West Java capital Bandung becomes a fashion center : SoalSekolahmu

Bandung, the capital of West Java with interesting facts

The capital of West Java is located in the city of Bandung. There are so many people who love the province of West Java because of the natural beauty and freshness that tourists can feel. So this province of West Java has 18 regencies and 9 cities. Bandung as the capital was established on September 25, 1810 so that it is quite old.

If so far the capital of a province or country is often compared to a large area that is dense and seems saturated but different from the city of Bandung. There are many interesting things you find in Bandung to enjoy alone or with the closest people.

With an age that has exceeded 2 centuries, it turns out that Bandung was once a silent witness to the history of the Indonesian nation and the world. There are also many important moments that occur in this flowery city. If you feel curious about various interesting facts for Bandung City, you can read the following review.

The origin of the capital of West Java

Enter the first fact, the origin of the name Bandung which may not be known by many people, including the people who are there. Thus, this flowery city was formed in the process of formation of the Citarum River from the lava that had been ejected by the Tangkuban Perahu mountain. The area that was formed is considered a city so it is called the word Bandung which comes from the word spillway.

But there are also those who mention that the origin of the name of the city is the Sundanese philosophy that has a sacred phrase, namely “nge-Bandung-an Banda Indung”, it turns out that it means everything that exists and lives on earth as well as the atmosphere of asking for living beings and inanimate objects.

The capital of West Java is one of the regions that is still thick with various types of Sundanese culture. It can therefore be said that Bandung has a rather philosophical name where it includes nature as the place of all living beings and inanimate objects that will be born and live on Earth Earth and its existence will be attested by the Almighty.

Although it is quite philosophical and has many meanings, not all the inhabitants of the City of Flowers already understand it. Starting from the mere choice of name, it has a sufficiently unique historical meaning that Bandung looks like it is being explored.

The capital of West Java is also the capital of Asia-Africa

The next interesting fact that you can  find in the city of flowers is often called the capital of Asia-Africa. At that time, along with India, Myanmar, Pakistan and Sri Lanka, indonesia turned out to be one of the pioneer countries of the Asia-Africa Conference held in 1955.

The objective of the conference was to strengthen the cords of fraternity between the countries of Asia and Africa as well as to fight against Western colonialism. At the time of the conference, it turned out that the city of Bandung was hosting the Summit and brought together 29 countries from the Asian and African continents.

The capital of West Java was able to produce 10 points of agreement at the conference. Finally, he declared a statement by Dasasila Bandung so that it became a seedling for the formation of a non-aligned movement in 1961.

Moving and daring to be a witness to the world, it turns out that the city of Bandung was once nicknamed the capital of Asia-Africa even if it was not officially. Even then, the Indian Prime Minister declared that “Bandung is the capital of Asia, of Africa.”

Even today, the building used for the conference is still standing. Part of the building is used as a museum of the Asia-Africa Conference which is often visited by some tourists to get educational holidays for children. The city of flowers is indeed interesting because tourism is quite complete.

Known as Lautan Api Bandung, the capital of West Java,

Maybe you know the song Halo-Halo Bandung, where in the lyrics it is mentioned that we are Bandung the sea of fire. For those who are not the inhabitants of Bandung, they may feel curious about what is meant by the sea of fire. But if you took history classes when you were in elementary school, you must have understood that.

So what is meant by Bandung Lautan Api is a historical moment on March 23, 1946.At that time there were about 200,000 residents who burned their homes in order to make the city like a sea of fire.

Residents burned down their homes and left Bandung for the mountainous areas of southern Bandung. Massive house burning is certainly not possible without reason, so people are trying to prevent Allied soldiers and Dutch NICA soldiers from using the West Java capital Bandung as a strategic military headquarters during the Indonesian War of Independence.

The event is of course very historic for Indonesia so it is known in a song that may have so far been memorized even by the younger generation. This heroic historical event will continue to be commemorated until this time.

There is even a Bandung monument to the Sea of Fire that you can find to commemorate this historic moment. The location is on jalan BKR, Ciateul, Bandung.  You can visit the monument with your children and the nearest people.

West Java capital Bandung becomes a fashion center

In addition to the history, it turns out that the city of Bandung also has another thing that is quite interesting, which is to be one of the fashion centers in Indonesia. It has actually become a widely known fact where Bandung is the best fashion place one can find.

The capital of West Java has been visited by fashion lovers. In fact, it has been a very long time since the City of Flowers became one of the fashion centers in Indonesia.  You can find a variety of well-known brands from abroad and at home that can be purchased at standard prices.

If you want to get a well-known brand from abroad, maybe the price is not much different from several other places. But if you want to get local products, then believe that fashion in Bandung offers relatively cheaper prices.

So far, the capital of West Java is a business center. How manyclothing store companies are looking for a variety of the latest fashion models at affordable prices for resale. Not only for the Bandung, this is often done by some people from outside the region.

The uniqueness of the City of Flowers as one of the fashion centers in Indonesia has proven to be highly appreciated by the public. Almost all tourists who come to the city will definitely look for shopping malls at fairly cheap prices.

There are still many interesting facts you can  find from the city of flowers. As one of the Indonesians, it seems very important to know the potential of this city. This is evident from the large number of tourists who always visit the Bandung area just to experience the interesting side of the city.

You can try to enjoy a holiday in the Bandung area and feel a pretty scary comfort when you are in  the capital of West Java with the closest people.

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