Bali Informations
The Paradise Island in Indonesia
 
Say Bali, and most people in the west think of paradise, and tourism. The image of Bali as topical paradise dates back to western visitors in the 20's, and it has been cultivated by the the tourist industry rateher than the Balinese, who do not have a word for paradise in their language.
The Balinese seem to handle tourism better than the tourist , and Bali has a long history of absorbing, and profiting from, foreigh influences. Although Bali is, for many of its western visitors, simply a place with cheap living and pleasent beaches, it's much more than that. Festival, Ceremonies, dances, temple processions and other activities take place almost continuously on Bali and they are fun to watch, easy to understand and instanly acessible. It is the great strength of Bali's culture makes the island so interesting.
Bali is an island in Indonesia, but it's also one of the provinces of Indonesia. Bali lies between Java and Lombok Island. Denpasar is the capital of his province, which is located in the south of the island. The majority of Balinese are Hindu. In the world famous Bali as a tourist destination with a unique variety of art-culture results, especially for the Japanese and Australian tourists. Bali is also known as Island of the Gods.
Bali Island is part of the Lesser Sunda Islands along the width of 153 km and 112 km approximately 3.2 km from the island of Java. Astronomically, Bali is located at 8 ° 25'23 "south latitude and 115 ° 14'55" East Latitude tropical mebuatnya like other parts of Indonesia. |