmly held and also implemented by the community of Penglipuran Village from generation to generation until today. Penglipuran Village is so clean, quiet, no vehicle, and the unusually beautiful ...!
Each corner of Penglipuran Village is photogenic, in any direction you point your camera certainly have beautiful results. Penglipuran Village also frequently used as a filming location for several commercial and documentary films that take on traditional Balinese theme. In addition to its beautiful scenery, people of Penglipuran Village also very friendly to guests. So stay a bit longer in this village is very pleasant.
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