Читать книгу Bali Morning of the World - Nigel Simmonds - Страница 3
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Text copyright © 1997 Periplus Editions (HK) Ltd.
Photographs copyright © 1997 Luca Invernizzi Tettoni
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ISBN: 978-1-4629-1362-6 (ebook)
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Wayang kulit, the shadow puppet play. To pass beyond this simple cloth screen is to enter Bali's enchanting world of spirits and demons.
Sunrise at Sanur, with the sacred Mount Agung in the background. It was Pandit Nehru, India's first prime minister, who first called Bali the "Morning of the World".
