Giant Footprint

Located in the village of Padang , District Tapaktuan - South Aceh , on a rock overlooking the open sea , there is a form of giant footprints. And that's where the origin of the name of the village of Tapak Tuan.

According to local residents , that's Footprint Mr Tapa . The existence footprint measuring 6 x 2.5 meter located at the foot of Mount Lights , Tapaktuan. The site became a tourist attraction . To get there is not easy . Visitors must pass through a rock with a variety of sizes.

Legend of Mr. tapa footprints into the origin of the name of the Capital of South Aceh district , ie Tapaktuan . The city is located 440 KM from the capital of Aceh province.

According to the story of the first footprint already here . And the footprint becomes legend of the origin State Tapak Tuan. Formerly ascetic powerful giant who obey God . Syech Mr Tapa name.

One day there were two dragons of the land china find a baby floating in the sea . Then they take care to grow up. And a few years later, both parents of infants who became King and Empress in the Kingdom Asranaloka know the whereabouts of their daughter.

King reclaim her baby to the dragon , but the request was denied . King took away her daughter climbed into the ship. The two Naga furious battle took place in the middle of the ocean so as to disturb the Hermitage Tuantapa.

Mr. tapa and then out of the mountain where he meditated and stepped to a certain mountain. When stood above the mountain , Mr. tapa and then jump into a battle arena , and a footprint that is what caused the current Tread Tuantapa stand.

Mr. tapa managed to kill the dragon using his cane. Mr. tapa intention to help a baby who has now become a princess into a great rage to both the Dragons until there was a fight.

And the battle was won by Mr. tapa. The princess went back into the arms of the king and the empress. But both of them did not return to the kingdom and chose to settle in Aceh.

In addition to a giant footprint , not far from there are rocks in the middle of the sea and is believed to be a skullcap Tapak Tuan , a stick that had become stone here there is. And a 5 KM of Tread no heart-shaped reef in the village of Batu Itam and Dragon Scales in the village of Batu Merah.

And there is also shaped coral Ships Screen in Tutong Damar Village , District Samadua - South Aceh is located 20 KM from Giant Footprint. The coral is said that the rest of the ship King and Empress Kingdom Asranaloka which was destroyed during the fighting.

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