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If to look at a card the sight will find out not at once island Bali among a chain of the numerous extended islands. And the state allocated with one colour like means one for all these sites of a land history. But, nevertheless, Bali conducts an own historical narration. It certainly inseparably linked with the general for Indonesia events and still has unique features.

The first state formations of present Indonesia have arisen in seaside areas in II-V centuries, and all events are connected basically with islands Javas and Sumatra.

The historical annals of the Bali which have reached about our years, unfortunately, are avaricious enough and testify that the island history originates approximately in VIII-IX centuries when numerous princedoms there began to be formed. About earlier period practically it is not known, besides, that then was valid influence of China which certificate of presence are the found Chinese coins of VII century and esteemed to Bali drakonoobraznoe deity Barong. In the central area Bali ruins of indo-Buddhist state X-XIII of centuries, and also “Royal tombs” XI centuries, “the Elephant cave” with statue Ganeshi, some sculptures, painting, masks up to now have remained. It is possible to tell, as the island - is an architecture monument. It is the centre of the Indonesian culture, it name Island of thousand temples. Some ancient monuments specify that there was a period of close contacts of governors of Bali and Java. For example, the inscription on a pillar in Belandzhonge says that from the beginning of X century there was a communication between balijskimi princedoms and correcting on the Central Java till this period Buddhist dynasty Sandzhajja. To read completely »

Surprising Indonesia is located more than on 17 thousand slices of a land, big and small. This unique state on islands. The largest islands are well-known Java (the native land of the glorified rum), Sumatra, Borneo, Sulawesi and even the western share of New Guinea. Today we will tell about island Bali - a pearl of Indonesia.

Bali – island of thousand temples and one of the smallest islands of Malay archipelago. It settles down between Silent and Indian oceans, between peninsula Malaysia and island New Guinea. From island Java of Bali it is separated by narrow passage, from east neighbour – passage Lombok (Wallace's line) in the width 30 km. Mountain lakes (the largest Batur and Bratan have a volcanic origin) feed the rivers flowing by the central and southern parts of Bali, and irrigate uncountable rice fields. On island of 2 main volcanoes – Agung (3142) and Batur (1717). They provide fertility of island (ashes thrown up by them have the high maintenance of minerals). Active volcanoes – constant threat for Bali though last eruption was more 30 years ago. Capital Bali - Denpasar. The difference in time makes 4 hours, and in the winter – 5 hours in the summer.

Raznooborazie landscapes of this small island amazes. The magnificent tropical vegetation, rice fields-terassy, palm groves – in the south it exists thanks to mountain lakes and small rivers, and nearby, on peninsula Bukit-Badung, - an eternal drought. For the north are characteristic black lavovye beaches, for the West – impassable woods, for the east – a severe and poor landscape. To read completely »