Napal Licin, sometimes written as Napal Litjin from the Dutch East Indies era, is a location in south Sumatra that was visited by European explorers at the end of the 19th century.[1] A cave in the area, Napal Licin Cave, features stalactites and stalagmites and is a tourist attraction that can be reached by boat up the Rawas River,[2][3] a tributary of the Musi River.
Henry Ogg Forbes reached Napal Licin during his expedition to central Sumatra. He described it as a picturesque village at the base of a perpendicular limestone peak, Karang-nata (Karang Nato). He climbed it, describing the caves with stalactites and thousands of bats he encountered, as well as ferns, orchids, and a species of Boea. He also found a species of nutmeg with fruit "as large as the largest orange". He also found ants "milking" a Hemipteron which produced droplets for them.[4]
Gallery
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Portrait of girl in Napal Litjin, Djambi Residency (Jambi) by Daniël David Veth (circa 1878) -
A native of Napal Litjin Palembang Uplands district Rawas Sumatra -
"Batang Koeloes" at Napal Litjin district, Rawas, Sumatra -
Man and boy in Napal Litjin -
A rope spinner -
A girl
See also
edit- Theloderma licin, a species of frog
- Musi Rawas
- Kerinci Seblat National Park
References
edit- ^ Journal of the Asiatic Society of Bengal, Volume 66 Asiatic Society (Kolkata, India 1897 page 471
- ^ Napal Licin Cave South Sumatra Tourism
- ^ Napal Licin Cave Indonesia Tourism
- ^ A naturalist's wanderings in the Eastern archipelago: a narrative of travel and exploration from 1878 to 1883 Henry Ogg Forbes, Harper & brothers, 1885 page 250, 251, 279