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Date :31/03/2015 NAME	:WIDHI ANNISA UL HUSNA NIM	:14019030 CLASS	:NK-1 Batang Arau Ponggok Village

Batipuh is a big place, which is located in the Sub-district Batipuah, Regency “Tanah Datar”. Exactly, my hometown is in Batang Arau. This place is a lovely little village, peaceful, and beautiful place. The place where we can see the beautiful rice fields, mountain ranges and hill, and looked “Danau Singkarak” the blue from a distance. Cool and peaceful we will feel if we are in this village. In my village, there is a public baths which named “Pincuran Siputiah”. The water of this place comes from springs. Which produces water that is clean and clear. Local people believe that tears can be drinking water directly and in use as a drug. But “Pincuran Siputiah” is a bathing place for women only, not for men. The legend says, if there is a woman who again menstrual bath there, the water will dry, and be watery again when it is cleaned again the bathing place. In this place, the residents can wash, bathe and take water to drink. So much benefits of this place and very useful for the residents. But behind all of the benefits of “Pincuran Siputiah”there is a mystical story behind it. According to the stories of residents, in “Pincuran Siputiah” there are spirits that inhabit at the place. Some people said that we should not be wandering around “Pincuran Siputiah” because that when the spirits who were there out. The spirits would not bother us if we do not bother them. Beyond the mystical story, “Pincuran Siputiah” is a bathing place at once springs which radiate tears and clean water. And if we are there, we will feel peace, because the place is surrounded by trees and from there also looks beautiful rice fields. And in Batipuh too many attractive tourism destination and beautiful place. Some of these places are Danau Singkarak, Ombilin is known by small fish, it’s called “Ikan Bilih”, Stones “Angkek – angkek”, and Istana Pagaruyuang. And most importantly, Batipuh be the set on one of the famous film titled “Tenggelamnya Kapal Vanderwicjk”.