The Badung Regency included Bali’s capital city of Denpasar
and major tourist beach resort . the
Bali kingdom rose during the 19th century with the growing
importance of trade and as the dutch defeated other balinese rulers. This ended
in 1906 with the Dutch mascre of the
badung house which refused to pay for
the looting of a wecked ship of Sanur .
the final battle is commermorated by the statue at the Lapangan Puputan in the
central of Denpasar . across the streett is the Museum Bali with traditional
artifacts. The huge Pasar badung offers everything imaginable for sale =, and
Satria has bird market. The pura Maospahit temple has unusual architecture =,
and beyond the city in Mengwi are yadnya
of ritual items, and Bukit sari in the
Sangeh monkey forest. Towards Sanur is the Werdy Budaya Art Center with art collections and perfomances. Every june –
july it holds the Bali Art festival, a celebrations of arts, crafts, music and
dances. The beaches in sanur are asfe
for swimming, with sunrises over the nearby island of Nusa Penida, home of
demon king of black magic. Sanur has many trance ceremonies and ritual dances
to conteract his evil. Many purification rites are held on the beaches,
particulary before lunar new year in march. Sea temples dot the coast, with the
important, ancient sakenan of Serangan island furter south. At beaches in Kuta
and Legian swim only in safe areas marked by flags, sanur and Kuta – Legian are
know for their shops, restarant and night life. Towars the bukit penisula is
the fishing villages of jimbaran with
pura Ulu Siwi. Trance ritual ften takes place in front of this tmple. On Bali’s
souhtermost tip is brethtaking Uluwatu
great for viewing sunset with asmall colony of monkeys. Surfing beaches are located
below this temple. The luxury Nusa Dua
offer star hotel class . fishing villges and a Chinese temple attest to the
importance of Tanjung Benoa in seatrade.
