BOROBUDUR INTERNATIONAL FESTIFAL 2009

BOROBUDUR INTERNATIONAL FESTIFAL
2009
25 JUNI-29 JUNI 2009

The Message from Governor of Central Java

Dear friends,
Six years ago, the people of Central Java were in a precious and joyful state while celebrating a momentous ‘Borobudur International Festival’ in 2003. Due to its great success, we are proudly announcing to hold the second ‘Borobudur International Festival (BIF) 2009’.

This festival will feature artists from the global community to present their talent in a dazzling display of traditional music, handicrafts, and the performing arts right at the foot of the magnificent Borobudur Temple.

At the time of the festival, cultural heritage experts, academics, and scholars will have the opportunity to deliver and discuss their ideas, during an International Seminar on cultural heritage and tourism.

To enliven the event, small-to-medium enterprises of the trade and tourism sector are invited to display and offer their unique and distinguished products and services to visitors from all over the world.

International tour operators should not think twice and come to see the wide array of tourism products that Central Java has to offer. So, never miss this opportunity to melt and link with Indonesia-wide sellers in a table-top business meeting.

Finally, I would gladly invite everyone to eyewitness, enjoy, perform, and do business in this land of the thousand temples. Iím sure the BIF 2009 will give you a once-in-a-lifetime experience - we look forward to having you with us!

Warm regards,
The Governor of Central Java

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INFORMATION
CENTRAL JAVA PROVINCIAL CULTURE AND TOURISM OFFICE
Jl. Pemuda No. 136 Semarang 50138 Central Java - Indonesia
phone/facs +62-24-354 6001 / +62-24- 3557119
website www.central-java-tourism.com
eMail : tourism@central-java-tourism.com, btm2009@central-java-tourism.com

INDONESIA NATIONAL PARK

Mount Gede And Pangrango

Mount Gede & Pangrango National Park was one of five national parks is the first time announced in Indonesia in 1980. The state of natural and unique characteristic that makes the National Park of Mount Gede-Pangrango as a natural laboratory that interest researchers since long.

Mount Gede
http://www.dephut.go.id/INFORMASI/TN%20INDO-ENGLISH/tn_gedepangrango.htm

Ujung Kulon National Park

Ujung Kulon National Park is a representative tropical rain forest ecosystem remaining low and the night of West Java, and is an ideal habitat for rare animals viability Java rhinoceros (Rhinoceros sondaicus) and other rare animals. There are three types of ecosystems in national parks this ecosystem that is the sea, marsh ecosystems, and land ecosystems.

Diversity of plants and animals in Ujung Kulon National Park began to recognize the researchers, experts, Dutch and English botanical year since 1820.

Java Rhino
http://www.dephut.go.id/INFORMASI/TN%20INDO-ENGLISH/tn_ujungkulon.htm

Sejarah Indonesia (History Of Indonesia)

Indonesia

The Republic of Indonesia (pronounced /ˌɪndoʊˈniːziə/ or /ˌɪndəˈniːʒə/) (Indonesian: Republik Indonesia), is a country in Southeast Asia. Comprising 17,508 islands, it is the world's largest archipelagic state. With an estimated population of around 237 million people,^[3] it is the world's fourth most populous country and the most populous Muslim-majority nation; however, no reference is made to Islam in the Indonesian constitution. Indonesia is a republic, with an elected legislature and president. The nation's capital city is Jakarta. The country shares land borders with Papua New Guinea, East Timor and Malaysia. Other neighboring countries include Singapore, the Philippines, Australia, and the Indian territory of the Andaman and Nicobar Islands.]

The Indonesian archipelago has been an important trade region since at least the seventh century, when the Srivijaya Kingdom traded with China and India. Local rulers gradually adopted Indian cultural, religious and political models from the early centuries CE, and Hindu and Buddhist kingdoms flourished. Indonesian history has been influenced by foreign powers drawn to its natural resources. Muslim traders brought Islam, and European powers fought one another to monopolize trade in the Spice Islands of Maluku during the Age of Discovery. Following three and a half centuries of Dutch colonialism, Indonesia secured its independence after World War II. Indonesia's history has since been turbulent, with challenges posed by natural disasters, corruption, separatism, a democratization process, and periods of rapid economic change.

Across its many islands, Indonesia consists of distinct ethnic, linguistic, and religious groups. The Javanese are the largest and most politically dominant ethnic group. As a unitary state and a nation, Indonesia has developed a shared identity defined by a national language, ethnic diversity, religious pluralism within a majority Muslim population, and a history of colonialism and rebellion against it. Indonesia's national motto, "Bhinneka tunggal ika" ("Unity in Diversity" literally, "many, yet one"), articulates the diversity that shapes the country. However, sectarian tensions and separatism have led to violent confrontations that have undermined political and economic stability. Despite its large population and densely populated regions, Indonesia has vast areas of wilderness that support the world's second highest level of biodiversity. The country is richly endowed with natural resources, yet poverty is a defining feature of contemporary Indonesia.

RESOURCES FROM: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Indonesia