Wisata Di Jambi, Sumatra

1. Museum Negeri Jambi
Terletak di perempatan jalan Prof. Dr. Soedewi Sofwan dan jalan Urip Sumoharjo, Kotamadya Jambi. Museum ini dibangun pada tahun 1981 di atas tanah seluas 13.350 meter persegi dengan luas bangunan kurang lebih 4000 meter persegi. Di museum ini terdapat berbagai peninggalan sejarah dan budaya Jambi serta informasi tentang potensi alam yang terdapat di wilayah Jambi. Bentuk rumah Kajang Loko merupakan ciri khas dari arsitektur Museum Negeri Jambi.

2. Taman Anggrek Prof. Dr. Sri Soedewi Sofwan
Terletak di Kecamatan Telanaipura 5 kilometer dari pusat kota Jambi dengan luas areal kurang-lebih 25.056 meter persegi. Taman Anggrek ini dibangun atas prakarsa almarhum Prof. Dr. Soedewi Sofwan dan diresmikan penggunaannya oleh Ibu Tien Soeharto pada tanggal 4 April 1984. Di dalam taman ini terdapat bangunan utama yaitu plaza, bangunan terbuka dalam bentuk joglo sebagai pusat layanan informasi, bangunan untuk budidaya anggrek, sebuah laboratorium, kolam alam dan sebagainya.

3. Taman Rimba Aneka Ria
Terletak di Kecamatan Jambi Selatan bersebelahan dengan Bandara Udara Sultan Thoha Syafuddin. Luas areal Taman Rimba Ria ini kurang lebih 36 hektar yang sebagian besar ditumbuhi pohon-pohon rindang. Di dalam kawasan taman ini tersedia arena bermain anak-anak, kebun binatang dan arena memancing.

4. Kolam Renang Tepian Ratu
Dibangun di Kecamatan Telanaipura, berjarak 3 kilometer dari pusat kota Jambi. Kolam renang ini merupakan kolam renang bertaraf internasional dengan ukuran 20x50 meter dalam areal seluas 3 hektar. Kolam renang dilengkapi dengan tribun yang dapat menampung lebih dari 10.000 penonton.

5. Taman Mayang Mangurai
Taman ini terletak di Kecamatan Telanaipura berjarak kurang lebih 6 kilometer dari pusat kota, bersebelahan dengan luas areal kurang lebih 1 hektar. Di taman ini dapat disaksikan bangunan rumah adat Jambi yang menyimpan pakaian adat dari daerah tingkat II sepropinsi Jambi beserta perlengkapan tradisional lainnya.

6. Sanggar Batik dan Kerajinan
Dibangun di atas Kecamatan Telanaipura, berjarak kurang lebih 4 kilometer dari kota Jambi sebagai tempat berbagai jenis kerajinan seperti batik khas Jambi, anyaman rakyat, batu-batu akik dan lain-lain. Selain tempat membuat kerajinan-kerajinan tersebut juga sebagai tempat pemasarannya, termasuk batik tradisional.

7. Taman Wisata Indah Setiti
Tempat wisata ini terletak di Desa Setiti, Kabupaten Batanghari, berjarak kurang lebih 19 kilometer dari kota Jambi. Luas areal taman kurang lebih 6 hektar dilengkapi dengan taman bermain anak-anak, patung-patung berbagai jenis hewan, goa-goa dan danau-danau buatan untuk rekreasi.

8. Muara Jambi
Terletak di Desa Muara Jambi, Kecamatan Sekeman, Kabupaten Batanghari 25 kilometer di sebelah timur laut kota Jambi dan dapat dicapai melalui sungai Batanghari dan juga melalui jalur darat. Di kawasan ini terdapat beberapa candi yaitu Astano, Tinggi, Gunung Kembar Batu, Gedong, Kedaton dan Kota Mahligai. Penelitian terhadap peninggalan sejarah dan purbakala di Desa Muara Jambi ini telah dilakukan sejak tahun 1810 sampai tahun 1988. Salah satau temuan arca di Candi Gumpung yaitu arca Prajuaparamita dari zaman Singasari.

9. Bukit Dua Belas
Bukit ini terhampar di kecamatan Paul Kabupaten Bangko kurang lebih 60 kilometer dari kota Bangko. Sejak tahun 1985 ditetapkan sebagai hutan lindung/cagar biosfir dengan luas areal 28.408 hektar. Penetapan sebagai hutan lindung, disamping tempat hidup suku Anak Dalam (Suku Kubu) yang diperkirakan berjumlah kurang lebih 1000 jiwa. Di daerah pinggiran hutan lindung ini terdapat sumber air panas yang mengandung lumpur panas yang menarik untuk dikunjungi.

Typical Food of Jambi, Sumatra

Each region has its specialties is the brand area. In Jambi, which is quite famous is tempoyak, Tepe curry fish, and boiled fish. Jambi is the third special menu has its own flavor and is known far outside the region.

Tempoyak is a food derived from fermented durian fruit. It was very appetizing. No native Edinburgh who had never tasted durian acidic foods made from it. Original Tempoyak Jambi usually only be found in Edinburgh when the durian season arrives. Tempoyak can be used to create various menus such as curry-curry-tempoyak quite famous and a main menu are several restaurants and restaurants offering cuisine typical of Jambi.

Besides curry, tempoyak can also be made for other types of dishes such as chili and curry tempoyak river fish. Jambi Tempoyak very tasty if cooked with fish streams. Seasonings used are chili and turmeric are mashed. "Then the mixed water, heat until boiling, then enter the fish. Tempoyak different taste, depending on the acidification of durian that has been done." If it is made from the original durian, it's definitely more original and delicious. Tempoyak distinctive aroma of curry and taste makes it have its own flavor. Pindang Jambi uses spices like turmeric, ginger, galangal, lemongrass, garlic, and onion and chili. "If the boiled meat, all the crushed spices. While cooking boiled fish, seasoning it just sliced ​​it.

Besides the two dishes above, Jambi also have other distinctive cuisine, which is fish curry and malbi Tepe. Tepe fish curry made from cork mashed fish mixed with flour and eggs, then in pempek adon to resemble dough. Then the dough is boiled, when cool cut square, put curry and coconut milk. Malbi goulash is cooking, but has a sweet flavor because it is cooked with a little soy sauce and brown sugar. Savory flavor in cooking are still created.

Kajang Lako homes / Houses On Stilts Jambi, Sumatra

Inner man is one of the tribes in the province of Jambi. Until now people still retain Inner customs handed down by their ancestors, even the relics of old buildings can still enjoy its beauty and is still used today.

The legend says that the mind is derived from 60 tumbi (family) who moved from Koto Rayo. To 60 families this is what is the origin of Marga Inner V, with 5 villages of origin. So Marga Inner region V that means a collection of five villages that came from the same village. The five villages are Tanjung Muara Semayo, alternating Hamlet, Hamlet Kapok, Dusun Aro Island, and Dusun Muara Clear. Margo Inner Region V has entered the District of the Veil, with its capital in Rantau Panjang, District Sorolangun Bangko.

At first people lived Inner group, consisting of 5 groups of origin that make up the five hamlets. One of the Inner settlements that are still intact to this day is Lamo in Kampung Rantau Panjang. The houses there are built separately elongated, spaced about 2 m, facing the street. Behind the house was built granaries to store rice.

In general, the Inner livelihood is farming, both in the fields or in fields. In addition, they also gardening, looking for forest products, gold panning and fishing in rivers.

Inner dwelling people called the Kajang Lako or House Lamo. Lamo ridge shape like a boat house with a curved tip to the top of the ridge top. Lamo house typology shaped ward, rectangular with a length of 12 m and width of 9 m. Rectangular shape is intended to facilitate preparation of the room is tailored to its function, and also influenced by Islamic law.

As a residential building, Lamo house consists of several parts, the ridge / roof, rafter form, walls, doors / windows, beams, floors, stocking the screen, penteh, pelamban, and stairs.

Ridge / roof is also commonly referred to as 'elephant drunk,' taken from the name of the home maker who was then being drunk in love but do not get the blessing of his parents. Ridge shape also called folding awning, or cut jerambah. The roof is made of woven fibers mengkuang or then folded in half. From the side, roof Lamo look triangular. Roof forms such as it was intended to facilitate the descent of water when it rained, facilitate air circulation, and storing goods.

The shape is the roof rafters in the upper end of the upper. Rafter form in front of and behind the house, sloping shape, serves to prevent entry of water when it rains. Kasou form made 60 cm long and wide ridge.

Walls / home masinding Lamo made of planks, while the door consists of three kinds. The third door is the door upright, masinding door, and behind the transverse door. Door upright on the edge of the left building, serves as the entrance. Upright doors made low so that everyone who entered the house should bow their heads as a sign of respect to the owner of the house. Masinding door serves as a window, is located in the living room. This door can be used to look down, as time progresses ventilation especially at ceremonies, and to facilitate people who are under to find out whether the traditional ceremony has been started or not. The door behind the cross there is a window on a pole behind the cross. The door was used by indigenous leaders, scholars, ninik mamak, and intelligentsia.

The number of poles is 30 Lamo house consists of 24 poles and 6 poles palamban. The main mast is installed in the form of six, each with a length of 4.25 m. The main pillar serves as a bottom pole (stick) and as a pole frame buildings.

Floor custom home in the hamlet Lamo Rantau Panjang, Edinburgh, made bartingkat. The first level is called the main floor, the floor contained in the space behind the cross. In a traditional ceremony, the room can not be occupied by anyone as devoted to traditional leaders. The main floor is made from parts of bamboo are woven with rattan. Hereinafter referred to as normal floor level. The floor in the room behind menalam usual, ordinary living room, space gaho, and pelamban.

Stocking screen, serves as a wall and cover the upper chamber. To withstand water splashed rain, there at the end of the left and right top of the building. The material used is the board.
Penteh, is a place to store is located at the top of the building.
The next house is pelamban part, the part of the leading houses located at the end of the left. Pelamban is an outbuilding / like a terrace. According to local custom, pelamban used as a waiting room for guests who have not been allowed through.
As performance spaces, residential houses have two kinds of people Inner stairs. The first is the main staircase, the staircase located on the right pelamban. The second is penteh ladder, used to ride into penteh.