As many as 20 bloggers from the Bali Blogger Community (BBC) have gathered with one goal - to reveal the other side one of the island's hotspots, the famous Kuta Beach. "We are challenged to find the old face of Kuta, not the modern one where Kuta is merely known as a beach area that is full of nightclubs and tourists," Putu Hendra Brawijaya, one of the BBC members, told reporters Saturday.
"Besides, we are conducting this field trip so we won't forget the historical side of this area," he added. The BBC's field trip was one of the activities offered by the Kuta Carnival, which kicked of Sunday. Featuring 33 activities varying from painting exhibitions to traditional martial art competition, the carnival organized by the Kuta resident's organizatation in cooperation with local and international companies. The carnival will last until Oct 26.
As part of the so-called Blogger Day Out, the bloggers decided to visit two of the area's icons, the Dharmayana Buddhist Monastery and the former Kuta Seaport. The Dharmayana Buddhist Monastery, once known as the Leeng Gwan Kuta Temple, is located around two kilometers east of Kuta Beach. Hindra Suarlim, chairman of the Dharma Semadi Foundation that runs the monastery's daily operations, said that the temple was originally built at a different location in the area around two centuries ago. The monastery was built by th Chinese Community in Bali to honor Tan Hu Cin Jin, anoble and multitalented Chinese architect who served the Mengwi king in Bali.
"Besides, we are conducting this field trip so we won't forget the historical side of this area," he added. The BBC's field trip was one of the activities offered by the Kuta Carnival, which kicked of Sunday. Featuring 33 activities varying from painting exhibitions to traditional martial art competition, the carnival organized by the Kuta resident's organizatation in cooperation with local and international companies. The carnival will last until Oct 26.
As part of the so-called Blogger Day Out, the bloggers decided to visit two of the area's icons, the Dharmayana Buddhist Monastery and the former Kuta Seaport. The Dharmayana Buddhist Monastery, once known as the Leeng Gwan Kuta Temple, is located around two kilometers east of Kuta Beach. Hindra Suarlim, chairman of the Dharma Semadi Foundation that runs the monastery's daily operations, said that the temple was originally built at a different location in the area around two centuries ago. The monastery was built by th Chinese Community in Bali to honor Tan Hu Cin Jin, anoble and multitalented Chinese architect who served the Mengwi king in Bali.
Luh De Suriyani
The Jakarta Post/Kuta
The Jakarta Post/Kuta
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