Tapaktuan, a sub-district in Aceh Selatan District, Aceh Province is full of history, stories, and folk legends. Tapaktuan also known as Dragon City. Tapaktuan name can not be separated from the story and legend of Mr. Tapa and 2 dragons giant. In the capital of South Aceh, there are a number of tourist attractions that have many stories. There are Tapak Tapa Tapa beaches, 7-level waterfalls, Pulau Dua, Batu Berlayar, and Tuan Tapa's grave. On the shore of Tapak Tuan Tapa, there are footprints of giant foot measuring about 4 x 3 meters. Human footprints are located on the rocks of the beach. According to Tapa Tapa's tour guide, Chaidir Karim, Mr. Tapa is an ordinary human being. He also has a human body size in general, not a giant. Only, he was given the advantage by God because of his obedience, piety, and faith in the Almighty of the Universe. "Many people think that Tuan Tapa is a giant man, but actually according to the story of Mr. Tapa's former people like us, it's just that he was given the advantage by God while helping humans fight against two dragons," Chaidir told Liputan6.com when visiting Tapak Tuan Tapa tour, South Aceh, Saturday, March 21, 2015. At that location, supposedly lived a giant octopus believed to be a guard Tapak Tuan Tapa. The octopus does not disturb the visiting community as long as it does not commit disobedience or violation of norms. Believe it or not, mystical matters beyond reason often occur in this Tapak Tapa Tapa site. In August 2014, 2 visitors were dragged into a huge wave. 1 Person was rescued and 1 other was killed. His body was found only 3 days after the incident. Visitors are actually already warned by the caretaker. But they ignore it. "Yes, the name of the power of God No one knows.It is important that visitors here do not violate the rules, not immoral, not arrogant.Previously 2 children I have warned, be careful because the weather is not good even when the wave looks calm, Chaidir said. Other evidence of God's power was seen during the 2004 tsunami. The city with an area of 92.68 square kilometers is protected by Simeulue Island. Tsunami wave split when hit the island so that the intensity decreased when it reached the shoreline City Tapaktuan. But another story says, an eyewitness saw there is a figure of a large white robed high in the location of the stick of Tuan Tapa which is about 1 kilometer on the seabed from the tourist attractions Tapak Tuan Tapa. The figure is seen mengengadahkan hands pray to God during the tsunami, so Tapaktuan protected from the catastrophe. Tourist site Tapak Tuan Tapa is still very natural. The trees grow shady around the location on the hill that is above the tread. To get to the site, visitors have to cross the big rocks and rocks, but some of the route from the entrance has been built paths with cast cement. "Before I came here, this place was not maintained, it used to be a garbage dump, Alhamdulillah renovation and construction of this road can be made from proposal to the provincial government," said the caretaker. The distance of the giant site from the tourist entrance of Tapak Tapa Tapa is about 1 kilometer and is reached on foot. Vehicles can be parked on the side page of the post caretaker. Visitors are advised to comply with rules and warnings installed at the entrance. Also asked to dress modestly and do no immoral at the location.
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