Origin of lake centipede

At the subdistrict of Muara Kaman approximately 120 km upstream of the capital Tenggarong Regency in East Kalimantan is an area known by the name of Lake Centipede. Although named Lake, the area is not a lake like Lake Jempang and Semayang. It is a vast desert area is overgrown with bushes and shrubs.

Long ago the town of Muara Kaman and beyond is the ocean. Edge of the sea when it is in Berubus, Ulu village of Muara Kaman is better known by the name of the Continent Lawas. At that time there was a kingdom which bookie very crowded because it is located by the sea.

Terkenallah at that time in the kingdom a beautiful princess. The princess named Princess Aji Bedarah White. He named no other way because if the princess was chewing betel nut and swallowing water sepahnya behold the red betel water was flowing through the throat.

Loveliness and strangeness Princess Aji Bedarah White was heard also by a Chinese king who immediately set out with great Jung and his armies and anchored on the sea front of the palace Aji Bedarah White. China King was immediately stepped onto land to apply for Princess beautiful.

Before the King of China expressed courtship, by the king's first daughter was treated to a meal together. But unfortunate for the King of China, he did not know that he is being tested by a lady who not only beautiful but also clever and wise. Central dining in the banquet, the daughter was disgusted to see squalor of the dining room. China King turned out to eat with how a sip, do not use the hand but rather directly with her mouth like a dog.

How disgust Princess Aji Bedarah White and he felt insulted, as if the King of China did not respect him as well as clearly unable to adjust. When finished dinner and the King of China's application is made, and instantly the princess refused with great wrath, saying, "How hinanya a princess destined to humans who eat only way sipped like a dog."

Incredible insult, of course, also generate tremendous anger at the Chinese king. It rejected her application, also received an insult. Because very embarrassed and angry, there's no way other than redeemed by any force to subdue Princess Aji Bedarah White. He was soon headed to jungnya to return with all the powerful army to destroy the kingdom and charming lady.

There was a terrible war between armies of Chinese who came like a tidal wave of the sea against the White armies Bedarah Aji.

Apparently the White Bedarah Aji army can not fend off a Chinese invasion armies raged with fierce. Daughter who witnessed the battle in an unbalanced way it was sad mix growled. He had imagined that the war would be won by the Chinese army. Because it arises fury.

Princess was soon chew betel as he says, "If I'm correct this incarnation of the king of magic, so be it junk-sepahku-centipede centipede that can destroy the King of China and all his army." Finished saying this, disemburkannyalah junk from his mouth towards the middle of the battle was raging. With a blink of an eye junk betel daughter had been transformed into a thousand tails big centipede, and then with bengisnya attacking Chinese army was raging.

Chinese army who fought with valor were destroyed one after another. Soldiers who know centipede attack which was unchallenged, immediately ran into jungnya latitude-lemur. Similarly the King. They intend to immediately leave the Muara Kaman with tremendous lipannya it, but it turns out they were not given the opportunity by centipedes, millipedes Muara Kaman had to leave alive. Because centipede, centipedes, it has spoken to destroy the King and the armies of China, then with their wavy Jung stormed all the way to China. King and the entire Chinese army never can range anywhere anymore and eventually they all were gone. Jung were drowned as well.

Meanwhile, the White Bedarah Aji soon disappear with magic, and some where along with his magical princess, the magic also the Brave Water Wells, as the power of magic kingdom. China King Jung places that sank and shallow sea which later became a land with vast wilderness that is what came to be called up to now by the name of Lake Centipede.

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Origin of tangkuban perahu

In West Java, Bandung regency precisely in recreation there is a very beautiful place that is Mount Tangkuban Perahu. Tangkuban Perahu means a boat that overturned. Named because its shape is certainly like an inverted boat. It is said that according to folklore parahyangan mountain is indeed an inverted boat. Here is his story.
Thousands of years ago, the land Parahyangan led by a king and a queen who just had a daughter. Prince was named Dayang Sumbi. She's very pretty and smart, unfortunately he was very spoiled. On a day when she was weaving on the porch of the palace, Dayang Sumbi felt weak and dizzy. He dropped the spun yarn on the floor many times. When pintalannya fall for the umpteenth time Dayang Sumbi became angry and swore, she would marry anyone who would get pintalannya it. Right after these words were uttered the oath, came a dog named Tumang magic and hand spun it into the hands of Dayang Sumbi. So willy-nilly, in accordance with his oath, Dayang Sumbi should marry the dog.
Dayang Tumang Sumbi and happy lives until they were blessed with a child who is a son of man but has a magic power like his father. This kid named Sangkuriang. In times of growth, then accompanied Sangkuring a play by a dog named Tumang that he knew only as a faithful dog, not as a father. Sangkuriang grew into a young handsome and gallant.
On a day Dayang Sumbi sent his son to go with his dog to hunt deer for a feast. After a long search with no results, Sangkuriang feel desperate, but he did not want to disappoint her mother. So with a very forced him to take a bow and pointed it at Tumang. Arriving at the house he handed to his mother Tumang meat. dayanng Sumbi who thinks the meat is venison, feel happy for the success of their children.Soon after the party was over Dayang Sumbi Tumang remembered and asked his son where Tumang located. At first Sangkuriang feel scared, tapa he finally told what had happened to her mother. Dayang Sumbi became very angry, the anger he hit Sangkuriang to pass out right in the forehead. For the offense Dayang Sumbi were expelled from the kingdom by his father. Fortunately Sangkuriang regained consciousness but blow his mother left a very wide scars in adult keningnya.Setelah, Sangkuriang went wandering to know the state of the outside world.
Several years later, Sangkuriang met a very beautiful woman. He soon fell in love with the woman. She is her own mother, but they do not recognize each other. Sangkuriang proposed, Dayang Sumbi was received with pleasure. The day before the wedding day, when she was stroking his fiancee's hair, Dayang Sumbi see a wide scar on the forehead Sangkuriang, he finally realizes that she almost married his own son. Knowing it Dayang Sumbi trying to thwart her marriage. After thinking hard he finally decides to propose marriage requirement which can not be granted by Sangkuriang. Condition is: Sangkuriang must create a dam that can cover the entire mountain, and make a boat to along the dam. All that must be completed before dawn.
Sangkuriang start working. Her love is so great at Sangkuriang gave him a strange power. Do not forget he also uses the strength he can from his father to summon the jinn and help him. With mud and water from their land to stem the rivers and springs. Sometime before dawn, Sangkuriang cutting a large tree to make a boat. When Dayang Sumbi see that Sangkuriang nearly completed his work, he prayed to the gods to thwart the work of his son and accelerate the arrival of morning.
Rooster crowed, the sun rises more quickly than usual and Sangkuriang realized that he had been deceived. With so angry he cursed Dayang Sumbi and kicking homemade boat that almost gets to the middle of the forest. The boat was there in the circumstances upside down, and formed the Mount Tangkuban Perahu (boat menelungkub). Not far from where there is a residual stump of the felled Sangkuriang, we now know as the Mount Tunggul. Dams are made Sangkuriang caused the whole hill filled with water and formed a lake where Sangkuriang and Dayang Sumbi drown herself and reportedly was not heard again until now.
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pasir panjang singkawang

Singkawang known as the City of Amoy and its China Town of Indonesia, because the majority of the population (about 70%) are ethnic Chinese. Visiting the city directly adjacent to the State of Sarawak, Malaysia is, of course not complete until they've been visiting the Pasir Panjang beach.Beach's iconic tourism Singkawang tourist attraction and one of the mainstay of West Kalimantan province has developed into an integrated tourism package Pasir Panjang Taman Indah (TPPI). Named to the Pasir Panjang beach because the beach long stretches vault open sea.

Feature
Long Beach Singkawang From shore, visitors can enjoy panoramic ocean blue background is also blue horizon. Dimly in the distance green refracted Lemukutan Island, Isle of sackcloth, and a fenced Randayan Island Natuna Sea waters. Wide sandy beaches and clean making it convenient to use the area for sunbathing or doing sports activities, such as beach volleyball and beach football.

Water clear and clean sea is very supportive of the activities of visitors who want to swim or dive. In addition, relatively large waves and became home to many fish, so aptly used as an arena of surfing and fishing areas.
The atmosphere of this increasingly exclusive region ahead of the moments of sunset (sunset) behind the islands located in the vicinity of this coastal region. Visitors can enjoy it from the beach or from the tourist huts are numerous in the region.
When bored on the beach, visitors can look around the fishing village community life that is not too far from the beach, or relax in the shelter-shelter located in Peninsular Love.
Location
Pasir Panjang Beach is located in District Seven, City of Singkawang, West Kalimantan Province, Indonesia.

Acces
Singkawang town is about 142 kilometers from the city of Pontianak, the capital of West Kalimantan Province. From Supadio Airport or Bus Terminal Pontianak, visitors can take a taxi, travel, or a bus to City Singkawang. From the city center Singkawang, Pasir Panjang Beach is about 17 kilometers longer. Visitors can access it by taxi, bus, or minibus.
Ticket Prices
Visitor fee of Rp 5,000, - per person.
In the area of Pasir Panjang beach there are tourist information centers, discotheques, rent a speed boat, water bicycle, darmoling, Go Karting, shelter, shelter, cabin tours, and souvenir shops. Visitors who are not accustomed to swim at the beach to swim in the pool of available, but who do not like swimming or sunbathing can surround the beach with banana boat ride. Visitors who bring their children can still have fun because this region is available in children's playground.

Visitors are not going to look for food because of difficulty in this area there are restaurants, cafes, food stalls, and hawkers. So do you want to stay, do not have to bother bringing a tent or sleeping bag because in this region are available guesthouse and hotels with various types.

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spiritual tours hill tenebrous

One of the attractions visited by many tourists in town Sintang adalan Area Tourism Spiritual Dark Hill. Spiritual Tourism Region was inaugurated by Governor of West Kalimantan, Drs.Cornelis, MH on May 3, 2008. Located together in the tourist area of Bukit Tenebrous, tourism is also completing an option for tourists in addition to enjoying the beautiful panorama of waterfalls and beautiful rock hill.

Kawasan Wisata Rohani Bukit Kelam ini diprakarsai oleh Keuskupan Sintang sebagai salah satu sarana keagamaan umat di Sintang dan juga Kalimantan Barat. Pada hakekatnya Kawasan Wisata Rohani dimanfaatkan sebagai tempat ziarah, tempat untuk berdoa dengan tenang dan khusyuk dan tempat untuk melaksanakan retret (pembinaan rohani). Oleh karena itu biasanya kawasan Wisata Rohani ramai dikunjungi pada hari besar agama Khatolik seperti Natal, Paskah dan selama bulan Maria pada bulan Mei dan Oktober.

Namun Kawasan Wisata Rohani Bukit Kelam ini juga diharapkan dapat dijadikan tempat positif, seperti seminar, diskusi, pelatihan dan tempat istirahat terutama untuk masyarakat sekitar dan Kabupaten Sintang pada umumnya. Apalagi kawasan ini memang menyatu dalam kawasan wisata Bukit Ketam. Setidaknya demikianlah yang diharapkan oleh Gubernur Cornelis saat meresmikan Kawasan Wisata Rohani Bukit Kelam tersebut.
Di Kawasan Wisata Rohani Bukit Kelam pengunjung dapat menyaksikan patung kisah perjalanan Yesus dan Gua Maria. Selain itu kawasan ini juga akan dilengkapi sarana baru yang disebut Rumah Retret Temenggung Tukung. Saat 1001Sintang mengunjungi lokasi ini tampak sarana baru tersebut sedang dalam pembangunan.
Kawasan Wisata Rohani Bukit Kelam ini terletak lebih kurang 30 km dari kota Sintang, Kalimantan Barat. Jika ditempuh dengan kendaraan roda empat akan memakan waktu sekitar 45 menit. Namun perjalanan itu terasa pantas untuk dapat menikmati panorama nan mengagumkan di Kawasan Wisata Rohani Bukit Kelam.
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