Kampong Beting, a place that is very well known name in Pontianak. Never claimed to be a Pontianak resident, if you do not know the original
Pontianak Kampong beting. For some people, many sees the kampong beting just from the dark side,
but when examined in depth there are so many bright side that can actually interesting to see from here. Geographically, kampong beting is located in the District of Pontianak
shoals East, precisely at the junction between the Kapuas River and Porcupine
River. The village is built on the river with a wooden bridge that connects
from house to house, so it looks like a beautiful painting. Exoticism riverbank
so real life in this village, many activities that involve the element river in
everyday society. Ranging from bathing, washing to transportation in general
they are still using the boat as a means of crossing into the city of
Pontianak. In antiquity, the canoe is the main means to support the activities
of daily life across the Kapuas river. However, over the ages, people have used
speedboats to move and traffic of everyday life, without eliminating the
presence of the boat which has been used since.
More development
refers to self profits and ignore the integral human development, has long been
suspected as a cause of birth of people who experience alienation from humanity
itself. Especially for those who live in big cities. Bustling city with the
rhythms of human movement and economic wheel spin fanfare, does not necessarily
make people to feel. More precisely the city gave birth to many lonely people,
people who store secluded feeling alienated from society, nature, other people,
or even himself.
This is what
happened in Kampong Beting Pontianak. Beting which is geographically located in
the city center of Pontianak, but as alienated. The people at Kampong Beting
can be said villagers in the center of Pontianak city. But behind the
alienation that, in fact Kampong Beting is very well known. Beting become so
famous hometown not only in West Kalimantan yet known to outside of Kalimantan,
Pontianak City People generally need another story about the Kampong Beting.
From what I have
just described, a prominent observer named Gusti Hendra Nature Lahmuddin has an
interesting concept named Beting Street Art. According to him, art and culture
is considered as the right choice to lift the value of Kampong Beting by giving
stories and new colors in it. People in Kampong Beting close to the actual life
of art and culture, where culture, still thick felt in everyday life in this place.
This is proved by there are several art galleries Traditional, from the studio
to the Art Hadrah jepin. Moreover, in the Kampong Beting also has many fine painters.
However, because art is considered less provide value and results, then slowly
faded artistic talent and disappear. Need feels revived a variety of creative
activities in the field of fine arts, where Kampong Beting as the venue for the
event. Besides aiming to lure back the public interest in the arts, so that
people back believed that cultural arts are also part of the order of life in the city.
With the new
shades of Beting Street Art, for the moment Kampong Beting become more bright
and colorful. Hopefully with creative activities such as these, together we are
able to slowly change the negative paradigm that has been root deep down about
Kampung Shelf.
Can't wait till Beting become one of the vacation spot in West Borneo.. maybe 500 years from now. LOL! (^_^)
Source : BORNEONEWS.
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