If you visit Bali and interested in its unique architect and real Balinese compound, you can visit Penglipuran village in Bangli Regency, East Bali. This village has remain unchanged its appearance for many generation, although they still open for modern technology such as electricity. This is a good living sample of how Balinese village looks like centuries ago.

Even thought they live in a simple life, people are so friendly, smiley and real proud of their village by keeping it well maintained. Streets village, the gate house (angkul-angkul) are clean and greens. Roads are not busy with motorbikes, here you can always have fresh air to breath. Their compounds are based on strict of religious rule, for example, family shrines are always in the north-east, kitchen on the south side, etc (please see articles about Balinese family compound).

Bali has been long known as the Island of the God, the only obvious reason why, there are thousand of temples in the island, not include in every house compound. The Balinese Hindu people are believe in one superior God, The Shang Hyang Widhi Wasa, who manifest into several God with a certain duty. That is why you can find the temples for the graveyard, houses, river, lake, market, sea, villages, etc.

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