In addition to Sumber Sira, Malang also has a source of water mainstay whose beauty is able to conjure every visitor who comes. The source of this spring comes from the mountains at the foot of Mount Ronggo. Source Jenon is located in the area of Mount Ronggo, Tajinan district, Malang regency.
About the water beauty of Jenon Source
Jenon's source is shaped like a pond with the bottom covered with an adobe. The depth of this spring reaches a depth of up to 4 meters. So, for those of you who can not swim, you can rent a tire that serves as a float while enjoying the freshness of its water.
Uniquely, there is a Jenu tree trunk stretching from the West to the East in the Source Jenon. Not only that, the most prominent beauty of the Source Jenon is the clear water and blue-green color.
Myths around Jenon's Source
The most widely heard myth of Source Jenon is related to its healing effect. Rumor has it that the spring of Jenon Source is believed to be able to cure various types of diseases, including skin diseases. Not only that, in this spring there are fish Sengkaring which is believed to have hundreds of years old.
Fish Sengkaring is a black and red fish measuring about 50-170 centimeters. The number of fish Sengkaring is believed to never change. Although it has been repeatedly provoked, Sengkaring fish is believed to still amount to 37 tail.
Legend of the emergence of Source Jenong
Beginning of the emergence of the source of water that is now widely known by the name of Source Jenong quite interesting to glance. Based on stories believed by local residents, the appearance of Jenon Source originated from the story of the couple Rantung Grati and Irogat.
The couple lived during the Mataram Kingdom. After the war, the couple sought refuge in what is now known as Sumber Jenong. Live farming is the way yuang is chosen to survive. Fortunately, the couple is able to produce an abundant harvest.
Unfortunately, during the dry season, the treated plants do not get enough water. As a result, almost all the dead plants that result in the depletion of stored food deposits.
Shortly waiting, Rantung Grati immediately said goodbye to Irogat to find enough water for his plants. Rantung Grati chose to meditate on Mount Tiger, precisely under the Jenu tree.
It is said, while being in the hermitage of Rantung Grati, a strong wind that uprooted Jenu tree, where he was imprisoned. Not unexpectedly, from the fallen tree lumps out the source of the swift water. Because of the swift, the source of the springs formed a large puddle of water that is now known as the Source Jenong.