A form of photo evidence shows that Ngasem market with its main commodity in the form of the bird has been there since 1809. Located not far from the palace is meant to easily access nobles. Around the 1960s, the market is increasingly synonymous with the bird after bird traders from Beringharjo market moved to this place. It is not surprising that many tourists call this market with a market bird because the bird trade area one-third of the market area.
Trading area of birds found by turning to the left of the entrance. Bird turtledove who once bought the nobles sold until now remains one of the major commodities of this market. Another type of selling is the finches, orioles, emprit, prenjak, starlings, and parakeets. Birds are rarely purchased, but quite interesting is that anakannya owl sold Rp 35.000, -. One of the stalls selling birds and even hawks have now been sold for Rp. 350.000, -. Besides the animals, birds kiosks also provide maintenance equipment such as cages and feed.
Ngasem markets have different nuances of another bird markets. In this market, visitors can not only enjoy the beauty of birds, but also a show that was held by bird lovers. For example, performance skills pigeons to fly back to the cage and fights a variety of sonority sounds of birds. From the show that usually there are prospective buyers who feel interested in and then willingly pay the price. Sometimes sellers also want to teach a bird trained to sing or just to talk about how to keep birds.
If you want to tour, you will also know that Ngasem not only sell birds, but also other animals. Turn right from the sales area of birds, there is a snake dealer kiosk. According to the seller, who sells snakes captured directly from their habitat. Snakes for sale ranging from water to a cobra snake and phyton. If you want to see, the seller will take the pet to the buyer can see the details. Apart from snakes, the shop also sells a variety of reptiles such as iguanas and turtles. A small iguanas are sold at Rp 75,000 while when it is large for hundreds of thousands.
Towards the western part of the market, you will find shops that offer ornamental fish. Species of fish and prices vary. Small aquarium fish like to colonize sold for Rp. 1000 per cow. Other ornamental fish are sold Arowana and lou han that sold for hundreds of thousands. Equipment maintenance is also a lot of fish sold. Starting from the aquarium with a variety of forms, rock garden, ornamental plants for the aquarium, and feed the fish. Some kiosks also provide services to set up maintenance of marine fish.
Apart from fish, birds, and snakes, other pets sold are dogs, cats, ferrets, various types of chicken with a variety of color kelici. One stall was also selling a set of mice with a pet that is designed as an outdoor playground so that buyers can enjoy a circus like behavior of mice. In the middle of the market, there are traders who sell crickets. Usually, crickets purchased bird lovers to feed and school children who want to listen to his voice.
When tired or hungry, like other traditional markets, hawker Ngasem also provides market. One is a typical snack GEMPOL porridge (made from flour-based spheres that taste savory rice combined with a sauce of coconut milk and sugar syrup sweet Java) that penjualanya can be found on the front of the market. Other snacks are getuk, lupis, thiwul, and gatot. In the next bird stalls are also available food stalls that sell soup and rice Rames. Ngasem market exploration would be nice of course.
source : yogyes.com
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