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GENERAL
INFORMATION
Buleleng is where Bali made its entrance into history. In Pacung,
40 km to the East of Singaraja, were recently discovered ancient
beads that are the first signs of Indian trade in the Indonesian
Archipelago, 2000 years ago. Stupika effigies - small stupas
- signs of a Buddhist presence have also been unearthed in Lovina.
As soon as the 6th Century Buddhist monks landed, they settled
on the northern shore, eventually reaching the South where their
culture bloomed 200 years later.
The city of Singaraja, 100,000 inhabitants, was the capital
of Bali in the Dutch times. Today is a blend of Muslim Kampungs,
Chinese shops, shady avenues lined with colonial houses and
neo-Balinese government offices. There is a Chinese temple (Klenteng)
near the harbor, with is not far away from the Kajanan mosque,
whose mirhab pulpit has an interesting mix of Moslem and Balinese
decorative motifs. The Balinese elements of the city almost
appear to be pushed to the periphery of the city as the traditional
traders of the Archipelago, the Bugis and the Chinese, occupy
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