The cultural landscape of Bali consists of lowland rice terraces and their temples, covering a 19,500-hectare area. The temples act as focal points within this cooperative water management system of canals and weirs, known as Subak. Although the…
The Jatiluwih rice terraces comprise over 600 hectares of rice fields following the flowing hillside topography of the Batukaru mountain range. These are well-maintained by traditional water management cooperatives dating back to the 9th…
Batik, an art of centuries-old textile design known to have come from Indonesia, is identified
with the complex designs and patterns developed on the cloth using wax and dye.
Besides its aesthetics, the art form has had great significance in…