Vacation In West Sumatera

Batang Tabik

The Batang bathing place of the Greeting was the tourist attraction of the nature bathing place with very clear and cool water, was surrounded the paddy-field carpet and beautiful nature scenery. This location was known since the Dutch colonisation time as the only bathing place in the Lima Puluh Kota Regency and Payakumbuh. Apart from as the place of the bathing place and recreation, his water was also made use of as one of the sources of water of PDAM Kota Payakumbuh. Was in Kenagarian Sungai Kamuyang and was managed by the Density of the Nagari Tradition (would). According to parents's story, Stick water of this Greeting originated in the Singkarak Lake. The spring that the Greeting was from inside this land stemmed so as to become the pond and afterwards was named the Stick of the Greeting, be at a distance ± 5 km from the Payakumbuh city, at the edge of the highway headed Lintau.

The Lilin grave of the Cape shrine

The grave of the shrine of the Candle Cape was located in Kenagarian Taeh Baruah, the Subdistrict of Payakumbuh ± 8 km the north direction the Payakumbuh city and really was easy as well as safe to be visited. Ditempat this was felt by the calm and quiet atmosphere although really close to the settlement of the inhabitants. There is two the version related about this Keramat Grave, the first version tell about that that was buried here was Syech Yusuf that was one of the Muslim scholars who went along developed syi'ar the Islam religion from Aceh arrived at Malaysia, he was known to have the supernatural powers and very high mysticism knowledge.

Syech Yusuf had 3 wives and one of his wives came from Negeri Sembilan Malaysia and he also had the grandchild there. It seems reportedly, he could know his grandchild's situation in Negeri Sembilan although he was in Taeh, and even so was the reverse. The second version said that that was buried here was Syech Abdurrahman, that was useful in propagating the Islam religion in this area during the period of the Priest's time. The follower Mr I Imam Bonjol this had the supernatural powers, skilled with self-defence knowledge and famous his courage. Not only didaerah this, he also propagated the Islam religion down to Malaysia, to be precise didaerah the refinery. Estimated died in 1836. Kekeramatan this cemetery was seen after he was buried. Many inhabitants around that often saw the light on this cemetery that resembled candle fire so as they were frightened of approaching because it was considered the armature and the shrine.