History Of Bali

History Of Bali

Beginning with the recognition of the island of Bali by westerners, it tells a long historical story. This history also influences the development of Bali tourism. The main thing that makes Bali famous for its tourism is certainly not because of the beaches, mountains and other natural charms. But Balinese tourism is developing because of its aesthetic value, Hindu-based cultural arts and the flexibility and tolerance of Balinese people. Let's look at the development of Balinese tourism from time to time.

The history of the development of Balinese tourism can be traced, since the arrival of Dutch sailors on the island of Bali in 1597. The captain of the ship from the Belada sailor named Cornelius Houtman. This year the Balinese first made contact with Europeans.

When Cornelius Houtman wanted to leave the island of Bali, many of the ship's crew did not want to leave Bali. They are very interested and fascinated by the prosperity and cultural arts of the Balinese people. When the Dutch returned to Bali a few years later, the Dutch were no longer interested in the arts and culture that the Balinese had. But the Dutch are more interested in seeking profits by exploiting the Balinese.

In 1710 there was an upheaval in the Balinese kingdom which was controlled by the Gelgel kingdom in Klungkung district. This upheaval made the Gelgel royal palace moved to the north and named Semarapura. Many small kingdoms in Bali feel dissatisfied with the administration of the Semarapura kingdom. Make many small kingdoms in Bali want to make their own government, by separating themselves from the kingdom of Semarapura.

This situation was seen by the Dutch as a great opportunity to control Bali, by dividing the Balinese unity. The Sasak tribe on the island of Lombok was once part of the Balinese kingdom, and the Dutch made the Sasak tribe of Lombok separate from the Balinese kingdom by means of a rebellion.

The battle between the Balinese royal forces in Lombok against the Sasak tribe cannot be avoided. Because the Balinese kingdom was divided, the defeat of the rebellious Sasak tribe was unavoidable. The Dutch also controlled the northern island of Bali, which made the Balinese kingdom in the south, just waiting for the Dutch to conquer.

In 1904, there were disputes between Balinese and Chinese merchants, and there was a destruction of Chinese ships on the shores of Sanur Badung. The Dutch demanded the Badung king to compensate for damages from Chinese ships but was rejected by the Badung king.

In 1906, Dutch warships landed on the Sanur beach and precisely on September 20, 1906, a major war was unavoidable. The more modern armament equipment from the Netherlands made the Badung royal army defeat. The Badung kingdom troops who lost the war were then detained by the Dutch and alienated.

The defeat of the war against the Dutch was a shame for the King of Badung. So the war of puputan (the war to death) was carried out by the king of Badung. This war event is now known as Puputan Badung.

The Dutch also attacked the Tabanan kingdom and the Klungkung kingdom and the puputan war was also unavoidable. The kingdom that did not carry out the war of puputan and surrender was the kingdom of Gianyar and the Kingdom of Karangasem. Therefore the King of Gianyar and King Karangasem were allowed by the Dutch to maintain their power under conditions under Dutch control. With the end of the puputan war, all regions on the island of Bali became Dutch territories.

The puputan war carried out by the people of Bali succeeded in tarnishing the reputation of the Netherlands in the international world. To make up for this mistake, the Dutch did not do a forced planting system on the island of Bali, instead of promoting the island of Bali to the international world. Well, this is the beginning of the development of the island of Bali to become a place of tourism.

The development of Bali tourism starts from the number of foreign artists who choose to settle in the tourist area of Ubud to pursue their art. Artwork from foreign artists who settled in Ubud directly promoted the island of Bali as an exotic place to visit.

Water Sports Tourism

The rapid development of Bali tourism occurred in the 70s. When surfers find lots of waves on the island of Bali that is very good for surfing. This surfer indirectly promoted tourism in the island of Bali in the 1970s.

In addition to the white sand beach, the tropic nature of the island of Bali includes mountains, hills, terraced rice fields, seabed, and rivers all offering their own unique and distinctive features. Therefore, so many international media have mentioned the island of Bali, as a tropical tourist destination, which is most in demand by tourists.

In addition to surfing the beach, Bali water sports activities such as Parasailing, Jet Ski, and Banana Boat become the main attraction for tourists. The biggest place for water sports activities in Bali is on Tanjung Benoa beach. Every day, Tanjung Benoa beach is visited by tourists to play Bali water sport.

Besides water sports in Tanjung Benoa, water sports that are also often sought by foreign tourists and domestic tourists are Bali rafting activities. For rafting in Bali the river used is Ayung river and rafting on the Telaga Waja river.

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