Beautiful Bali

Why Bali handicraft? It’s a simple question for every one because you can find billions of handicraft around the world. The statistic research of Indonesian government at 2003 reported that there were more than 500.000 variants of Bali handicraft produced by big factory or small home industry.

This kind of unique handicraft very famous around the world due their unique and classic style with fully art design on it. It is very good for your souvenir to be brought home or as a gift to your friends. There are some beautiful design of wood and stone that you can use in your house. All designed to meet your taste.

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Bali is a small island with the size of 140 km long and 80 km wide. The population of the island Bali is about 3.5 million people, so this is a densely populated island. Most of the population lives on the fertile southern slopes of the island; the villages have irrigation ditches and roads. You can find many open rice-fields in this area. People usually work as farmer.

Traditionally, the social organization of Bali was based on the village with each village is a complete self-sufficient unit, which providing all their needs and functions from birth through life and then cremation. Recently, the cities and tourist centers are absorbing a drift of population from the countryside. The social organization of the villages is one of the most unique aspects of this island. The village and the life of its members are tied to religion and the religious life of the people. People in Bali are getting used to the attention of tourist to their place of living, and they are very helpful. You do not have to worry that the people will take you as a stranger because they are honest and friendly.

Some nice picture which reflecting about beautiful of Bali:

The Balinese sculpture with natural media – wood, stone, bone, horn, deadwood, and even gnarled tree roots. Nowadays, souvenir-caliber wood carving is churned out and successful creations are mass produced. Any visitor to Bali is likely to be exposed to wood carving in all forms, be it the traditional ornate carved doors, the carved figures of gods, or the countless carved items in craft shops. 

Wood carving

Wood carving is a craft practiced all over Bali. Open your ears to the tapping sound of the carver’s mallet and you would know that there is one around. It would be taxing to separate traditional and foreign influences. However, Balinese are intense observers of the outside world, effortlessly incorporating and adapting foreign themes into their work.

For quality wood carving, head to Tegallalang, Pujung, and Sebatu, which is north of Ubud. It is a great area to meet woodcarvers; it is best to take note of the artist’s name and visit him at the workshop to negotiate a better price. Bali is a perfect place for western artists to study their crafts. There are wood carving lessons in which you can learn to carve your own mask in about three weeks.

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Geography

Badung Regency is located in the center of Bali Island, stretching from north to the island’s south end. It borders on Buleleng Regency on the north; Tabanan Regency on the west; Bangli Regency, Gianyar Regency, and Denpasar on the east.

It covers 418.52 square km of land. It is divided into 6 sub-districts:
Mengwi, Petang, Abiansemal, Kuta, North Kuta, and South Kuta. And Mengwi as the capital city.

Badung Regency is an area of tropical climate which has two seasons, dry season (April-October) and rainy season (November-March). Air temperature varies from 26ºC to 34ºC with average rainfall of 893.4mm to 2.702.6mm per year and average humidity is 79%.

Badung Regency has unique shape resembles to ‘keris’. This uniqueness (keris) is used as a symbol of this regency which represents the warrior spirit and has close relation to the story of this regency ‘Puputan Badung’.

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