Tourism today is an absolute need for humans such as travelers and communities around
tourist destination (Setiawan,
2012, p.1). Travelers need to
be satisfied desires while the community around hopes to get a positive
implication to increase the income and welfare. Furthermore, this phenomenon should
be a concern as policy aides mandated that the national tourism development is
directed at a pace and seed will be widely interpreted as the largest foreign
exchange earnings which will promote economic growth, increase local revenue,
empower the community's economy, expand employment and business opportunities,
as a prospective industries, efforts to develop tourism to promote economic
progress of the nation conducted by various countries, including Indonesia.
A
historic site or heritage site is an official location where pieces of
political, military, cultural, or social history have been preserved. Historic
sites are usually protected by law, and many have been recognized with the
official national historic site status. A historic site may be any building,
landscape, site or structure that is of local, regional, or national
significance. In addition, heritage must be preserved and protected so that our
culture is not lost and can be a legacy of our children and grandchildren
someday.
South Sumatera is a province located at the south part of Sumatera Island, the province were adjacent with Jambi and Lampung Province and Palembang as the Capital City. Palembang is one of the oldest towns in Indonesia (Wijaya, 2015, p.1). Based on the Kedukan Bukit inscription were found in Siguntang Hill west of Palembang, which declared the formation of a Wanua interpreted as a city on June 16, 682 BC, making the city of Palembang as the oldest city in Indonesia. In the Western world, the city of Palembang also nicknamed Venice of the East (The "Venesia dari Timur"). Palembang city which the capital city of South Sumatera has any kinds of interesting place and tourism object for tourists, such as Ampera Bridge, Taman Purbakala, Musi River, Kawah Tengkurep, Kemaro Island, BKB, Siguntang Hill and many others.
Siguntang Hill of Palembang is located in the highest area, in the western part of Palembang. Nowadays, it is about five kilometers from the downtown area. It is assumed that the location is very strategic. In the old legend, it was mentioned that Siguntang Hill was the first land which appeared from the sea, where there was pool of water in its surroundings to the river mouth (Farida, 2013, p.2). This place is still kept sacred because there are several old graves around (Hannysigojersey 2013, p.7). In addition, in 1920, some people found a statue of Buddha in Amaravathi art style with Sri Lanka facial expression. It was made in the 11th century. Today, the statue is placed in the yard of Sultan Mahmud Badaruddin II Museum. The panorama of Palembang city can be viewed clearly from the top of Siguntang Hill. To get to the top of the hill, we can take the public transportation heading toward Bukit Besar.
South Sumatera is a province located at the south part of Sumatera Island, the province were adjacent with Jambi and Lampung Province and Palembang as the Capital City. Palembang is one of the oldest towns in Indonesia (Wijaya, 2015, p.1). Based on the Kedukan Bukit inscription were found in Siguntang Hill west of Palembang, which declared the formation of a Wanua interpreted as a city on June 16, 682 BC, making the city of Palembang as the oldest city in Indonesia. In the Western world, the city of Palembang also nicknamed Venice of the East (The "Venesia dari Timur"). Palembang city which the capital city of South Sumatera has any kinds of interesting place and tourism object for tourists, such as Ampera Bridge, Taman Purbakala, Musi River, Kawah Tengkurep, Kemaro Island, BKB, Siguntang Hill and many others.
Siguntang Hill of Palembang is located in the highest area, in the western part of Palembang. Nowadays, it is about five kilometers from the downtown area. It is assumed that the location is very strategic. In the old legend, it was mentioned that Siguntang Hill was the first land which appeared from the sea, where there was pool of water in its surroundings to the river mouth (Farida, 2013, p.2). This place is still kept sacred because there are several old graves around (Hannysigojersey 2013, p.7). In addition, in 1920, some people found a statue of Buddha in Amaravathi art style with Sri Lanka facial expression. It was made in the 11th century. Today, the statue is placed in the yard of Sultan Mahmud Badaruddin II Museum. The panorama of Palembang city can be viewed clearly from the top of Siguntang Hill. To get to the top of the hill, we can take the public transportation heading toward Bukit Besar.
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