Mount Tangkuban Perahu is one of the mountain located in the province of West Java, Indonesia. About 20 km to the north of the city of Bandung, with a lush carpet of pine trees and nearby tea gardens, mountain Tangkuban Parahu have as high as 2084 meters altitude. The form of this mountain is Stratovulcano with eruptive center that moved from east to west. This type of rock that is mostly excreted in the eruption of lava and sulfur, a mineral that is issued sulfur sulfur, a mineral that was issued when the mountain is not active sulfur vapor. Tangkuban Perahu Mountain Region is managed by Perum Forestry. The average daily temperature is 17oC in the daytime and 2 ° C at night.
Tangkuban Mt have Hill dipterocarp forest, dipterocarp forest Upper Montane Forest, and Forest Ericaceous or mountain forest.
The Legend
The origins of Tangkuban Mt Sangkuriang associated with the legend, which is reported to fall in love with his mother, Dayang Sumbi. To thwart his intention to marry her, Dayang Sumbi filed Sangkuriang create conditions so that the boat overnight. When his efforts failed, Sangkuriang angry and kicked the boat, so that landed upside down in a state. The boat is then formed Tangkuban Mt.
Once upon a time Told that King Sungging Perbangkara go hunting. In the middle of the forest the King throwing urine collected in caring leaves (taro forest). A female pig named Wayung who was imprisoned want to be human urine drinking earlier. Wayungyang pregnant and gave birth to a beautiful baby. Babies pretty it brought to keraton by father and named Dayang Sumbi alias Rarasati. Many of the kings who ask for her hand, but one was not accepted.
Finally, the king of warring among themselves. Dayang Sumbi permitaannya own any of exile in the hill accompanied by a male dog that is Si Tumang. While it is fun to weave, toropong (piston) which was used to weave cloth fell to the bottom. Dayang Sumbi feeling lazy, without a second thought once uttered speech, he promised to pick up anyone who fell off when the piston-sex male, would become her husband. The Tumang get piston and given to Dayang Sumbi. Dayang Sumbi eventually gave birth to a baby boy named Sangkuriang.
When Sangkuriang hunting in the woods and sent the Tumang to pursue Wayungyang female pigs. Because the Tumang not obeyed, and killed. Heart of the Tumang by Sangkuriang given to Dayang Sumbi, then cooked and eaten. After Dayang Sumbi know that he ate the hearts of the Tumang, his anger was heightened immediately hit with a Senduk Sangkuriang head made from coconut shell so that the wounds.
Sangkuriang go wandering around the world. After a long walk to the east finally arrived in the west again and unknowingly has arrived back in place Dayang Sumbi, where her mother was. Sangkuriang not know that the beautiful princess who was found was Dayang Sumbi - his mother. Terminological story of love between two beings that. Dayang accidentally Sangkuriang Sumbi know that is his son, with a wound in his head. However Sangkuriang still forced to marry her. Dayang Sumbi request for Sangkuriang make boats and lake (lake) in a single night to stem the Citarum river. Sangkuriang Accept it.
So the boat was made from a tree that grows in the east, stump / staple the tree turned into a Hill mountain Embankment. Stacked branches on the west and became Mount Burangrang. With the help of guriang, the dam was almost completed. But Dayang Sumbi beg to Sang Hyang Tunggal for the purpose Sangkuriang not materialize. Dayang Sumbi boeh rarang spread slices (white cloth weaving results), when it was also the dawn broke in the eastern horizon. Sangkuriang become angry, In his Top anger, he destruct the dam which located in Sanghyang Tikoro, cork tossed the Citarum river basin to the east and transformed into Mount Manglayang. Bandung Water became receding back. Working with boats struggled kicked to the north and transformed into Mount Tangkuban Perahu.
Dayang Sumbi Sangkuriang continue to pursue a sudden disappeared on Mount princess and turned into a jaksi flower . The Sangkuriang after arriving at a place called Berung Edge eventually disappeared into the supernatural (ngahiyang).
Tangkuban Mt includes an active volcano whose status is being watched by the Indonesian Directorate of Volcanology. Some of the crater is still showing signs of liveliness of this mountain. Among these signs is the emergence of volcanic sulfur gas and hot water sources at the foot of her mountain of them are in Ciater, Subang.
The existence of this mountain and the shape of the Bandung basin topography with hills and mountains on each side reinforces the theory of the existence of a lake (crater) is now a major area of Bandung. It is believed by geologists that the plateau region of Bandung with a height of approximately 709 m above sea level is a remnant of an ancient volcanic eruption known as Mount Sunda and Tangkuban Mt is the remnant of ancient Sunda Mountain which is still active. Phenomena like this can be seen on Mount Krakatau in the Sunda Strait and Ngorongoro district in Tanzania, Africa. So the legend that is the story of society Sangkuriang region is believed to be a community documentation ancient Sunda
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