Tihingan  Village

BALI, an island with a thousand temples and beautiful tropical beaches, known for its famous and unique culture all over the world. Each year, an enormous number of tourists from many different parts of the world come to this island to enjoy the scenic panorama of Bali or to learn and feel the Balinese culture which has been inherited from generation to generation by the locals. One among the appeal of Bali is a unique musical ensemble. An ensemble with a unique sound and a rich variety is called Gamelan. That is the musical accompaniment of various types of performing arts, rituals, and other important events in Bali. The unique harmony of Gamelan makes it well known as one of the UNESCO’s World Heritage Sites in Indonesia.

And the center of this “Balinese harmony” production is Tihingan Village. The village which is located in Banjarangkan sub-district, Klungkung regency is the source where the Balinese harmony came from. Chief of Tihingan customary village, I Made Soma Wandita, said the village was inhabited by 150 households. Of that number, about 50 households is gamelan craftsman. The rest had profession as farmer, trader, carpenter, civil servant and police. Therefore, the majority of people chose to work at their home village rather than outside the area. The profession of making gamelan instrument is carried out through generations. In general there are two groups of gamelan artisan, namely the group in charge of making and forming various kinds of gamelan instruments and those being competent in calibrating the gamelan tones.

Although a very important role over the centuries to the sustainability of the arts in Bali, Village Tihingan not placed in important positions within the tourism of Bali. Therefore, until now the village is not equipped with adequate facilities as a tourist attraction. There are no public toilets, souvenir stalls, food stalls and drink, lodging, and special parking area there. Currently, tourists who come to this country are those who deliberately visited the village Tihingan because they are interested in gamelan instruments to be brought into their country. Another visitor is a group that provides an alternative tour package of visiting unusual and  interesting places that rarely visited by tourists in general.

On this Blog, we will provide you with many of various information of the village to introduce you the source of Balinese harmony as one of the tourist destination in Bali. Thus on your next vacation in Bali, you could put Tihingan Village in your “Bucket List Moment”.

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