SEMARANG, WEDNESDAY - Government District (regency) Bars are now developing folk arts such as dance Lengger, kuntulan, and the art of "folk music" dengklung assessed positive and progress was encouraging.
Vishnu Pratomo, S. Sos, observers as well as tourist operators in Batang, Tuesday, said today that folk art has progressed and has a fascination for tourists.
"In addition to the cultural arts community, after being developed with new creations, art is capable of being a cultural tourist attraction that is not less important as the objects of nature tourism in this region," he said when contacted from Semarang.
According to him, art is folk art Lengger originating from Sub Blado, a ballet depicting the stories include the loss of Sinta, and Parks Soko.
While the art is traditional art kuntulan this region that develops along with the development of Islamic religion.
This art, he said, besides containing the elements of art, motion tarinya a basic motion Pencak silat. Kuntulan generally male players, songs sung in Arabic kuntulan accompanying art, namely salawat, he added, all art movements kuntulan energetic and flexible because it is a basic martial arts movements.
"For art dengklung, originally born and raised in the district Blado. Then it evolved into an art Airport District. Arts, which are grouped into the 'folk music' was adopt the Muslim religion and was played by women," she said.
Batang is one of the 35 districts in Central Java province, is located on the northern route, or about 84 km west of the city of Semarang, he said.
The county is also rich in natural resources that landscape coast with a coastal landscape in some areas in Java.
One example of a tourist attraction on the northern coast of Ujungnegoro Rod, he said, in addition to beautiful natural scenery, one part of the edge of the beach there which has a height of 14 meters above sea level.
"The height of the beach is rarely owned beaches along the northern coast of Java. On the beach there is the plain 'Aswotomo cave' and a small cemetery, as well as ruins Sheikh Maulana Maghribi, a figure spread Islam," he said.
Another interesting tourist attraction in Batang quite diverse, such as waterfalls Genting, Plabuhan Beach, Beach Sigandu, and the inscription Sojomerto
