Barong Landung or Queen Yam is one manifestation susuhunan entity human reach 3 meters high. Barong Landung is not the same as the Barong ket have dikomersialisasikan. Barong Landung more sacred and believed to strength as a protector and the welfare of the people. Barong Landung many found around the South Bali, ie delinquent, Denpasar, Gianyar, Tabanan. In Sanur, there are 3 series I have this Barong. Because no commercial, no There turisnya for the show.
Story of the Barong Landung began when the VI century where the King of Bali when it is the Sri Jaya Kesunu I have a wife and children Mayadenawa. King Jaya Kesunu have several advisors who are the kingdom Mpu Liem mediate spiritual adviser and one chinese people as economic advisors. One day, the queen passed away cause I Jaya Kesunu very sad heart. She crestfallen and the kingdom continue to be neglected. Finally Mayadenawa off as the King of Bali Jaya Kesunu replace his father. To remove the grief Kesunu Jaya, advisors and benisiatif menjodohkan the daughter of one of the Chinese merchant named Kang Che We compensatory second wife Jaya Kesunu. Kang see the beauty of Che We, Jaya Kesunu also fall in love and menikahinya. Since then, Jaya Kesunu look back and clean excited. But what immoral, Jaya Kesunu desire for a son from Kang Che We did not because intelligence is the daughter of Kang barren.
Because of the adoration daughter Kang, Mpu Jaya Kesunu ordered Liem create a dance mediate symbol of himself with the daughter of Kang. Mpu by Liem, dibuatkanlah 2 large statue buoyant ditarikan resembles the human form. A certain kind of face male character with the face of local black mediate symbol of Kesunu Jaya. Another is a certain kind of face and white women with grim faces but emit rays mediate symbol of motherhood daughter Kang. Both then called Barong Landung (landung = high). Until now, Barong landung characters are the same, I laki2's black and white women. This is evidence that the marriage had occurred between the king's daughter in Bali China. If they are now married with China's descendants is reasonable. |
