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Peta Perjalanan Jejak Petualang TV7 di Region Sulawesi

Sulawesi is home to Muslims, Christians, Buddhists, Hindus and Confucians, as well as followers of indigenous religions whose names are unknown. There are dancers, singers, and drummers; weavers of silk sarongs and exuberant ikat; pounders of bark cloth; forgers of iron; master architects of houses and sailing vessels. With its tremendous expanse of coastline, Sulawesi has never been isolated from the outside world. For centuries, its skilled sea Like the petals of a windblown orchid, the unruly peninsulas of Sulawesi reach out into the Celebes, Molucca, Banda, and Flores seas. Within its odd, dancing outlines the product of the collision of ancient continents are found extraordinary landscapes. Rugged mist covered mountains, primal tropical jungle, emerald green rice terraces and deep, mysterious lakes dominate the interior. Along the coast, dazzling coral reefs encircle dormant volcanoes that jut dramatically out of the sea. Stretches of white sandy beach fringed with coconut trees and scattered fishing villages are flanked by rugged limestone outcroppings that might have stepped out o1 a Chinese painting.

Sulawesi once known as the Celebes is home to an amazing variety of peoples. Fishermen inhabit its coasts, catching flying fish, shark, tuna, mackerel, and squid, as well as scores offish. Sailing and trading peoples, in particular the Bugis, Makassar and Mandar peoples of the south, are renowned for their remarkable wooden sailing crafts and their voyages to destinations as distant as Singapore and Australia.
There are lowland dwelling peoples who farm wet and dry rice, maize and manioc, sago and vegetables, coffee, cacao, and cloves. Numerous small groups of upland peoples practice slash and burn agriculture in the interior. Dispersed along the coasts are the boat dwelling Bajau, many of whom are now settled on land.
farers linked the island to extensive trading networks that brought not just goods but also ideas, practices and people from India, China, the Middle East, and Europe.

In the 1970s the colorful ritual life of Sulawesi's Toraja people was "discovered" by foreign tourists. But this remarkable culture constitutes only a part, albeit a stunning part, of the complex, ever?changing tapestry of the island. From the mysterious megaliths of the Bada Valley to the superb coral gardens near Manado, the island of Sulawesi offers a visual and cultural feast for the traveler with sufficient time and a sense of adventure.

We have divided this book into five parts. Although Sulawesi consists officially of four provinces, a separate chapter has been devoted to Tana Toraja (part of the province of South Sulawesi), in part because it is the area most frequently visited by travelers to Sulawesi, and in part because of the striking cultural differences between the Toraja and other groups in the south. But while Tana Toraja is the area most frequently visited by travelers to Sulawesi, the other regions of the island are equally as fascinating.

We have sought to provide all the practical information a traveler needs to know, while at the same time offering a view of what the island is about: its history, its people, its social and cultural life, its contemporary struggles. The writers of this book, many of whom are experts in their fields, have attempted to convey their enthusiasm for Sulawesi along with a basic understanding of what has happened?and is still happening?on this remarkable island.

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