Which island is the "Dance Island"

Indonesia, known as the "country of thousands of islands", has 17528 islands according to the latest statistics.

Bali is regarded as a dazzling pearl in the South Pacific Islands countries, just like a string of emeralds.

There are lush vegetation, flowers in full bloom, many temples and charming beaches. With its unique natural environment and highly civilized folk art, Bali attracts hundreds of thousands of foreign tourists every year, becoming Indonesia's largest tourism market, a paradise-like holiday paradise and a world-class tourist destination. So that people often think that Indonesia is a part of Bali.

The soul of dance

Bali has many other names, such as "Fairy Island", "Island of Thousand Temples" and "Island of Art". It is said that the residents of the island generally believe in Bali, India, and worship the sun god, water god and fire god. There are tens of thousands of family temples, village temples and even various temples on the island, and there are ancient sacrificial ceremonies almost every day. There are many traditional handicrafts here, such as wood carving, stone carving, painting and other exquisite works, which can be seen almost everywhere. Even on the walls, shrines, beams and stone foundations of temples, there are all kinds of reliefs of birds standing up as afterlife animals and exotic flowers and plants, which are dizzying. We also visited the art museum under construction on the hillside in the northeast corner of the island. Some of the sculptures on display in the museum are unique and imaginative.

What impressed me most was the dance in Bali. It is said that among Indonesia's dances, Balinese dances are also unique, ranging from solemn religious dances to lively and cheerful folk dances.

In a village called Blabatuh on the island, the reporters and their party were greeted by the villagers like a festival: a group of Balinese girls wearing shiny headdresses and colorful costumes put a flower in each ear according to local customs, and performed beautiful dances for us with the ancient percussion rhythm. The teacher of Sudi Dance School in the village also specially performed a unique trick and a style of Balinese dance. He said that in order to protect and develop traditional culture and art, the school recruits and trains children to study art all the year round. At present, there are as many as 300 students, divided into primary group, intermediate group and advanced group, and given special courses such as musicians' dance, dance art class, costume making class, music art class, mask making, classical Kamasang painting and so on. Local educational and cultural institutions also attach great importance to incorporating some art subjects into the formal curriculum of middle schools, so as to cultivate the multi-faceted development of young people and make "Bali Art" carry forward and continue to be recognized by modern life.

In Ulu Watu (Silver Beach and Coastal Cliff) with magnificent scenery in Bali, we enjoyed Keeak and Sanghyang dances, which are traditional dance styles performed by adult men and women and created by Balinese. Apart from the chorus of hundreds of people, there are almost no bands or musical instruments to accompany the dance. The latter is a myth. It is said that dancers communicate with their deceased ancestors after "out-of-body experience" in dance, and "undead" also convey their will through dancers. Among them, the dance incorporates the plot of the famous ancient Indian narrative epic Ramayana, which is shown to tourists as a fixed tourist program at sunset every day.

"Outsiders" from all over the world may not understand or understand the meaning of these dances, but when the surging waves hit the cliffs and the afterglow of the sunset gradually faded into the twilight scenery, they can taste the artistic conception created by Balinese dancers from a distance.

The charm of the sea and waves

For travelers who love the sea, choosing Bali is definitely a suitable place.

There are many beautiful beaches in Bali: blue sky, white clouds, silver sand and clear water everywhere, as well as countless bright colors decorated with colorful sails, surfers and leisurely people. In the evening, sitting on the beach watching the sunset is another kind of scenery and another state of mind: the dazzling light gradually fades away; Just like the egg-yellow sunset, accompanied by fishing boats, it gradually disappears-the sea and the sky are the same color, only the high tide and low tide follow the dawn, hoping for another brilliant sunrise.

Traveling to Bali, the most romantic life is on the beach. I remember just getting off the plane that day, my companion and I checked into the Ramada Hotel near the sea and rushed to the seaside to take pictures with great interest. Unexpectedly, it has become the focus of many swimmers' attention-in the "encirclement" of "three-point" women's clothes and exposed men's clothes, you will feel that you are an alternative group and extremely unnatural. We quickly fled the beach, went to the hotel cafeteria, selected a set of brightly colored shorts made locally, and integrated into the "mainstream custom".

The beaches in Bali are also very individual harbors, some are quiet and stable, and there is no smoke without fire; Some are passionate, and there are waves all the time.

On the beach of Ramada Hotel where we stayed, it seemed strangely quiet during the day. You can lie on the beach, look up at the blue sky with white clouds swimming, reflect the clear water like a mirror, and think quietly. Or don't think about anything, enjoy an eye bath in the South Pacific. We even found several blonde "reading girls" roaming in the seaside "book kingdom" wearing swimsuits and transparent glasses.

Kuta beach, located at the mouth of the Bali Strait, is full of white waves and rough waves. This is the most suitable beach for surfing that is open to the public. All day long, men and women with colorful surfboards bravely rushed to the sea and experienced the pleasure of being involved in the stormy waves. I met two Asian girls, and I guessed from their shouts that they were tourists from Japan-there was no timid impact, which made them excited and exciting! Over and over again, I came back from riding the waves with my boat, and I rode against the waves. Walking back and forth for more than an hour, I'm still not tired. Watching me shoot with a "long mirror and short mirror", the girls took out their cameras and spoke a third language that neither they nor I understood, gesturing for me to take a photo with the waves. The most enviable thing is the surfing of local people. They don't go with the flow like tourists, but stand on the waves and shuttle freely-you can imagine that kind of confidence, that kind of fearlessness and that kind of heroic emotion!

Reporter tips

★ Indonesia has not yet become a destination country for China citizens to travel abroad at their own expense. In 2001110/0, when Premier China the State Council visited Indonesia, China and Indonesia had signed a memorandum on tourism cooperation, which actively created conditions for the recent opening up.

★ At present, China citizens' visas for transit, visit and work in Indonesia are directly examined and approved by the Indonesian Embassy in Beijing. General procedures are complete and can be collected the next day after the submission date.

★ At present, if you fly from Beijing to Bali, you have to transit through Jakarta, the capital of Indonesia. Even if you don't leave the station, you have to go through the entry and exit procedures. Flying from Jakarta to Bali is a domestic trip in Indonesia and does not require a visa, but according to international practice, passengers need to transfer to domestic flights in Indonesia.

★ Most of Bali has a pleasant tropical climate in a year, and all the clothes are packed with summer clothes. From June 165438+ 10 to February of the following year, the temperature at the seaside dropped slightly in the morning and evening.

★ Indonesia's exchange rate often changes with the political and economic situation, but it has stabilized recently. According to a recent visit by the boss of a business consulting company in Beijing, 10000Rp (rupee, Indonesia's monetary unit, equivalent to RMB 10) can be converted into US dollars 1.

★ When you use US dollar bills to exchange foreign exchange in Indonesia, you must pay attention to making the banknotes in your hand "intact": wrinkled, worn and stained local banknotes are not accepted (the banknotes are written and stamped on the front, etc.). , all regarded as "damaged"); There is also a big difference between the exchange rates of the old version of the US dollar and the new version.

★ Tourists traveling in Indonesia should bring as little cash as possible to ensure safety. In major cities and scenic spots such as Jakarta and Bali, major international credit cards such as Visa, Know-it-all, American Express and Diners can be widely used. (key)