About "Jawa Tengah"
Culture, Shopping, Food Tourism Destination
Museum Batik (Danarhadi, Pekalongan)
Museum of Batik Danarhadi is a place where tourists could see various collections of ancient batik, the process of making drawing batik and printed batik equipped with a batik shop
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Borobudur Temple
The world's largest Buddhist temple which is one of the masterpieces among the Seven Wonders of the World is located in the Borobudur Village, Borobudur district, approximatelly ± 3 km from Mungkid city. Borobudur was built by King Samaratungga, one of the kings of Ancient Mataram Kingdom, from the descendant of Wangsa Syailendra. Based on the Kayumwungan inscription, an Indonesian named Hudaya Kandahjaya revealed that Borobudur is a place of worship which was completely built on May 26th, 824 almost a hundred years since they first started the construction. According to several sources the name of "Borobudur" means as a mountain with terraces (budhara), while others says that it means monastery located on the high ground
Borobudur temple was designed as staircase consistsing of 10 levels. Before Borobudur was renovated, the height of the temple was 42 meters and 34.5 meters after the reconstruction because the lowest level functioned as a barrier after being renovated. The six lowest square and top three circle and one of the highest levels of Buddhist stupa is facing to the West. Each level represents the stages of human life. In accordance with Mahayana Buddhism teaching, every person who wants to reach the level as the Buddha must passed through every level of human life. Kamadhatu, the lowest part of Borobudur (basement) symbolizing human beings that are bound by lust.
Whereas the other four levels above referred as Rupadhatu who symbolizes the ability of humanbeing to break free from his/her lust yet bound with manner and human form itself. On this terrace, the statue of Buddha is placed in an open space. Meanwhile, the other three levels above where the Buddhist stupas are laid in holes is called Arupadhatu, symbolizing humanbeing who has been freed from lust, appearance, and human form. The highest part is called Arupa symbolizes nirvana, where Buddha is residing
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Ambarawa Train Museum
Ambarawa Railway Museum is located in the town center of Ambarawa, precisely at Jl. Stasiun No. 1 Ambarawa, about 20 km from Ungaran municipality. It is the only railway museum of Dutch in Indonesia by which it keeps various old trains for collection. A tour package is offered for visitors where they can travel and enjoy the countryside and the mountains by using the steam-powered fire train with the route of Ambarawa station to Bedono station.
This station was established due to the request from King William I. This was formerly used to transport the troops. However in 1970, this station was closed. As the result, the line from Magelang - Semarang - Yogyakarta was off. In 1976, the Governor of Central Java, Soepardjo Rustam, changed the function of this Station to be a Railway Museum. Though it looks old, however the buildings and all equipments are still well maintained. This atmosphere seems to bring the visitors to the heyday of train from Nederlandsch-Indische Maatschappij Spoorwe.
Thousands Windows and Thousands Stories
Amazing Underwater Heaven
Admiring the deep of Karimun Jawa
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Thousands Windows and Thousands Stories
This place used to be a head office of railway system in Indonesia (HIS). This magnificent building with the style of art deco was built in 1903 by Dutch architect, Prof. Jacob F. Klinkhamer and BJ Queendag
Lawang Sewu is famous due to having many doors. This building belongs to one of the 102 ancient and historical buildings in Semarang and is used as an artistic, historical and architectural tourist spot in which there lies an underground room and an information tower within the building
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Amazing Underwater Heaven
Admiring the deep of Karimun Jawa
The islands of Karimunjawa has known as National Park in the year of 1988 with an area of 111,625 ha consisting of 1505.4 ha of land and waters of 110,019.6 ha. The potential tuorism objects of this islands is the underwater beauty of the various coral reefs and aquarium fish, and some of water sport such as diving, snorkeling, fishing, and sailing. Karimun Islands, located 45 km to the west from the city of Jepara. Visitors can visit this beautiful island either by sea or air.
If visitors are interested to visit this island by sea, there is a boat KM. Muria 2 that leaving from the Port of Kartini, Jepara twice in a week. Another alternative is the Kartini speed boat departing from Port of Tanjung Mas Semarang every Saturday and Monday |
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BANYUMAS
Tempe Medoan from Banyumas
Culinary :
Inthil, traditional food made of dried cassava, cooked by steaming with brown sugar. It can be served with sprinkled grated coconut.
Soto Sokaraja, consists of rice cake soup laced with slices of beef / chicken, bean sprouts, green onions, colorful crisply, peanut sauce, and soy sauce.
Tempe Medoan
Tempe kripik (chips)
Buntil
Getuk Sokaraja
Duck Satay
Nopia
Jenang Jaket (rice cake)
Shopping :
Handicrafts
Bandol, used tires made from various handicrafts such as slippers, flower pots, chairs, trash and other crafts.
Banyumasan batik with special motives from Banyumas, such as lumbon, baboon angrem, pring sedapur, ginger serimpang, kanthil motive, etc. Visitors can visit the batik workshop at Mruyung-Banyumas street
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| Mendoan, Banyumas |
Lompong Cake
Made of Black Glutinous Rice
Culinary :
Lanting, a ring-shaped snack with ingredients made from cassava with savory and crunchy flavor. It is one of the typical snacks of Purworejo.
Zalacca fruit chips, a cracker made of zalacca fruit.
Lompong Cake is a typical traditional snack from Purworejo made of black glutinous rice wrapped traditionally and having its own characteristics.
Shopping :
Handicraft
Bamboo art includes black and spotted bamboo arts, chairs, lamp pot and etc
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