orien's blog: Tangkuban Parahu

What’s on your mind about the mountain especially in Tangkuban parahu Bandung Indonesia?

have you ever visited to Tangkuban Parahu?
Now i wanna tell you about my story,

Oke dude here is a natural scenery which a created by the almighty.

Tangkuban Parahu is one of the mountains which is located in West Java, Indonesia. About 20 km to the north of Bandung, with lush pine trees and spread of tea gardens in the vicinity, This is a mountain shape with a central Stratovolcano eruption that moves from east to west. Rock types are mostly issued by the eruption of lava and sulfur, sulfur minerals released are sulfur, a mineral that is issued when the mountain is not active sulfur vapor. Tangkuban parahu area managed by the Corporation of Forestry. The average daily temperature is 17 ° C to 2 ° C during the day and at night.

All right ! guys, do you know about the meaning name of Tangkuban parahu?

Name Tangkuban Parahu originally from Sundanese so Tangkuban means overturned and parahu means boat.

Are you confuse why the mountain given Tangkuban parahu name? Hemmmhft the name is not just a name..

There's legend about Tangkuban parahu, i dunno who’s created -_- this legend anonim story.

supposedly said there someone who fall in love they are Dayang sumbi and Sangkuriang , Dayang sumbi and Sangkuriang didn’t know that they are there blood relation before, Short story Dayang Sumbi was knowing that Sangkuriang is her Son. Sangkuriang wanna married with Dayang sumbi, but Dayang sumbi didn't want married with him because he is her son. Dayang Sumbi make requirement with him if sangkuriang can make a big boat and finish in one of night she wanted to marry him. Dayang Sumbi pray and hope the sun soon appear in order doesn't marry with him, her pray is granted the sunrise came and Sangkuriang very angry he kicked the boat to the top of the mountain till the boat overturned.

It amazing isn't it? there is story behind wonderfull place ^_^