Tuesday, 26 March 2013

Bald Rock National Park

Bald Rock National Park – Get Ready For An Exhilarating Vacation

Visiting hot travel attractions is always a great fun! There is nothing as good as traveling along with your family. There are a large number of hot travel attractions worldwide. One really needs to decide upon a suitable travel attraction for his/her vacations. I would like to inform you regarding one such travel attraction. Well, I am talking about Bald Rock National Park. It is located ideally in New South Wales, Australia. So, if you are looking to plan a holiday vacation abroad then you must read this article properly.

Wednesday, 20 March 2013

Wayang

11 World Heritage Objects in Indonesia

Until this year there are 11 Indonesian objects out of approximately 890 objects around the world which are awarded as World Heritage by UNESCO. These World Heritage objects may get sponsored by World Heritage Fund under certain conditions. The World Heritage objects located in Indonesia are listed as follows: 

World Heritage of Intangible Culture : Indonesia has 4 World Heritage Intangible Culture objects. 


Wayang

It is an Indonesian traditional art which is mainly developed in Java and Bali. Sunan Kali Jaga and Raden Patah are instrumental in developing wayang. Wali in Java has organized wayang in such a way into three parts. First, Wayang Kulit in East Java. Second, Wayang Wong or Wayang Orang in Central Java. Third, Wayang Golek in West Java. They are very depending on each other: “Where is the content (Wayang Wong) and where is the skin (Wayang Kulit) must be sought (Wayang Golek)”. Wayang show has been recognized by UNESCO on 7 November 2003 as amazing cultural work in Masterpiece of Oral and Intangible Heritage of Humanity category.
Nowadays, wayang is not only in the form of wayang kulit and wayang orang, there is also e-wayang in which its developing process employs digital facilities. E-wayang can be viewed at http://e-wayang.org/ 



Tuesday, 19 March 2013

Angklung

11 World Heritage Objects in Indonesia

Until this year there are 11 Indonesian objects out of approximately 890 objects around the world which are awarded as World Heritage by UNESCO. These World Heritage objects may get sponsored by World Heritage Fund under certain conditions. The World Heritage objects located in Indonesia are listed as follows: 

World Heritage of Intangible Culture : Indonesia has 4 World Heritage Intangible Culture objects



Angklung 

Angklung is planned to gain recognition from UNESCO on this coming 18 November. This bamboo musical instrument that produces very beautiful sound is well known overseas. More information about the history of angklung and its development can be read on this article or this.



 

Monday, 18 March 2013

Batik

11 World Heritage Objects in Indonesia

Until this year there are 11 Indonesian objects out of approximately 890 objects around the world which are awarded as World Heritage by UNESCO. These World Heritage objects may get sponsored by World Heritage Fund under certain conditions. The World Heritage objects located in Indonesia are listed as follows: 

World Heritage of Intangible Culture : Indonesia has 4 World Heritage Intangible Culture objects. 

Batik

Batik is recognized as World Heritage by UNESCO in 2009. To celebrate it, Indonesia has set 2 October as batik day. Indonesian batik has various motives depending on regions. More information about batik can be read in this article






Sunday, 17 March 2013

Keris

11 World Heritage Objects in Indonesia

Until this year there are 11 Indonesian objects out of approximately 890 objects around the world which are awarded as World Heritage by UNESCO. These World Heritage objects may get sponsored by World Heritage Fund under certain conditions. The World Heritage objects located in Indonesia are listed as follows: 

World Heritage of Intangible Culture : Indonesia has 4 World Heritage Intangible Culture objects. 

Saturday, 16 March 2013

Borobudur Temple

11 World Heritage Objects in Indonesia

Until this year there are 11 Indonesian objects out of approximately 890 objects around the world which are awarded as World Heritage by UNESCO. These World Heritage objects may get sponsored by World Heritage Fund under certain conditions. The World Heritage objects located in Indonesia are listed as follows: 

World Heritage of Culture : Indonesia has 3 World Heritage of Culture objects.

Wednesday, 13 March 2013

Sangiran Site

11 World Heritage Objects in Indonesia

Until this year there are 11 Indonesian objects out of approximately 890 objects around the world which are awarded as World Heritage by UNESCO. These World Heritage objects may get sponsored by World Heritage Fund under certain conditions. The World Heritage objects located in Indonesia are listed as follows: 

World Heritage of Culture : Indonesia has 3 World Heritage of Culture objects.

Tuesday, 12 March 2013

Prambanan Temple

11 World Heritage Objects in Indonesia

Until this year there are 11 Indonesian objects out of approximately 890 objects around the world which are awarded as World Heritage by UNESCO. These World Heritage objects may get sponsored by World Heritage Fund under certain conditions. The World Heritage objects located in Indonesia are listed as follows: 

World Heritage of Culture : Indonesia has 3 World Heritage of Culture objects.

Sunday, 10 March 2013

Tropical Rainforest Heritage of Sumatera

11 World Heritage Objects in Indonesia

Until this year there are 11 Indonesian objects out of approximately 890 objects around the world which are awarded as World Heritage by UNESCO. These World Heritage objects may get sponsored by World Heritage Fund under certain conditions. The World Heritage objects located in Indonesia are listed as follows: 

World Heritage of Nature : Indonesia has 4 World Heritage of Nature Objects.

Tropical Rainforest Heritage of Sumatera (Mount Leuser National Park, Kerinci Seblat National Park, Bukit Barisan Selatan National Park)


Tropical Rainforest Heritage of Sumatera which consists of three national parks was recognized by UNESCO in 2004.

Gunung Leuser National Park (TNGL) is one of nature conservation area which administratively located in two provinces, namely Nanggroe Aceh Darussalam and North Sumatera. TNGL includes native ecosystems from coast to high mountains covered by dense forest, a typical of tropical rain. In this TNGL area, there are rare plants such as giant umbrella leaf (Johannesteijsmannia altifrons), raflesia (Rafflesia atjehensis and R. micropylora) and Rhizanthes zippelnii which is the largest flower with a diameter of 1.5 meter. In addition, there is a unique plant which is fig or strangler plant.






Saturday, 9 March 2013

Lorentz National Park

11 World Heritage Objects in Indonesia

Until this year there are 11 Indonesian objects out of approximately 890 objects around the world which are awarded as World Heritage by UNESCO. These World Heritage objects may get sponsored by World Heritage Fund under certain conditions. The World Heritage objects located in Indonesia are listed as follows: 

World Heritage of Nature : Indonesia has 4 World Heritage of Nature Objects.

Lorentz National Park 

Lorentz National Park is located in the Indonesian province of Papua, formerly known as Irian Jaya (western New Guinea). With an area of 25,056 km² (9,674 mi²), it is the largest national park in South-East Asia. In 1999 Lorentz was declared a World Heritage Site by UNESCO. It is also one of three places in the world which has glaciers in tropical area. This park has amazing biodiversity. There are approximately 630 species of birds and 123 species of mammals that have been identified in this park. Bird species two species of cassowary, four megapoda, 31 species of pigeon/dove, 30 species of parrot, 13 species of kingfisher, 29 species of sunbirds, and 20 endemic species such as long-tailed bird of paradise (Paradigalla caruneulata) and snow quail (Anurophasis monorthonyx). Mammals recorded include long snout thorn pig (Zaglossus bruijinii), short snout thorn pig (Tachyglossus aculeatus), four species of polecat, wallaby, wild cat, and tree kangaroo.

Friday, 8 March 2013

Yala National Park

Yala National Park – Sri Lanka’s Eco Tourism Spot

If you are on the hunt of a tropical ecstasy on this planet then you can undoubtedly flee to Sri Lanka for a great vacation. The country serves as the home for most of the fantastic locales, beaches and the people on the planet. This is a country that enjoys the position of the best vacation spot for every tourist. The tourist attractions in the country are in a huge abundance. But the chief visited spot by the tourists is the Yala National Park. The park is a great place for all those tourists that enjoy the exquisiteness of the nature.

Wednesday, 6 March 2013

Nikko National Park

Nikko National Park – Spot For Wildlife Preservation

Japan is the nation which is well – known for its technology as well as fashion. It enjoys a well – preserved historical as well as religious edifice that was built hundreds of years ago. Apart from all this the country has some great and lavish natural views that can be visited. One meticulous town of Japan is Nikko which serves as the gateway to the popular Nikko National Park and some fabulous temples and shrines. If you want to acknowledge the waterfalls, temples, shrines, the ancient imperial house, mountain ranges, lakes, marshland, botanical garden and many other natural sights then you must make a trip to this beautiful spot.