SIANOK CANYON

The sianok Canyon or Sianok grand Canyon at the western part of the town makes a profound impression of visitors. The is small river winding down in the middle of the valley.

There are two volcanic mountains nearby which formed the legend of the villagers, there was a conflict between two leaders of the tribe named Datuk Bandaro and Datuk Sati hundred years ago. Datuk Bandaro structed his stick on the land angrily, and the water came and brought the land down the stream. The result was a deep valley formed and the land of Datuk Sati lacked water

Standing in panorama, one can watch a small street crossing the river to a village-Koto Gadang is famous for its silver works and hand embroidery.There national leaders of Indonesia from this village as St.Syahrir, H Agus salim etc. source: http://yul-jambak.blogspot.com/