Friday, September 23, 2011

Kasongan.Indonesia travel



Kasongan is the name of a popular tourist destination located in Bantul regency, Yogyakarta, Kasongan is an area famous for its handicrafts gerabahnya. Places are precisely located in the hamlet area Kajen, Bangunjiwo village, subdistrict Poor, Bantul, Yogyakarta, about 6 km from the city of Yogyakarta to the south, through the streets of Bantul.Attraction Kasongan pesawahan originally a land belonging to the villagers in the south of Yogyakarta. In the period of Dutch colonization, the area pesawahan owned by one resident was found dead horse.
The horse is expected to belong to the Dutch. Because the time period of Dutch colonization, the people who own land are scared and immediately relinquish his land which then no longer admitted.






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Fear is also common in other populations that have fields nearby that eventually relinquish his land. Because the amount of land that is free, then the other villagers immediately recognize that land. Residents who do not own the land is then switched professions to become a craftsman first ceramic-ngempal mengempal only land that is not broken when put together. Actually the land is only used for children's toys and kitchen furniture.
However, due diligence and traditions from generation to generation, eventually becoming Kasongan Tourism Village is quite famous. Since 1971-1972, Tourism Village Kasongan progressing quite rapidly. Sapto Hudoyo (an artist Yogyakarta) to help develop the Tourism Village Kasongan by fostering societies that most of the craftsmen to provide a variety of commercial and artistic touch to the design so that the earthenware pottery produced no impression is boring and monotonous, but it can provide artistic value and economic value high.



Ceramic Kasongan commercialized on a large scale by Sahid Pottery during the 1980s. Results crafts of pottery produced by Kasongan generally in the form of jars with various motifs, pots of various sizes, souvenirs, picture frames, wall hangings, furniture like tables and chairs, etc.. But then developing varied products include artificial flowers of banana leaves, bamboo furniture, mask-topengan and many others.
The results of these crafts and good quality have been exported to foreign countries like Europe and America. Usually, this village is visited by tourists visiting Yogyakarta.

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