This is now a tourist attraction mainstay of South Coastal District which is one of the most unique bridges in the world. strong bridge and become a liaison between the two regions Jorong (Hamlet) Puluik Puluik and Lubuak-Glare, Glare Lubuak Village, District of North Bayang, South Coastal District, West Sumatra. From the information that was summarized one community leader and chairman of the youth-puluik Pulik, Herman Datuak Rajo Bandaro, the bridge was made by a scholar named Pakih Sokan pity to see the students of the Koran-puluik Pulik often do not come due to stem the flow of shadows often overflowed . In 1916 Pakih Pohan planted two sticks ox-ox (a type of broad-leaf banyan tree), tree-ox ox was planted in two locations-one in the area Pulik puluik and one in the area Lubuak Glare separated by a shadow bar. Then the roots are hanging woven on a bamboo rod made of bone bridge as the root bridge (Jembatan Akar). After 3 years the roots of two trees ox-ox are linked but not impassable.
Then Pakih Pohan held mandabiah goat (cut goat) and mandarai aka (giving blood at the root of that link.) “This is a sign of gratitude that ox-ox roots are linked already engaged, as a sign of engagement will happen again, Until now the bridge is a length of 30 meters and 1 meter wide with a height from the surface of the stem shadows about 10 meters and the current age of the bridge is already 93 years and still can be passed from local residents Pulik-puluik as many as 25 heads of families as well as residents who want Pulik-puluik.
Quoted from :http://tourismobject.com/root-bridge-in-west-sumatra-indonesia.html
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