Mas Village
Mas Village is one of villages in Bali fundamentally identified as an artistic countryside by focusing in artistic of wood carving. Mas Village
is located in Ubud sub district and Gianyar Regency, east part of Bali.
It owns the typical style of wood carving art by placing forward the
distinguish synergy the humanism and naturalism. The village's
popularity as an art village is famous in the national and world level
which is not forgetting from the highness name of some maestros which
has borne and found the spirit (taksu) and soul. The famous maestro who
was borne in this village is Ida Bagus Tilem.Place to visit in Bali
This
Artistic countryside owns the long history root. The result of wood
carving art in this village owns the immeasurable and wide dimension
like idol for the devoting (arca idol), representative dimension of
everyday Balinese social society life (farmer, fisherman, worker,
intellectual, merchant etc), the abstract dimension as existing of actor
imagination which is listening carefully of reality, dynamics and life
philosophy. The villagers are same as villagers at other tourism countryside
in Bali that have also experienced the transformation from agrarian
society to the crafting society. Even nowadays, it is continued to
service society from commerce service until levying service of the
souvenir for overseas and domestic tourist.
Location
It is strategically located in the main road
from Denpasar to Ubud and it can be reached from various of angle. It is
about 15 km easterly go to the majors road to Ubud from Denpasar town.
If you wish to go to this place from Denpasar, the starting spandrel
points step into Mas Village is Sakah, where a big baby idol
monumentally existing in the middle of road. The Baby idol is a symbol
and representative of human being life early which is believed by local
residents with full of philosophic value, religious and dynamism.
The
productions of gold and silver at this village have penetrated to the
local, national and international market. It can be measured from the
type of artwork result and variation of ornament, good as present and
also export commodity. The type of gold and silver craft has been
produced in this countryside are covering various of rings, bangles,
chokers, earrings, mother of pearls, Tusuk Konde, broach and other
types. Beside of that, Celuk's workers are able to response the market
demands and produce the modern product like medal, maket and culture
symbol. In spanning of artistic growth history, the silver and gold
crafting had been started by a group of family pertained by Clan Pande.
From this family circle, the activity of gold and silver crafting has
disseminated to entire society as a top profession which are previously
as the farmer. In year 1970's decades, it has been happened the change
of countryside society culture significantly from agrarian society
structure to industrial society structure of crafting. Even nowadays,
some of them have jumped again to the economic structure of service by
focusing in tourism industry. The change and jumping movement of these
structures have brought the new positive impact for prosperity. Celuk
Village, Kuta and Ubud are the prosperous countryside in Bali by the
higher resident's income cause of tourism. 
The
houses exist in this countryside from north to the south is look very
beautiful in particular the Balinese traditional entrance gate which are
made similar each other. When we step down to this village, we will
meet the Balinese houses are oriented northeastwards to Mount Agung
which is located in north-east of Bali Island . The structure of house
building between one house and others are equal in particular to
condition, form, size and function from the building except building of
family bed room is freeform. The family temple building is places the
same direction to the Agung Mount, kitchen is located in upstate from
the lawn and the building of Bale Sakaenem is the six beamed building
which its function for ceremony place. The place for look after the
livestock and the place to plant assorted vegetable are referred as non
irrigated dry field which is called Teba. Its Construction material is
made from wood except family residence. It is predominated by substance
from bamboo because around this countryside is bamboo producer. 
Mount
Batur is located at Kintamani and it has erupted about 24 times since
year 1800 and still active up to now. Since the mount erupting, it has
impacted to the local society life around this mount, like removing
altar (Temple), improve or repairing the village and re-arrange the
tradition. Lake Batur is the biggest lake in Bali and functioning as
irrigation source to all farmers around it and it is also for all Bali
society generally. Kintamani area has been founded some lodging, hotels
and restaurants which are located in Kintamani and Penelokan Village. It
is a 
Kintamani
is located in Kintamani sub district, Bangli Regency and about 50 km
from Denpasar Town or about 2 hours by car. All roads are generally in
good condition to access to this place. The fog will descend and blanket
entire area of Kintamani with cold temperature in particular at late
afternoon until the whole of night. The most amazing panorama at
Kintamani can be seen in the morning time, when the sunrise emerges on
the surface of earth precisely on the mount Batur . 
This
park is strategically located in the coastal side, south part of
Karangasem town and founding a lot of wellspring around the area. If
seen from the history aspect, most of all omissions from Karangasem
Empire both for Lombok Island and also exist in Bali, altogether area
consisted by the pool and Gili building which is exist in the middle of
pool like Mayura and Narmada Park which are existing in west part of
Lombok Island. We can say that this Sukasada Park as a mascot of tourist
destinations in east part of Bali because Sukasada Park has been
recognized until foreign countries since twenty's year and more famous
again in the year of thirtieth when all foreign tourist start to pay a
visit to Bali. King of Karangasem I Gusti Bagus Jelantik who is known as
Anak Agung Anglurah Ketut Karangasem is a Statesman, Man of letters as
well as an architect. He has created a lot of building not even in the
form of park but he also done some building which are exist in Puri
Agung Karangasem (Karangasem Palace) like gateway which is looking like
pagoda.