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Living in Bali is very intimately associated with profession organizations, agriculture and even create art objects attained by people. Local governances are responsible for civilizes, clinics, hospitals, roadstead, but all aspects of traditional life in the 2nd band by the traditional scheme that has existed since earlier times. The first, subak, dealing with problems of rice production and manage irrigation systems. Anyone who has a field must be a member subak in the domain which will assure that every extremity of the division of irrigation water received a fair audition. Other community of interests administration is the Banjar village regulate activities, marriage and demise ceremonies. Most hamlets have at least 1 banjar and all men who are espoused must be a member of the banjar. Banjar at least cause a appendage of the family head and 50-100 severally banjar have a meeting place called the Bale Banjar. Besides comprising used as a function meeting, bale banjar also used as a place to exercise music (gamelan) traditional.

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While no artifacts were commemorated on the stone age, believed that the first residents in Bali bersal from China around 2500 BC. In the bronzy age culture around 300SM appeared and was developed in Bali. Irrigation systems and rice production complex, which is still in use sektrang, developed at this age.

Not until the 11th century, Bali received the first stream of a strong culture of the Hindu and Javanese. With his father's death around the year 1011 AD, Prince Bali, Airlangga, moved to East Java and to unite the kingdoms in one kingdom there. Because of his success, he then constituted his brother as leader Wungsu children in Bali. In the next period, comes the Javanese linguistic process, Kawi, which became the language used by the nobility, one of the Java community features and customary clothing worn because it is.

With the death of Airlangga, in the mid-11th century, Bali delighted a period of freedom to run their own government. However, this proved not to last long during the year 1284, the king of East Java, Kertanagara, conquered Bali and lead it from Java. In the year 1292, murdered and Bali Kertanagara get back the fortune to escape once again. But in the year 1343, Bali cover under the authority of the Billie Jean King of Java since its defeat at the hands of Gajah Mada, a general in the Hindu-Javanese realm last, Majapahit. With the bedcover of Islam passim Sumatra and Java during the 16th century, the Majapahit empire began to decline and displacement on a large scale by aristocrats, priests, artists, and artisans skilled in Bali occurred afterward. For the time being, bali growing rapidly and the next century is considered as the golden age of cultural history bagii bali. Gelgel Kingdom, near Klungkung, became the center of the arts and Bali became the major force leading yangmenguasai and some neighboring Lombok and East Java

Dutch sailors first set foot on Bali in 1597, not until the 1800s, the Dutch people have depicted a desire to colonise Bali. Year 1846, the Dutch people have occupied the region in Indonesia since a extensive range 1700an epidemic. The Dutch government sent troops into northern Bali. In 1894, Dutch allied with the Sasak people in lombok bali against their leader. In the year 1911, all the kingdoms of Bali has been defeated on the battlefield, or has been submitted under the Dutch colony. During World War II, the Dutch were forced out by the Japanese, who had occupied Indonesia from 1942 to 1945.

After Japan was defeated, the Dutch tried to reestablish their power, but on 17 August 1945, Indonesia announced its independence by the first president, Sukarno. After four years of hard struggle of the international criticism finally recognized and in 1949, Indonesia is known as an freelance country.

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With a name that became one of the most beautiful sights and deserve in Asia, Bali draw at least 1,000,000 visitors annually from around the world.

Geographically, Bali lies between the islands of Java and Lombok. Small Bali island, stretching approximately 140 km from east to west 80 km from north to south. The highest volcanoes stretching from east to west is Mount Agung, which last erupted in 1963. located just 8 south of the equator, Bali has a tropical iklmi only 2 seasons (wet and dry) a year and an average temperature of 28C. Broad area south and sloping fields into houses terraced on Bali's famous among the most attractive places in the world. In the hilly, northern coastal areas, the main result is coffee, copra, spices, vegetables, livestock and rice.

People of Bali have strong roots and beliefs despite the influx of tourists in large numbers every year, their culture is still very strong and alive. Majority religion is Hindu Dharma, and even though it originated from India, the Balinese religion is a unique blend of Hindu, Buddhist, Javanese and ancient beliefs of the nearly extinct and different from the Hinduism practiced in India today.

Creativity has been born, the Balinese have traditionally used their skills for religious purposes and most beautiful works of art can be found here is a story inspired by the Ramayana and other Hindu epic.

The majority of public housing Bali berjumalah 3,000,000 people mostly living in rural communities are dense with their large families. Largest city is Denpasar and Singaraja in northern Bali. The main tourist attraction stretches from Kuta to Seminuak. Kuta became a major attraction tourist arrivals since the 1970s because the beaches in the familiar white sand, where the sinking sun berselancarnya and fascinating.

Today, along Kuta and Seminyak is a major tourist destination with hundreds of hotels, restaurants and shops. For those who seek a little peace and quiet tend to go to inns a calmer in Sanur, Candi Dasa, on the east coast or Lovina in the north. Nusa Dua is located at the southern tip of the island nBali peninsula, offers many five-star hotels. The main village of Ubud, Gianyar in the hills, is also a tourist attraction and is now regarded as art and cultural center of Bali.

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