Subak is the name of water management (irrigation) system for paddy
fields on Bali island,
Indonesia.
For Balinese,
irrigation is not simply providing water
for the plant's roots, but water is used to construct a complex, pulsed
artificial ecosystem.
Paddy fields in
Bali were built around
water temples and the allocation
of water is made by a priest.
Subak is a traditional irrigation system that binds
Balinese agrarian
society together within the village's Bale Banjar community center and Balinese temples.
The water managements is under the authority of the priests in water
temples. However since late 20th century,
Bali with its unique and rich
culture has attracted travellers and tourist worldwide. It has become
the crown jewel of
Indonesian tourism.
Subsequently the
Balinese people's way of live and economy has shifted
from mainly depends on agrarian and rice farming activity to tourism
services. As the result, tourism facilities such as resorts and hotels
has encroached deep into
Balinese villages and
paddy fields. Recently,
about 1,000 hectares of
paddy fields are converted into tourist
facilities and housing annually which threatened the
Subak system.
On June 2012,
Subak has eventually been enlisted as a
UNESCO world heritage site.
36th Session of UNESCO in St Peterburg has held on Friday, June 29th, 2012 at 17:30 local time. Bali Subak as they ratify the World Heritage Cultural Landscape area. Indonesia previously had fought for 12 years. Understandably, the tourists had already admitted Subak contribute to the beauty of rice fields in Bali such as Ubud, Gianyar, Tabanan and Badung.
Cultural Landscape of
Bali: the
Subak System as a Manifestation of the
Tri Hita Karana Philosophy forms a cultural landscape of five rice
terraces and their water temples that cover 19,500 hectares. The temples
are the focus of a cooperative water management system of canals and
weirs, known as subak, that dates back to the 9th century. Included in
the landscape is the 18th-century
Royal Temple of Pura Taman Ayun, the
largest and most impressive architectural edifice of its type on the
island.
The subak reflects the philosophical concept of
Tri Hita Karana,
which brings together the realms of the spirit, the human world and
nature. This philosophy was born of the cultural exchange between
Bali and India over the past 2000 years and has shaped the landscape of
Bali.
The
subak system of democratic and egalitarian farming practices has
enabled the Balinese to become the most prolific rice growers in the
archipelago despite the challenge of supporting a dense population.
Source: http://en.wikipedia.org/
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