Shopping Batik in Trusmi - Cirebon

Who is not familiar with Batik? Craft that has a high artistic value and have become part of a centuries old Javanese culture, today has become a culture for most Indonesian people. Yes, no doubt a lot of areas in Indonesia which has a batik culture, such as Yogyakarta, Solo, Pekalongan and Cirebon. Special to Cirebon, there is a popular tourist area of Trusmi batik. Trusmi is actually the name of the village in Plered district, Cirebon district, about 5 kilometers from the center of the city of Cirebon. The location of the Jakarta Plumbon or continue to enter the city but do not enter the Toll road, as it will rotate far enough. Arriving at the market Plered intersection, turn left, from there will see a sign saying "Attraction Shopping Trusmi Batik". The village has many traditional batik Cirebon is Trusmi Kulon and Trusmi wetan. Although there are several villages around Trusmi that also produces products or batik is gamel, Kaliwulu, Wotgali, Kalitengah and Penembahan. Average livelihoods of indigenous villages are batik and most families have a batik industrial scale although it is still home. Today many batik showroom encountered along the main road which is 1.5 kilometers from the village to village Panembahan Trusmi. Various nameplate seems batik showroom lined adorn every building on the edge of the road. The emergence bebagai showroom is not separated from the high interest of the public, especially from outside the city of Cirebon batik. Every Saturday and Sunday or the weekend, a lot of vehicles out of the city (most of the city of Jakarta and Bandung) crowded parking on each page batik showroom. Occasionally seen also tour bus groups which comprise the majority of mothers who are in this area. But unfortunately because of the narrowness of the road and many vehicles, often causing traffic jams. So for a large-sized buses are forced to park outside the region. The impact of batik showroom located in the entrance area has more advantages. Various motifs and materials can we meet here, even batik Pekalongan, Solo and Yogyakarta can also be found here. The price offered also vary, according to the materials and the workmanship, from the start a stamp, stencil or write. Price batik is usually twice more expensive than others. If you want to get good quality batik at a price cheaper than the showroom price of batik, you can directly go to craftsmen. Location batik craftsmen usually located behind the showroom batik. Who knew you could take a souvenir-quality handmade batik clothing at lower prices. Happy shopping ... Articles by Tabloid Saung / cashback