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Wae Belang - Lingko
Spider Web Rice Fields |
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Lingko Spider Web Rice Fields - Cancar |
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The colorfull rices paddies throughout Asia are commonly laid
out in rectangular plots, or sometimes as stepped terraces,
adding to their natural beauty. On the island of Flores,
however, the rice fields form a delightfully unique shape, one
that looks like a giant spider web.
This wonderful insect
resemblance was not intentional, but rather the result of the
traditional communal agriculture of the indigenous Manggarai
people. Centuries ago, the cultivated land, known as lingko, was
shared by the entire village. The communal fields were circular,
with the lodok at the center, where ceremonial rituals were held
around the harvest.
Each family was allocated a segment
of the rice field, radiating from the center outward. (Each was
inaugurated by the sacrifice of a water buffalo.) The more
resources a family had, the larger their slice of the pie; at
the time, the rice fields were shaped like pie charts. Later,
the paddies were further subdivided by the decedents of the
original owners, leading to the striking, web-like shape of the
lingko today. |
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East Nusa Tenggara |
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Flores |
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Ruteng - Lubuanbajo |
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Free |
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-8.58625, 120.37021 |
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