Sociology Education

University of Indonesia Education

Tebat Rasau: Heritage of Traditional Culture in the Belitung Ancient River Geosite Area

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26-11-2021

Friday, November 26, 2021, several lecturers from Sociology Education had the opportunity to visit Belitong Island, which has been designated as a UNESCO Global Geopark. One of the destinations visited was Tebat Rasau. Tebat Rasau is one of the geosite located in Lintang Village - East Belitung. The group was warmly welcomed by the chairman, several local residents, cultural activists, Tangar Coffee, and Tebat Rasau Sepang Tea.

With enthusiasm, the chairman of Tebat Rasau began to tell stories about the beginning of the community opening Tebat Rasau as a cultural tourism destination as a form of deep anxiety to continue to preserve local culture and also the naturalness of the forest and the ecosystem in it, due to the increasing number of tin mining activities in Belitung. At Tebat Rasau, they introduce various traditional games such as Gasing. They were catching fish traditionally not to damage the types of fish variants that live in the Tebat Rasau river, designated as an ancient river geosite.

In contrast to geosite in general in the form of rock and sand, Tebat Rasau has its uniqueness. It turns out that this geosite is a landscape with a river that faults the earth's plate. The various types of freshwater fish (endemic) and the life of river fishers are the main attraction.

To attract tourists, several public facilities have begun to be repaired, such as public toilets, two inns with funding from donors, river crossing or sekaput rasau tours, jage rasau (learning to weave handicraft products), and other tours that maintain traditional values ​​, so they do not disappear.