UN-WTO establish Belimbing as tourism village

United Nations World Tourism Organization established Belimbing village in Pupuan, Tabanan become the tourism village. The establishment was attended by the head of Tabanan Regency, Ni Putu Eka Wiryastuti and the representative of UN-WTO, I Gede Ardika.
Ardika said “the village has beautiful scenery and it has the chance to be developed into tourism village.” He also said that the people in the village are spirited in developing the village as one of the tourism destination in Tabanan regency.
Ardika emphasized that the most important thing is to preserve the local value and culture to attract tourists. If the village already develops then the welfare of the people will also increase gradually.
For that reason, Ardika hoped that the power of people as one of the basic aspect in developing the tourism village must be accommodated properly and must cooperate with the other elements.
The establishment of Belimbing village as tourism village was done by the signing of the pact by Eka Wiryastuti. The head of the regency hope that the local values in the village can be preserved.
“There is great hope that as the tourism village in Tabanan, Belimbing village should have the clear identity. The government will give its full support in developing the village,” Eka said.
She also explained that in developing tourism sites, the seven basic principles must be used. They are secure, order, clean, beautiful, weather, and hospitality, it will give good memory to the tourists visited the tourism sites.
“I hope that Belimbing village can create their own special souvenirs so the tourists will always remember with the village,” she added.

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Ceramic Arts Stay to Exist in Bali

Nowadays, ceramics or pottery has become a Balinese tradition remaining to exist and survive. Even, this art continues to be preserved and developed pursuant to necessity of the community. Recently, the development of ceramic handicrafts indicates a progress, either on the use of materials and its workmanship. Both design and styles change in accordance with the demand and passage of times. Moreover, the art of ceramics or pottery from outside Bali has now set to spread to this region.
They market their ceramic products in Bali because Bali is a busy tourist destination visited by myriads of world tourists. Nevertheless, traditional ceramic or earthenware vessel craftsmen at Kapal Village, Mengwi, Badung Regency, are still producing clay pottery. Through generations since hundreds of years ago, residents of Basangtamiang and Tegal Saat, Kapal Village, have deeply involved a pottery maker. This handcraft works mostly involve housewives, while husbands make this work as a side business after working in their paddy fields and dry fields. By and large, their product is earthenware for kitchen equipment, such as cooking equipment, water container and others.
There is a variety of potteries used for the needs of Hindu religious ceremonies with the so-called coblong, dulang, jempere and so forth. As fuel for the production process, they remain to take advantage of firewood especially coconut shell and fiber and straw that are easy to obtain from the surrounding areas. Since the rapid development of Bali tourism, Balinese pottery craftsmen also received orders from local hotels and restaurants. They usually demand various kinds of pot, vase, garden spot lights, contemporary sculptures and ashtrays. Even some restaurants ordered plates and appliance for cooking rice that look so unique. “Cooking by this pottery will make the rice to taste more delicious,” said a vendor of ceramic vessel from Kapal Village.

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