Combining sacred
traditional values and a highly organized system, Subak, the unique
Balinese rice farming culture has been designated as World’s Heritage by
UNESCO, stated Deputy Minister for Education and Culture Wiendu
Nuryanti on Monday 21 May 2012. According to the Deputy Minister, the
decision will be made official at the UNESCO Summit in St.Petersburg,
Russia on 20 June 2012.
“This is truly good news for Indonesia, the interesting Subak farming culture of Bali , under the title Bali Cultural Landscape , a manifestation of the Balinese Tri Hita Karana philosophy, has been listed as World’s Heritage by UNESCO” wrote Wiendu in her message as reported by republika.co.id. Wiendu added that the recognition has been achieved after a long process that took 12 years.
The Subak Cultural Landscape system of
the island of Bali is an outstanding manifestation of unique Balinese
cosmological doctrine. It is tangible reflection of the original
Balinese ideas and beliefs which are essentially rooted in the Tri Hita
Karana concept, namely the awareness that human beings need to always
maintain harmonious relationship between Man and God, Man and fellow
humans , and between Mand and Nature in one’s daily life. Such a
particular concept is in fact evident in the Balinese creative genius
and unique cultural traditions resulting from the long human
interaction, especially between the Balinese and the Hindu culture. All
the cluster sites of the Cultural Landscape also directly demonstrate
the capability of the Balinese to make their unique cosmological
doctrines a reality, practiced in their daily life through spatial
planning and land use (cultural landscape), settlement arrangements,
architecture, ceremonies and rituals, art, as well as social
organization. Indeed the implementation of the concept has evidently
generated a beautiful cultural landscape.
More on Bali Cultural Landscape in UNESCO, available at: http://whc.unesco.org/en/tentativelists/5100/
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