Float Market (Pasar Terapung) - Muara Kuin Banjarmasin
The float market (Pasar Terapung) is a reflection of river culture for Banjar people. Peculiarity of this market is the location of trade conducted on the water with the large and small boats.History :
The development of the float market beginning from the kingdoms of the South Kalimantan, and also associated with the history of the city of Banjarmasin.
Float market area located on the spread between North Kuin and Kuin Cerucuk, this is marked with the history of kingdom edge Kuin and Barito river (Kerajaan Tepian Sungai Kuin dan Barito) and the establishment of Banjarmasin city by Sultan Suriansyah in the year 1526. The tomb is located in a cemetery in the village of North Kuin. Also in this cemetery there are graves of the second Banjar King, Sultan Rachmatullah and the third Banjar King, Sultan Hidayatullah. In addition there is also a grave Preacher Dayan (Khatib Dayan), a descendant of Arab theologian who sent by Sultan Trenggono (King of Demak) to islamize Sultan Suriansyah and its people. Until now, Sultan Suriansyah graves visited by many pilgrims as an object of pilgrimage tourism.
Overview of float market :
Activity in the float market begins morning before sunrise between 05.30 WIT and 08.00 WIT. Even the traders have come in the afternoon and overnight in the vicinity of the location of the market over the boat waiting for the morning. In this market there is no official regulation that aims to set the path of trade, even if there are official regulations about the market activities they are reluctant to compliance and the market will end, and spread around the Barito river that is far from the mouth of the Kuin river.
The float market just is like the market in the land, where there are a number of traders who occupy the place of trade row. Usually they sell consumer goods. The market is strategically located between the Barito Kuala district and traffic to Central Kalimantan.The absence of official regulations on market float is the policy of Banjarmasin city government, which assumes that as a place of trade, float market not yet contribute to local income, however, the government still considers the exists, not in relation to their trade activities but as an object and appeal as special interest tourism, cultural assets and customs of Banjar people. Float market activities will end by itself approximately at 08.00 - 09.00 WIT.
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