Niswatul Azizah

12260

K.3/ 09

English Education Program

THE UNIQUENESS OF WEST SUMATERA West Sumatera is a unique province in Indonesia. Its culture is called Minang. It is unique for several reasons. First, it has some wonderful views. There are Sianok Canyon in Bukittinggi, Lake Maninjau in Agam, and Lembah Anai. In Sianok Canyon, there is a beautiful river. It is reallly cool. Lake Maninjau also has excellent scenary. It is surrounded by blue mount. Lembah Anai is a beautiful waterfall. It is near from street. So, it is easy to reach.

Second, it has a lot of historical buildings such as house of birthplace of Buya Hamka, a well-known author, Pagaruyung Palace, and Jam Gadang in Bukittinggi. Jam Gadang is the symbol of Bukittinggi city. It was built by Deutch in colonial era.

Third, it has delicious foods. West Sumatera is known with its spicy foods. For example, rendang and samba lado. Besides, lamang tapai is also Minang food. From several the uniqueness above, no visitor should miss it. They have to take some photos for their documents.