LAKE TOBA dan PANGANDARAN

Kota Terlarang

Awalnya ketika ingat film "the last emperor " , jadi aku cari info tentang kota terlarang hasilnya ini dia
Letaknya di pusat Beijing, Kota Terlarang, disebut Gu Gong di China, adalah bersifat memerintah selama istana Ming dan Qing dynasties. Now known as the Palace Museum, it is to the north of Tiananmen Square. Sekarang dikenal sebagai Museum Istana, sekarang ke bagian utara dari lapangan Tiananmen. Rectangular in shape, it is the world's largest palace complex and covers 74 hectares. Rectangular dalam bentuk, adalah terbesar di dunia yang kompleks istana dan meliputi 74 hektar. Surrounded by a six meter deep moat and a ten meter high wall are 9,999 rooms. Dikelilingi oleh enam meter dan parit sedalam sepuluh meter tinggi tembok adalah kamar 9999. The wall has a gate on each side. Dinding yang memiliki pintu di setiap sisi. Opposite the Tiananmen Gate, to the north is the Gate of Divine Might (Shenwumen), which faces Jingshan Park. Diseberang Tiananmen Gate, di sebelah utara adalah Pintu Divine Might (Shenwumen), yang menghadapi Jingshan Park. The distance between these two gates is 960 meters, while the distance between the gates in the east and west walls is 750 meters. Jarak antara kedua pintu adalah 960 meter, sedangkan jarak antara pintu-pintu gerbang di sebelah timur dan barat dinding adalah 750 meter. There are unique and delicately structured towers on each of the four corners of the curtain wall. Ada yang unik dan delicately struktur menara di setiap empat sudut tirai dinding. These afford views over both the palace and the city outside. Ini mampu lebih baik dilihat istana dan luar kota.

The Forbidden City is divided into two parts. Kota Terlarang dibagi menjadi dua bagian. The southern section, or the Outer Court was where the emperor exercised his supreme power over the nation. Bagian selatan, atau Luar Pengadilan adalah tempat tertinggi yang dilaksanakan maharaja berkuasa atas bangsa. The northern section, or the Inner Court was where he lived with his royal family. Bagian sebelah utara, atau Inner Court adalah di mana dia tinggal bersama keluarga kerajaan. Until 1924 when the last emperor of China was driven from the Inner Court, fourteen emperors of the Ming dynasty and ten emperors of the Qing dynasty had reigned here. 1924 sampai saat terakhir dari maharaja Cina telah didorong dari Pengadilan Inner, empatbelas emperors dari dinasti Ming dan sepuluh emperors dari dinasti Qing telah reigned disini. Having been the imperial palace for some five centuries, it houses numerous rare treasures and curiosities. Setelah istana yang bersifat memerintah untuk lima abad, ia banyak rumah dan harta curiosities langka. Listed by UNESCO as a World Cultural Heritage Site in 1987, the Palace Museum is now one of the most popular tourist attractions world-wide. Terdaftar oleh UNESCO sebagai Situs Warisan Budaya Dunia pada tahun 1987, di Museum Istana sekarang salah satu tempat wisata paling populer di seluruh dunia.

Construction of the palace complex began in 1407, the 5th year of the Yongle reign of the third emperor of the Ming dynasty. Pembangunan kompleks istana dimulai pada 1407, pada tahun 5. Dari Yongle memerintah dari ketiga maharaja dari dinasti Ming. It was completed fourteen years later in 1420. Ia menyelesaikan empat belas tahun kemudian di 1420. It was said that a million workers including one hundred thousand artisans were driven into the long-term hard labor. Dikatakan bahwa seorang pekerja termasuk satu juta seratus ribu artisans telah didorong ke dalam jangka panjang kerja paksa. Stone needed was quarried from Fangshan, a suburb of Beijing. Batu itu diperlukan quarried dari Fangshan, sebuah suburban Beijing. It was said a well was dug every fifty meters along the road in order to pour water onto the road in winter to slide huge stones on ice into the city. Dikatakan yang baik telah digali setiap lima puluh meter di sepanjang jalan untuk mencurahkan air ke atas jalan di musim dingin ke slide di es batu besar ke dalam kota. Huge amounts of timber and other materials were freighted from faraway provinces. Besar jumlah kayu dan material lain yang jauh dari freighted provinsi. Ancient Chinese people displayed their very considerable skills in building the Forbidden City. Orang Cina kuno ditampilkan mereka sangat banyak keterampilan dalam membangun Kota Terlarang. Take the grand red city wall for example. Mengambil grand merah tembok kota misalnya. It has an 8.6 meters wide base reducing to 6.66 meters wide at the top. It has an lebar 8,6 meter dasar untuk mengurangi lebar 6,66 meter di bagian atas. The angular shape of the wall totally frustrates attempts to climb it. Tajam yang membentuk tembok totally frustrates ia mencoba untuk mendaki. The bricks were made from white lime and glutinous rice while the cement is made from glutinous rice and egg whites. Batu bata yang dibuat dari kapur putih dan lengket beras sementara semen dibuat dari beras lengket dan putih telur. These incredible materials make the wall extraordinarily strong. Luar biasa ini membuat bahan dinding luar biasa kuat.

Since yellow is the symbol of the royal family, it is the dominant color in the Forbidden City. Sejak kuning merupakan simbol dari keluarga kerajaan, adalah warna dominan di Kota Terlarang. Roofs are built with yellow glazed tiles; decorations in the palace are painted yellow; even the bricks on the ground are made yellow by a special process. Atap dibangun dengan tegel kuning sayu; hiasan di istana yang bercat kuning, bahkan batu bata di atas tanah kuning yang dibuat khusus oleh sebuah proses. However, there is one exception. Namun, ada satu pengecualian. Wenyuange, the royal library, has a black roof. Wenyuange, maka perpustakaan kerajaan, memiliki atap hitam. The reason is that it was believed black represented water then and could extinguish fire. Sebabnya adalah bahwa ia percaya hitam diwakili air dan kemudian dapat memadamkan api.

Nowadays, the Forbidden City, or the Palace Museum is open to tourists from home and abroad. Saat ini, Kota Terlarang, atau Istana Museum ini terbuka untuk turis dari rumah dan di luar negeri. Splendid painted decoration on these royal architectural wonders, the grand and deluxe halls, with their surprisingly magnificent treasures will certainly satisfy 'modern civilians'. Splendid dilukis dekorasi pada kerajaan keajaiban arsitektur, yang grand deluxe dan ruang, dengan harta mereka heran megah akan memenuhi 'modern sipil'.

You may start your tour by following our virtual guide or clicking from attractions below. Anda bisa memulai perjalanan wisata kami berikut oleh virtual panduan dari atraksi atau klik di bawah ini.

Admission Fee: Biaya masuk:	CNY 40 (Nov. 1 to Mar. 31) CNY 40 (Nov 1 sampai Mar 31) CNY 60 (Apr. 1 to Oct. 31) CNY 60 (Apr 1 sampai Oct 31)
Opening Hours: Jam Buka:	08:30 to 16:20 (Oct. 16 to Apr.15) 08:30 ke 16:20 (Oct 16 ke Apr.15) 08:30 to 17:00 (Apr. 16 to Oct. 15) 08:30 ke 17:00 (Apr 16 to Oct 15)
Recommended Time for a Visit: Waktu yang dianjurkan untuk Kunjungi:	Three hours Tiga jam
Bus Route: Rute bus:	No. 124, 810, 812, 814, 846, 855 (Night Bus: No. 202 and 211) No. 124, 810, 812, 814, 846, 855 (Malam Bisnis: No 202 dan 211) No. 101, 103 and 109 (Trolleybus) No. 101, 103 dan 109 (bis listrik) No.1, 4, 20, 52 (get off at East Tian'anmen Bus Stop) No.1, 4, 20, 52 (turun di Timur Tian'anmen Bus Stop)

Lake Toba

Lake Toba or Danau Toba is a wonderful place in Indonesia and the largest volcanic lake in the world. When the people stand around Lake Toba, they will see it is not lake, but sea. Because it has large size 100 m x 30 Km. Lake Toba becomes one of three candidates (Komodo National Park, Krakatau-Volcanic Island, and Lake Toba) for new wonders of nature voted in www.new7wonders.com, for wonders nature category.

According geographical position, Lake Toba located at 2.88° N 98.52° E to 2.35° N 99.1° E, in middle of the northern part of Sumatra with a surface elevation of about 900 m (3,000 feet). It is on three regency, they are Simalungun, Parapat and Ambarita, 176 Km from Medan.

Special Treatment of Lake Toba

The Beauty of Lake Toba can’t be imaged only using a picture or sentence. It will be real if you look at by your self. A landscape of Lake Toba with the hills surrounding lake, make a fresh atmosphere and refresh the mind. The visitors sense it with swimming around. In afternoon, they can see the beauty of sun set.

Lake Toba has magic and cosmos since it believed as a place where Namborru (seven beloved ancestors of ethnic Batak) was stay. Before Ethnic Batak arranges costume ceremony around the lake, they ask to Namborru for permission, e.g. Toba Festival. There is any ceremonial to respect their ancestor.

In middle of Lake Toba, there is a land, called Pulau Samosir or Samosir Land. It have two Lake, they are Lake Sidhoni and Lake Natonang). They are lake on top of lake. Tourism object in Samosir are the resting place of king Sidaputar in Tomok Village and Traditional House of Batak Toba Samosir. The visitors can reach it using ship from Tomok Village, Samosir.

To reach Lake Toba, the visitors can use Medan-Prapat route or Medan-Berastagi using car or motorcycle about 4-5 hours.

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Medan is the capital of the province of North Sumatra, Indonesia. Located in the northern part of the province along the coast, Medan occupies 265,10 km², making it the third largest city in Indonesia. The city is bordered by Deli Serdang Regency to the east, south, and west, and the Strait of Malacca to the north.
Medan is divided into 151 suburbs and 21 towns like Medan Johor, Medan Amplas, Medan Devaui Area, Medan Kota, Medan Baru etc.
BUS
The central station for all larger buses in Medan is Amplas Station Central (not located in the center of the city though). This is where a lot of the smaller minivans go as well, and where travellers need to go to make connecting buses to further cities. Many of the large air-conditioned buses perform overnight routes, with prices varying by location served.
History
Medan started as a village called Kampung Medan (Medan Village). Kampung Medan was founded by Guru Patimpus around the 1590s. Because Kampung Medan sits on Tanah Deli (Land of Deli), Kampung Medan is also referred as Medan-Deli. The original location of Kampung Medan is an area where the Deli River meets Babura River.The
first inhabitants of Medan came from the Batak Karo community. It was not until the Sultan of Aceh, Sultan Iskandar Muda, sent his warlord, Gocah Pahlawan Laksamana Khoja Bintan, to be the Sultanate of Aceh's representative in Tanah Deli, that the Sultanate of Deli started to grow. This growth stimulated growth in both the population and culture of Medan. In the second year reign of Sultan Deli (between 1669-1698), there was a cavalry battle in Medan.Medan did not enjoy significant development until the 1860s, when the Dutch colonialists began clearing the land for tobacco plantations. Medan quickly became a center of government and commercial activity, dominating development of Indonesia's western region.The Dutch governed Tanah Deli from 1658, after Sultan Ismail, ruler of the Kingdom of Siak Sri Indrapura, yielded some of his once-ruled land, Deli, Langkat, and Serdang. In 1915 Medan officially became the capital of North Sumatra Province, and officially a city in 1918.Medan is governed by a mayor, Drs. H. Abdillah Ak, MBA (period 2005-2010). Medan is divided into 21 districts (kecamatan) and 151 subdistricts (kelurahan).
Demography
The city is Indonesia's third most populous after Jakarta and Surabaya, with approximately 2.5 million people.The city has a mix of communities, reflecting its history. It is famous throughout Indonesia as the home of the Batak people, although the ancestral sites of these people are scattered throughout northern Sumatra. In addition, there is a large ethnic Javanese community, largely made up of the descendants of people transported from Java in the last century as part of the government's transmigration policy, an attempt to relieve the chronic overcrowding of Java.A highly visible component of Medan's population is the large number of Chinese, who control much of the business sector. Finally, the city has a sizable community of Tamil descent who is commonly known as keling. A well-known Tamil market is the Kampung Keling. In addition to Indonesian, Javanese, Hokkien (Min Nan), Tamil and English are spoken.
There are two groups of Bataks in Medan, the southern Bataks (Mandailing) who are Muslims, and the Northern Batak (Toba, Karo) who are predominantly Protestant Christians (due to the influence of a very successful German missionary, Ludwig Nommensen, 1834-1918).
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Memang sangat disayangkan minat turis local maupun dari luar tidak lagi ramai seperti dulu ,emang benar apa yang dikatakan oleh Tina Melinda dikoran Kompas yang menghawatirkan wisata danau toba ini.ada juga seorang penulis asal tanah batak ini menulis tentang Danau toba ini :
Oleh `Arifin Hutabarat
Dulu Danau Toba menggaung baik di dalam maupun mancanegara sebagai tempat wisata yang prestisius, salah satu kebanggaan negeri ini. Gaung indahnya Danau Toba mendorong siapa pun ingin ke sana, yang hanya ditempuh melalui Bandar Udara Polonia, Medan, kurang lebih 4 jam berkendaraan mobil.Danau Toba itu berbeda dari danau lain yang ada di Asia. Danau yang terbentuk 80.000 tahun lalu dari letusan gunung berapi ini berada 906 m di atas permukaan laut sehingga temperatur di sana sejuk sepanjang tahun sekitar 20 derajat Celcius. Kedalaman Danau Toba sekitar 150 m dengan luas sekitar 1265 km2 belum termasuk pulau Samosir di tengah danau yang kelilingnya berukuran 90km, atau sekitar 8 jam dikelilingi dengan perahu motor. Pulau Samosir dicapai dengan perahu motor atau feri dari Kota Parapat hanya sekitar 30 menit. Ada juga feri berjadwal satu jam sekali, ke dan dari pulau Samosir mulai jam 07.00 –19.30 WIB. Penginapan mulai homestay sampai hotel berbintang ada, fasilitas kafé, restauran, perpustakaan sederhana, serta internet café tersedia. Fasilitas tersebut berada di desa di tengah kehidupan masyarakat tradisional pulau Samosir .Pada bukit-bukit hijau pulau Samosir terdapat air terjun yang terlihat seperti garis putih dari tengah bukit hingga ke bawah bukitnya bila dipandang dari kejauhan. Bila dilihat lebih dekat lagi ternyata merupakan semburan aliran air bening, Belum lagi pemandangan bukit dengan pohon pinus dan rumput hijau yang mengelilingi Danau Toba.Duh indah sekali , kita jadi bertanya sendiri kenapa orang tidak ke Danau Toba?Perjalanan menuju Danau Toba mulai dari Medan hingga Kota Parapat baik melalui Tebing Tinggi, dan Pematang Siantar, atau rute turis mulai dari desa Pematang Purba-Karo sampai Brastagi sama menyenangkannya.Melalui Tebing Tinggi dan Pematang Siantar dapat dilihat suasana masyarakat tradisional yang religius, kebiasaan-kebiasaannya, termasuk kebiasaan makanannya. Perjalanan melalui rute turis, yakni mampir ke daerah Simarjarunjung, lalu ke rumah bolon Pematang Purba, dan melihat air terjun si Piso-Piso di Tongging, Karo dan ke pasar Brastagi menjadi perjalanan wajib untuk melengkapi wisata ke Danau Toba. Alangkah berkesan wisata di sekitar Danau Toba. Yang dewasa ini akan terbersit dalam benak adalah kenapa sepertinya sentuhan perhatian pada objek wisata di sekitar Danau Toba tidak lagi ada?Sekarang tinjaulah, sedikitnya 6 tahun sudah Danau Toba menderita karena drastisnya penurunan kunjungan turis. Beberapa sarana publik dan fasilitas di Danau Toba khususnya di tourist spots, terlihat sudah jauh di bawah standar pemeliharaan. Saat datang ke Ambarita Village sebelum menginjakkan kaki di dermaga dari perahu motor, guide akan menyarankan untuk berhati-hati melangkah di dermaga. Lantai kayu pada beberapa bagian telah lapuk, khawatir tamu terperosok jatuh.Toko-toko souvenier yang berdinding kayu tidak disenikan padahal mereka menjual barang seni sebagai buah tangan para wisatawan. Deretan toko berdinding kayu pucat yang membentuk lorong, akan menyambut kita di hampir semua tempat turis di sana. Ada rasa prihatin dari kondisi buram pertokoan ini.Di Tomok di mana sejarah makam Raja Sidabutar yang ratusan tahun berada , sudah sejak 25 tahun lalu tidak pernah disentuh oleh upaya perbaikan agar terlihat menarik, sebaliknya yang ada kesan semaunya dan penuh ketidakpedulian.Di Tongging , pemandangan di sebelah utara Danau Toba, saat mengunjungi lokasi air terjun si Piso-Piso, di sana-sini tersebar sampah, rumput yang tidak terawat, tidak ada kamar kecil dan sejenisnya untuk kepentingan umum. Orang asing pasti geleng kepala. Malas untuk kembali lagi.Sebenarnya masih ada beberapa fakta kelalaian pemeliharaan terhadap objek wisata di sana, tapi masyarakat tidak dapat disalahkan. Namun, Anda pun niscaya akan bertanya mengapa pemerintah setempat tidak ambil perduli? Di mana saat ini semua destinasi wisata bersaing terutama dalam mendatangkan inbound tourist, objek wisata tidak semestinya dibiarkan begitu saja, asal ada. Perlu peningkatan kualitas destinasi walau belum ada spot tourist yang baru . Aspek keindahan, kebersihan, dan kenyamanan telah luput dari perhatian pengelola objek wisata. Itulah aspek yang akan memikat wisatawan untuk berbondong-bondong ke Danau Toba. Maka tinjaulah Danau Toba.SEMOGA SUKSES
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NORTH SUMATRA

North Sumatra is one of Indonesia's last surfing frontiers. "North Sumatra" consists of 5 islands or island groups: Hinako Islands, Nias, Telos and 2 other obscure island groups to the north. North Sumatra receives similar swell to Mentawais and enjoys its peak swell season from May to September. Despite Indonesia's reputation for hollow lefts, in North Sumatra right-handers are slightly more prevalent. While Lagundri Bay at Nias has been surfed for decades, it is the more obscure rights like Bawa (a Sunset-like right bowl that holds up to 15 feet) and Treasure Island (a long, hollow, mechanical right peeling for 200 meters) that have attracted the attention of late. Throw a mix of hollow and bowl lefthanders into the picture like Asu, Afulu, the Machine, and many more obscure rights and lefts.

In contrast to the small island of Bali, North Sumatra province is large with one of the biggest lakes in the world, Toba Lake, at its navel. The continuous mountain of Bukit Barisan, which extends from Aceh at the tip of Sumatra island to Lampung at the bottom of the island, guards the province on the west side, providing home for thick, tropical jungles and lush vegetations. As you go down the western mountains towards the beaches of the east, mountain streams, strong rivers, and gorgeous waterfalls will accompany you.

Along the length of this province crosses Bukit Barisan Mountains with peaks of numerous volcanoes. The land has thick virgin forests, lush vegetation, rice fields, mountain streams, rivers, waterfalls and sandy beaches. It has a rich flora and fauna. An abundance of birds, butterflies, buffaloes, deer, mouse deer, orangutans and many other export commodities make North Sumatra one of the richest provinces in Indonesia, as it produces more than 30 % of Indonesia's exports. The province offers the visitors, especially nature lovers, beautiful tropical panoramas, terraced rice fields, blue mountains, jungle covered hills, white sandy beaches, music, dance and folk arts.

Relative to Bali, North Sumatra has very heterogeneous ethnic groups, and thus, cultures. The people of the eastern coasts, also known as the Malays (Melayu) have markedly different traditions and culture from Batak highlanders who live around Toba Lake and Samosir Island. Further south, the Mandailings and Angkolas, and Nias Island, have yet more flavors of traditions and culture. Besides them, there are several ethnic groups who live in Medan and other towns of North Sumatra. Its largest groups are Chinese and Indian, who being naturalized Indonesian citizens. Other Indonesian tribes like Acehnese, Minangkabau, Javanese, etc also live in many parts here. Each of the mentioned tribes as well as the ethnic groups has its own dialect, religion, beliefs, traditional customs, etc. Arts and cultures make this region, a paradise for social scientists. Among the ancient Indonesian cultures, which can be seen at Samosir Island, are the centuries old tombs of Batak Toba kings and a stone-table with its benches, where the Siallagan chiefs formerly held meetings.

Geographically
North Sumatra province has 70,787 sq km width. Geographically, it is located between 1o and 4o North Latitude and between 98o and 100o East Longitude. The area is Borders with:

• North side: the special territory of Aceh
• South side: West Sumatra Province and Riau Province
• West side: Indian Ocean
• East side: Malacca Strait

Administratively
North Sumatra Province is divided among 11 regencies, 6 municipals, and 3 administrative towns with Medan as its capital city.

Geology
Composed of coastal areas, lowlands, plateaus, and mountains.
Humidity: Varies between 79% and 96%.
Climate
As one of Indonesia islands, North Sumatra has rainfall of 1,100-3,400 mm per year. It temperature is range between 18o C and 34o C.

Demography
Historically, North Sumatra Province has a migration flow of population either from other provinces because of the existence of heavy plantation in this province or migration to other areas for studying and expanding business. Since population mobility is high, there are multi ethnics on the community. In 1994, the population density of North Sumatra Province reached 157 people per Km2. Compared to the average national population growth (2.144% per year), this province was on the lower level with 1.53% per year. The projection population composition in 1997 can be seen on the following table.