Root Bridge Unique There In Indonesia

Root Bridge Unique There In Indonesia

Who came on tourist root bridge must have will be amazed, who does not admire the two roots of trees whose roots are connected across the river into a bridge that can be passed 10 people. This is now a tourist attraction mainstay of South Coastal District which is one of the most unique bridges in world. Bridge strong and be a liaison between the two regions Jorong (Hamlet) Puluik Puluik and Lubuak-Glare, Glare Lubuak Village, District of North Bayang, South Coastal District, West Sumatra.


Distance of the location of the city of Padang about 82 Kilometers or two-hour trip with two-wheeled vehicles and private cars, this road could also contact the Muko-Muko, Bengkulu Province. When I arrived at the location you have to go down as far as 50 meters from the highway.

Thunderous crystal clear river will add to the beauty of nature in the region let alone stem the root bridge (river) which separates the two villages imagine that water is very clear. They say if a shower under the root bridge will be quick to sustenance and soul mate, whether it is already proven? Not to be answered.

Because the region in regard sacred, nothing wrong with fasting ahead of many who came to this area to balimau (purify themselves before fasting) for charity during the month of fasting which is acceptable to the authority.

From the information that was summarized one community leader and chairman of the youth-puluik Pulik, Herman Datuak Rajo Bandaro, the bridge was made by a scholar named Pakih Sokan pity to see the students reading of Pulik-puluik often do not come due to stem the flow of shadows often overflowed .

'Once there was a bridge made of bamboo, but are often damaged by stem roar shadows, emerged the idea of ​​teachers Pakih Pohan to create a bridge from the roots,' says Herman.

In 1916 Pakih Pohan planted two sticks ox-ox (a type of broad-leaf banyan tree), tree-ox ox was planted in two locations-one in the area Pulik puluik and one in the area Lubuak Glare separated by a shadow bar. Then the roots are hanging woven on a bamboo rod made of bone bridge as the root bridge. After 3 years the roots of two trees ox-ox are linked but not impassable.

Then Pakih Pohan held mandabiah goat (cut goat) and mandarai aka (giving blood at the root of that link.) 'This is a sign of gratitude that ox-ox roots are linked already engaged, as a sign of engagement will happen again, "added Herman.

To make a bridge that can be passed requiring time for 20 years so the bridge can be taken Puluik-puluik citizens who want to want to Lubuak Glare.

Until now the bridge is a length of 30 meters and 1 meter wide with a height from the surface of the stem shadows about 10 meters and the current age of the bridge is already 93 years and still can be passed from local residents Pulik-puluik as many as 25 heads of families as well as citizens who want to areas Pulik-puluik.

Under the existing bridge is the root of the prohibition of fish that should not be provoked and taken, the fish ban was in the depths of the position under the root bridge.

If we throw the fish food out of food stocked swarming. Tourist sites are also used as a bath-tub because the water was fresh and had rocks and white water rafting is often used as a location for nature lovers.

This unique bridge for more manicured Regency South Coast area had contracted the Herman Datuak Rajo Bandaro, one-year contract Regency South Coast location as a tourist attraction.

'Regency South Coast region is contracted for 5 years with a value of Rp15 million, and all the cleaning and maintenance left entirely to local residents, admission worth Rp1.500, to 1,000 paid to local government including cleaning fee, while 500 for donations to Madrasah Diniyah Awaliyah (MDA) in the area here, 'he explained.

In addition to more durable and stronger local residents having roots that hang down, but the roots that had grown up, if the roots were still white can not be braided will be dead, so wait if the color is yellow and the size of the root of a new adult thumb braided. After then the roots of the new braided braided trunk is covered with the same banana as the coolant, because the ox-ox roots food from banana stem.

Once a month residents give banana stem as fertilizer to make it more robust and well maintained.
If seen from the number of visitors when on holidays and Sundays the number of end reaches 200 to 500 people but if at the end of the day feast number reached 1,000 people over a variety of areas both in and outside West Sumatra. In order to bridge through which the visitors do not end there were two residents who maintain the bridge to organize people through. Until now the bridge was still tough stand of the series of ox-ox tree roots.