Senin, 27 Februari 2012

Dieng Plateau - Beauty Magic island of Java

Dieng's name comes from Sanskrit is in meaning place, and hyang, which means thecreator god. Overall Dieng bersemayamnya can be interpreted as a place of the gods. While the locals often mean that the Dieng derived from the word edi which means beautiful in the Java language, and Aeng meaning strange. In other words Dieng is abeautiful place but it has many peculiarities.

Located at an altitude of 2000 meters above sea level, Dieng community should be grateful for the abundant wealth of the land granted to those who are beautiful and exotic. Arjuna temple complex which is the oldest Hindu temple in Java is still standing upright in the middle of whipping time and weather, be evidence of cultural heritage of extraordinary richness. Although some parts of the temple began to wear out with age, but the worship of Lord Shiva temple built in 809 AD is still standing strong to give the feel of peace in the midst of the natural silence of the mountains. The extreme cold weather for a region located in the tropics has led to the lifestyle and unique style of dress of the inhabitants.

Temperatures during the day between 15-20 degrees Celsius while at night ranged from 10 degrees celcius. In July and August temperatures can reach 0 degrees Celsius during the day and -10 degrees Celsius at night. This cold air is cool and actually utilized by the residents to maximize their farms. Abundant land they turn into the fields to plant various vegetables and fruits. Their primary commodities are potatoes and cabbage. Carica, papaya Dieng, transformed into delicious meals that always hunted as a by-the typical Dieng. Purwaceng, one type of grass that grows wild, is processed into a nutritious drink typical Dieng to increase male virility.

Speaking about the culinary specialties other Dieng must be tested is tempe kemul delicious and the noodles are already legendary ongklok Wonosobo. Lo Dieng is an active volcanic area and can be regarded as a giant volcano. Plains formed by a volcanic crater that has died. Shape of the crater is clearly visible from the ground surrounded by a cluster of surrounding mountains. But although this volcano has been dead for centuries, some volcanic craters still active until now. Among these are Sikidang Crater, which is always moving and jumping up and down the place like "deer" or deer. The uniqueness of the formation process of producing an exotic landscape and is second to none. The color of the lake reflects the colors green, blue and purple and thecharm of a beautiful sunrise from the summit of Mount Sikunir are places that shouldnot pass up.

As a land trust as a place bersemayamnya the gods, mythical aura and myth still believed by many native Dieng. One is the phenomenon of child dreads. For some reason many children in this area suddenly turned into a dreadlocked. They are originally born in a normal state like most children, sudden high fever and grow dreadlocks on hishead. Most citizens believe that the child dreads are descendants of the ancestral founder pepunden or Dieng. They should then cut the hair through a procession ruwatangimbalnya, after a request by the child's parents met. When parents fail to comply, then the dreads will grow again despite having cut many times. From Yogyakarta to Dieng (Wonosobo) Dieng is located approximately 116 km from Yogyakarta. To get to the Dieng Plateau, you can use a personal car or rental car directly to the Dieng with the distance of approximately 3.5 hours.

For those of you who choose public transport, bus and travel are available to take you to reach Wonosobo. After that we proceed with a micro bus Dieng aim for about 1 hour. The natural scenery of green mountains along the way will accompany you and eliminate the anxiety will ramp that meanders endlessly. The cost of travel from Yogyakarta to Dieng (Wonosobo): Yogyakarta Travel - Wonosobo: Rp. 40.000, - Minibus Wonosobo - Dieng: Rp. 8,000, -

Description: Data obtained from a trip in October 2010. These data are not always updated and it is possible prices may change at any time.

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