Friday, February 22, 2008

The floating market in Banjarmasin


The city Banjarmasin the capital of the South Kalimantan province, this territory was often passed through the big river and the small river (the canal). Plenty of the community's activities that were carried out in the river including the trade activity that was known with the floating market. The inhabitants of the Banjarmasin city still many that live in on water. The inhabitants's houses were built on the pole or on the raft at the edge of the river.

The river culture continued to develop, gave the special and interesting cultural feature. One of the tour activities was most interesting in the Banjarmasin city was walking followed the river and the canal. The area of outskirts his city of scenery of river nature was still original and tourists could follow along the Martapura river and the Barito river by using the Boat boat and Speedboat. The centre of the Banjarmasin City was located all along the Baru Market road, while the office region was especially the Bank gotten in the Mangkurat Side road.
The Barito river was on the west from the centre of the city.

The trip in began by passing the Raya Sabilal Muhtadin Mosque headed the kuin market where the Kuin river water flowed towards the Barito river.Tourists could also stop over in the Island of the Flower and after wards continued the trip went through the sawmill in the Alalak river and back to the Centre of the City through the Andai River

The floating market was the traditional market available since long ago and was the reflection of the culture of the Series of the person's river. The again typical market was unique this the place carried out the transaction on water by using the big boat and small that arrived from various corners. The floating market only took place in the morning around 05.00 as far as 09,00 every day. And by the Boat boat from the Banjarmasin City could be reached around 30 minutes.

Tourists must come early in the morning to be able to see the activity of the floating Market. One of the floating market in Banjarmasin was the Kuin Market that was located in the intersection between the Kuin River and the Barito River.

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