Cangkuang Temple

Cangkuang Temple is 10 kilometers from Tarogong to the North in the direction to Bandung. To go there, tourists particularly foreigners took delman (a traditional land transportation with horse in the front). Beautiful flowers cover the shallow situ. There is a small island in the middle of the lake, namely Cangkuang temple. It is the only Hindu temple that ever found in West Java is the important discovery in the past. Cangkuang has been built in the period of the first Sundanese Kingdom: Galuh Kingdom. Near the temple, there are heritage graves from the Moslem follower Arif Muhammad, who is one of the Mataram Kingdom soldier from Central Java when attacking the Dutch Colonialist in Batavia (now Jakarta), at the 17th Century. The ambush failed, he refused to return and stayed in Cangkuang for teaching and disseminating Islam to the surrounding community, precisely in Kampung Pulo, where his hereditary stays until now. In Kampung Pulo, can be found the traditional village, which contains six houses in a row and face-to-face, three on the left and three on the right, plus one mosque, which stays only six families. In the edge of the lake, to reach Cangkuang temple, people must use traditional transportation made from bamboo, but safe and comfortable that is called rakit

Mount Tangkuban Perahu

Tangkuban perahu is a volcano, 25 kilometers north of Bandung direction of Lembang. Its location is in between Sagalaherang village, Sagalaherang district, Subang regency and Cikole village, Lembang district, Bandung regency. This is Bandung's most famous tourist volcano just 28 km north of the city. This volcano offers many places to see and explore. Whether we look into the huge crater or hike down into it, stroll through the forest on its slopes, or simply enjoy the splendid panoramic scenery. Mt. Tangkuban Perahu is an interesting destination that everyone in the Bandung area is fond of visiting. When seen from Bandung, Mt. Tangkuban Perahu has a distinctive shape, like an upside down boat. Tangkuban Perahu means, in fact, "up-turned boat" This peculiar shape has stimulated the fantasy of the Sundanese people from early times as expressed in the Legend of Sangkuriang. Geologically, Mt. Tangkuban Perahu has played a significant role in the development of Parahyangan highlands. Eruptions have contributed immensely to the hills north of Bandung through lava flowing into the valleys and hardening into rock, thus forming big cliffs over which waterfalls leap. Likewise, mud flows have formed a semi-circular cone of gentle gradient (what geologists call "a fan"), which is now a mass that blocked the valley of the ancient Citarum River near present day in Padalarang (some 18 km west of Bandung), this caused a lake to form covering the whole Bandung plain.

Calung

Calung

    Calung living and known to the public now is the prototype of Angklung Angklung different ways menabuhnya, beating calung way is by banging sticks (wilahan) of the joints or bamboo tubes are arranged according to titi barrel (ladder Tone) penta tonic (da mi na ti la da)

    There are two forms namely calung calung Sunda chain and calung Jinjing waditra calung tote made of black bamboo (awi hideung) and a set of portable calung used in regular performances bertangga Salendro tone (tone bertangga Pelog) and Madenda (nyorog) is an advanced portable wadrita calung of the form calung Chain / calung Gambang, calung in this form is already a performance art that is entertainment.

    calung portable calung derived from the basic form of this chain has been made in four separate sections wadrita form, the four separate pieces wadrita is played by four players and portable by each holding calung in different functions. Wadrita calung Kingking consists of 1, 2 Panepas, 3 jongong, 4 bark while calung kingking number fifteen tones / octave in the tone of the smallest (teringgi)

    Calung Panepas number five pieces for five tones (1 octave) pitch is the lowest tone calung kingking connection and of the five tone is there that the two have shared a slit (united jongjong panepas different as only a lower tone than panepas) tone panepas its shape is always high divided into two pieces for three consecutive tones of high, two-tone pieces for two advanced

    Calung calung bark is the greatest number is only two tube that incorporated both in low tones among the overall calung. Calung types are now grown and known is calung tote.

    Calung whose development is more directed at kecalung dangdut (caldut) songs and music plus the drums, guitar, keyboard and use the lighting for the show. In Bandung Regency is recorded in the Office Kebudayaahn and tourism in the District and in scattered villages more than 40 groups including Marahmay, Oces, Cinde great, Sinar Pasundan, Partner Siliwangi, Calawak Group, fragrant blooms, Gentra Priangan, Dangdiang, sariak layung etc

Benjang Art

Benjang Art

Benjang is one of the various performing arts of Regency Bandung bersal initially as dexterity the warlords who evolved into the performing arts in which there are supporting elements in pertujukan among the players an unlimited number of elements of music as a retinue including terebang music, trumpet, drums and kecrek. a partner in the game as opposed to competing benjang where the referee as a regulator of the match to determine who loses and who wins depends on the strength of the field the players who were given the limits as if the players outside the boundary line is stated kalah.Benjang appearing in 1975's in the area Cinunuk spread samapi Ujungberung area benjang bring groups of them from sub-group Cilengkrang blooms Blooms Giri village cider, colorful Cikalamiring village, his son Endah Jati Village, Village Cipareat cultural bloom. According to the information society which at that time Cinunuk Cinunuk community livelihood of rice and pulses are often held as a celebration of entertainment on Disabled perceive as martial arts, reog, Mas initiative Hasadikarta tanji as he invites the martial arts champion to show his skill. Benjang who originally performed by factory workers in the environment stems from a game Cinunuk encourage each other using halu (dogong stems from a game that uses rice pestle), which evolved into the game pitted opposite each other with the opposite shoulder.

    Further development into a parallelogram in which each game player holding the waist and slammed each other for a successful slam the opponent and his opponent declared victory on top of each other at a later stage is equipped with a horse show benjang lumping, dodombaan, seseroan where the players into a trance. Benjang including dance movement in motion langkahan, encouragement motion, motion light socket, motion gitik. Performing arts are usually held on the big day like August 17, circumcisions, marriages, etc.. Costumes worn are usually free dress and headband music players usually wear pants and shirts pangsi shucks

Sunda Song Cianjuran

Sunda Song Cianjuran in its history known only among the nobility residing in Cianjur Regency Hall environment that created the famous character is his real name Kanjeng Dalem Pancaniti R.AA. Kusumaningrat which is the Regent Cianjur to 7 in 1834-1864 by spreading throughout West Java
   Sunda Song Cianjuran in terms of science Karawitan including the combination of Sekar gising gising have now and, Karawitan sekar gising gising is between and have now. in terms of art have now bersal of the human voice.
    Cianjuran Wadirta in the form of two harps and a flute / fiddle, harp used in waditra there are two types of harps ovary / boat 9 (dominant) was 2 called also accompanied by harp, flute rincik Cianjuran a long hollow six 59-63 cm decoration whose function is to give the song besides the function accompanied by fiddle to accompany songs that bersurupan panambah salendro course, artists who play such a device is called an interpreter pirig / pamiring.
    Song - songs Sunda Cianjuran grouped into 6 types, commonly called Wanda, namely:1. papantunan2. Jejemplangan3. Dedegungan4. Rarancangan5. Kakawen (dadalangan)6. PanambihSpecial features of the Sunda Tembang Cianjuran1. Form of teaching is good sekar complete gising sekar and gendingnya already created a full on every song has a special pirigan2. Lyrics taken from the lyrics of the story in rhyme mundinglaya Kusumah though now widely used lyrics Canto3. Bumper-bumper or ornament of the two syllables are coloring / underlie other wanda wanda-in Cianjuran4. Expressed only in the barrel pelog only.
    In Bandung regency of data recorded in the Department of Culture and tourism there are about 12 groups scattered Cianjuran Sundanese song in the District and in the villages in between group mandirimekar Sundanese song, Gentrang dangiang, Sunda ATIKA Foundation, giri fragrant, Gentra winarya, Mount kramat , Guru Minda

Puppet Show / Wayang Golek

In historical records the emergence of the kingdom during the puppet show Pajajaran there are two functions, namely:1. for the ritual ceremony that is to ruwatan2. for entertainmentPuppet show for use in ruwatan ruwatan home, child, bear bugang (a sister whose brother died), surambi (4 sons), the five Pandavas (five sons), pandawi (5 daughters), Talaga kausak date (a son flanked by two daughter) ocean hapit Sindang (flanked by two sons a daughter) that is still used by people who believe in it.
    Find a puppet for the entertainment used for ceremonies and special celebrations such as circumcision, marriage, musical celebrations, anniversaries, major holidays and welcome state guests. known puppet show puppet show we dalah purwa, wayangnya made of wood resembling a human form called a puppet by puppet show because it's called. There are two kinds of puppet show in tatar Sunda: puppet show flat (crew cut) / puppet show and puppet show marvelous prototype. puppet show is a form of folk theater which is very popular in the community. play-play puppet show has a story and carangan strains which are all sourced from the story of Ramayana and Mahabharata. Storyteller and leader of a show called Masterminds anatwacana voice, gamelan set, arrange the song and others - others. purwa puppet show put on Sundanese gamelan barreled salendro retinue consisting of two waditra saron, a Pekinese, a salentem, one bonang, one rincik, kenong one device, a pair of kempul goong goong *) and a set of drums (one ovary 3 kulanter), xylophone, fiddle, voice wira (Alok interpreter), sinden. Sinden Occurrences in the puppet show about tahun1920an in about the 1960s famous of which is Upit sarimanah, Titom Patimah while the mastermind of the famous are: RU. Partasuanda, Abah Sunarya, Either Tiryana, Apek Tarkim, Asep Sunandar Sunarya, ade Kosasih, Dede Among, Cecelia Supriyadi etc.. Wayang puppet performances are usually in the open air with an elevated stage wearing (balandongan) so the audience can look one way and concentrate on his show.

Jayanti Beach

Cianjur more people know about rice. Many do not know if in fact Cianjur has a beautiful beach. South Cianjur directly adjacent to the Indian Ocean. In size, Cianjur has a beach that stretches along 75 KM from District Agrabinta which borders the district of Sukabumi Cidaun bordering Garut regency. One of the beach is quite famous in South Beach Jayanti Cianjur, in District Cidaun. Basically Jayanti is a dock where fishermen Cidaun. But not infrequently there are travelers who want beach. Tourists come to Jayanti during Eid holidays. Tourists who come mostly from domestic tourists Garut, Cianjur, Bandung and its surroundings as well. Coast Jayanti, tourists can feel the sensation of direct layur fish grilled on the beach. Fresh fish catch of fishermen can be purchased directly at the fish market Jayanti. To cook can bring their own equipment or buy at Jayanti. Waves on the Beach Jayanti is quite large. Therefore, this beach can not be a place to swim. Washed sand beach waves can only be enjoyed for just the pictures alone. This area is divided into two parts. The first part, consisting of sand-sand beach. The place is not so comfortable to be a place to rest during the day, because the air is hot, and without shade trees. If you want to relax to see views of the sea, you can try the second part of the Coast Jayanti. Part one is composed of rocks. The wind from the beach blocked by towering rocks. You can rest under the rocks. And asiknya, there is quite shaded by trees. To go to Jayanti You can use the line-Sindang Goods Cianjur City-Jayanti, Bandung-Naringgul-Jayanti. Or If you are from Garut, Tasikmalaya and Ciamis, you can use the Trans South West Java which is currently quite good condition