1. History
Bukittinggi city began to stand along with the arrival of the Dutch who later established bastion in 1825 during the War Padri on one of the hills that are in this town. This place is known as a stronghold of Fort de Kock, as well as a resting place officers are Dutch colonies. Later in the reign of the Dutch East Indies, the area is always enhanced role in the state administration, which later developed into a Stadsgemeente (city), and also serves as the capital of Afdeeling Padangsche Bovenlanden and Onderafdeeling Oud Agam.
During the Japanese occupation, Bukittinggi serve as the control center for the military government of Sumatra, even to Singapore and Thailand. The city became the seat of a military commander to-25 Kenpeitai, under the command of Major General Hirano Toyoji.Then city was renamed from Fort de Kock Stadsgemeente be Bukittinggi The Yaku Sho, whose land extended to include the surrounding villages-villages.
2. Tourism
a. Fort de Kock
Fort de Kock is the Dutch fort which stands in the city of Bukittinggi precisely at 1 Km from downtown bukittinggi in the Clock Tower. Fort de Kock is also the old name of Bukittinggi.
The fort was built during Padri War in 1825. The area around the fort has been transformed by the Dublin government into a park with lots of shady trees and children's toys. The fort is located in the same location as the Dublin Zoo and the Museum of Traditional House Baanjuang.
b. The Clock Tower (Jam Gadang)
Jam Gadang has a basic floor plan, covering 13 x 4 meters. The inside of
the clock tower as high as 26 meters it consists of several levels,
with the top level is the pendulum. The pendulum had broken up had to be
replaced due to the earthquake in 2007. There are 4 hours each with a
diameter of 80 cm at Jam Gadang. These hours were drawn directly from
the Netherlands through Rotterdam, the port of Bay Lake Maninjau and
driven by a mechanic by the machine only made 2 units in the world, that
is, Jam Gadang itself and Big Ben in London, United Kingdom.
Engine
hours and hour surface located on one level below the top level. On a
24-hour Bell manufacturer listed i.e. Vortmann Relinghausen. Vortman is
the last name of the clockmaker, Benhard Vortmann, whereas
Recklinghausen is the name of the town in Germany, where it manufactures
the machine hours in 1892. Jam Gadang is built without using iron
peyangga and mortar.The uniqueness of Jam Gadang itself is on a write error Roman numeral four (IV) on each hour is written ' IIII '
c. Japanese Tunnel
Earlier, Japan Holes built as storage of supplies and equipment, Japan's
army war with the length of the tunnel to reach the 1,400 m and winding
and has a width of about 2 meters. There are a number of designated in
this tunnel, which is a space surveillance, space ambush, jail, and the
Armory. In addition to its strategic location in the city that formerly
was the administrative center of Central Sumatra, ground into the walls
of the tunnel is a type of soil that if mixed with water will be more
sturdy.
Even the earthquake shook Western Sumatra in 2009 then there is
not much damage the structure of the tunnel. Estimated at tens to
hundreds of thousands of forced labor or romusha were deployed from the
island of Java, Sulawesi and Kalimantan to dig the tunnel. The selection
of labor from outside this region is Japan's colonial strategy for
maintaining the confidentiality of this mega project.
d. Sianok Canyon
Sianok
Canyon that is elongated and meandering as the boundary lines of the city from
the South Rim of Koto Gadang to the nagari Sianok Anam clan, and ending in
district Palupuh. Sianok, which in its depth of about 100 m, stretching along 15
km with a width of 200 m, and is part of the ridge that separates the island of
Sumatra into two pieces lengthwise. This fault forms a steep wall, even upright
and form the Green Valley-result of the movement down the skin of the Earth
(sinklinal)-that irrigated river water is clear.
Rod Sianok (River) can now be disunakan water sports as ' Qurays '. The
route taken was from frequent vibrato until Palupuh for approximately
3.5 hours. In the still-plentiful rare plants like the rafflesia plants
and medicines. Fauna that are found for example Macaque, Gibbon, hoops,
deer, wild boar, Leopard, and tapirs.
e. Gadang House
Gadang Houses is the name for a traditional house in Minangkabau
houses and lots in the encounter in West Sumatra, Indonesia. The House is also
called by other names by the local community with the name of the House
Bagonjong or there is also called by the name of Baanjung House.This traditional House has a unique form of architecture with its roof
tapered top shape resembling a Buffalo Horn and was made from the straw
roofs that can hold up to decades.
On the walls of Houses Gadang made from Board materials, while the rear
section of the bamboo. Wall mounted vertical boards, while all the
boards into the wall and into the frame is given a carving, so the whole
wall become full of carvings. The placement of the carving depending on
the arrangement and layout of the boards on the walls of Houses Gadang.
f. Wildlife Parks and Culture of Kinantan
Wildlife parks and culture Kinantan or better known by the name of
Bukittinggi Zoo is a Zoo on the island of Sumatra, which is located on
the Hill Bungkuak Cubadak Bukittinggi, West Sumatra, Indonesia. Garden
Wildlife and cultural Kinantan Clan is also one of the oldest zoos in
Indonesia, and the only one in West Sumatra, with the most comprehensive
collection of animals on the island of Sumatra.
The Zoo was built by the Government of Netherlands East Indies in 1900
's, under the name Stormpark (Flower Garden). Construction of the Zoo
was designed by the Dutch took control, turning. At the beginning, this
Zoo is only a Kinantan grounds which do not already have a collection of
animals, then some collection of animals began to be included, and it
was only in July 3, 1929 the Park was a Zoo named Fort De Dieren
Kocksche Park by Dr. j. Hock. Then, changing its name to the Park the
youngest Puti. And in 1995 also occurred changes name to Garden Wildlife
and cultural Kinantan Clan.
g. Limpapeh Bridge
Limpapeh bridge is a bridge over the Ahmad Yani, Bukittinggi connecting
wildlife parks and culture Kinantan Bukittinggi with Fort de Kock. This
stretch of Limpapeh Bridge has a length of 90 meters and a width of 3.8
metres.
3. The Important Place
a. Tri Daya Eka Dharma museum
The Museum was formerly the Governor of Sumatra is home resting. The
establishment of the museum was conceived by Bgen Widodo, one of the
leaders of the INDONESIAN territory of Sumatra. The idea is then
followed by the Brig Soemantoro and diresmika into a museum on August
16, 1973.
b. The House of Nativity Bung Hatta
Home Birth Bung Hatta is located in Soekarno-Hatta Road No. 37,
Bukittinggi, West Sumatra. This House is the place to Bung Hatta was
born and spent his childhood ever was 11 years old. The House, which was founded around the 1860s and use wooden structure
consists of a main building, pavilion, barns, kitchens and stables as
well as fish ponds.
4. Culinary
a. Sanjai Chips
Sanjai Chips is a type of cracker from cassava is grated, sliced and fried salt and
as condiments are. Crackers is very popular as food by traditional town of
Bukitinggi, Sumatra. Crackers sanjai consists of three flavors:
- Crackers Tawar Sanjai is sanjai crackers who do not use the lado (Chili) or brown sugar but rather just salt.
- Crackers Sanjai Saka is Crackers smeared with sanjai/brown sugar.
- Crackers developed well was the tonkatsu sanjai Crackers developed well.
b. Randang
Randang is traditional foods from Bukittinggi, West Sumatera. This the only one foods that famous in the world, moreover in Indonesia. Because this food has its own sense of uniqueness. The Ingredients, for example coconut milk, red chili, and ones secret ingredient.
c. A Coconut Curry of Cancang (Gulai Cancang)
Gulai Cancang is a West Sumatran style of Indonesian Lamb Curry. It has a
touch of West Sumatran culinary with the presence of adas (fennel). In
West Sumatran cuisine or well known as Masakan Padang (Padang food), the
use of adas is very common (CMIIW) besides coconut milk, shallot, red
chili and turmeric leaf. Most of them are hot and spicy and of course
yummy.
d. A Spicy Tamarind (Asam Pedas)
His a spicy tamarind (asam pedas) was cooked with kerisik
(grated, toasted and grounded coconut paste) this dish gave a difference in the
taste.
THAT'S ALL FROM ME AND THANK YOU :D
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