Terapung Muara Kuin Marekt is a traditional market which is
above the river at the mouth of the Barito river Kuin, Banjarmasin, South
Kalimantan. The merchants and buyers use "JUKUNG", the boat in Banjar language. The market began
after the dawn prayer until 7:00 am. The sunrise reflecting light in
transactions vegetables and garden produce from the villages along the Barito
river and its tributaries.
Atmosphere and Market Activities
By watching the panorama, tourists as if they were
sightseeing. Jukung's with merchandise laden vegetables, fruits, all kinds of
fish and various household goods available at the Terapung market. When the sun
began to emerge gradually the market began to retreat, the merchants began to
leave the floating market brings results obtained with satisfaction.
Atmosphere and the unique Terapung market is a typical
jostling between large and small boats, buyers and sellers find each other
always milling to and fro and the waves are always shaky play Barito river. Terapung
market has no such organization in the market on the mainland, so it is not
recorded how many merchants and visitors or distribution of goods by commodity
merchants. Boating women merchants sell their own products or neighbor who
called the hamlet, while the second hand purchase from hamlet for sale
donations called back. Privileges are still common market exchange transactions
between merchants boating, which in the language called Banjar “BAPANDUK”, something
unique and rare.
Tourism Potential
This tourist attraction is often regarded as a fantastic
attraction, Banjarmasin world like Venice in the East, as both have the
potential for river tours. But both the city and the nature of different
cultural backgrounds. In Banjarmasin still mostly found along the river
floating houses called home Lanting, who always shaky play wave.
Kuin is a type of residential area is located along the
river (waterfront village) which has several tourist attraction, in the form of
nature tourism, cultural tourism and cultural tourism. Closely with the
community life of the river of life as Terapung markets, villages with
traditional architecture riverbanks. Forth various traditional boats with a
payload range of attractions that appeal to tourists, even expected to be developed
into a tourist village so it can be a shaper image in promotion of tourism in
South Kalimantan. Still in the same region tourists can also visit Suriansyah
Sultan Mosque and Mausoleum Complex of Sultan Suriansyah, Kembang islands, Kaget
islands and Bakut island. At the Kuin also a carving crafts for home ornament
Banjar.
Terapung Kuin market is now likely extinct
following a change in the land market. Many tourists visiting Kuin had to
swallow disappointment of not finding the exotic market stretching over the
water. Extinction of traditional markets in the region "a thousand rivers" was
triggered by
a greedy land culture and supported by regional development
which is always oriented to the mainland. River channels and canals destroyed roads replaced withease. Communities that used to have a lot of jukung’s, now proudly owns a motorcycle or a car.
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