Indonesia is located in southeast Asia, across the equator, across Asia and Oceania, across the sea from Thailand, Singapore, Australia and other countries, is the world's fourth most populous country and the largest country in the southern hemisphere of Asia, as well as the world's largest archipelago country.
With a land area of 1,913,578.68 square kilometers and about 17,508 islands, it is the world's largest archipelago country, spanning Asia and Oceania, and is also a country with many volcanoes and earthquakes. The larger islands are Kalimantan, Sumatra, Irian, Sulawesi and Java.
Indonesia is one of the countries with the richest biological resources in the world. According to incomplete statistics, there are about 40,000 species of plants in Indonesia, of which medicinal plants are the most abundant. Indonesia is extremely rich in fishing resources, and Bagansiabia on the east coast of Sumatra is a world-famous fishing ground.
Indonesia is a multi-ethnic and multi-religious country. The world's three major religions, Islam, Christianity and Buddhism, have more followers here, and fetishism is also popular among the people.
Due to its historical influence by India, China, Arabia and other cultures, coupled with the wide distribution of large and small islands, the inconvenience of residents' communication, Indonesia's cultures and customs are quite different and diverse
Indonesia is known as the "largest economy" in Southeast Asia and the fourth most populous country in the world, as we all know, Indonesia is still the world's largest exporter of thermal coal and crude palm oil, and the world's second largest rubber exporter, in 2021 are very sharp, the price of such commodities, the future will still rise. Therefore, Indonesia's economic development should not be underestimated.
Indonesians value etiquette and courtesy. Thank you, sorry, please forgive" and other honorifics often hang on the lips. Greeting people to shake hands, generally do not take the initiative to shake hands with the opposite sex.
About 90% of Indonesia's population believes in Islam, and its main customs are: (1) do not drink alcoholic beverages, and do not serve alcoholic beverages at banquets; Do not eat pork; (2) If the left hand is considered unclean, do not use the left hand to greet, accept gifts or submit items; (3) Every Friday afternoon, Indonesian Muslims generally go to nearby mosques to pray.
When it comes to shadow puppetry, it is definitely a traditional Chinese art, and it is also an ancient folk art. He predates the appearance of cinema by more than two thousand years.
But there are also shadow puppets in Indonesia, but their shadow puppets, also known as wayang plays, are heavily influenced by religion.