To understand the uniqueness of Bali can not be separated with the soles history of Bali from time to time. History of Bali is so unique and special because it is supported by the attitudes of its citizens who give special attention to the heritage of their ancestors. Belief in ancestral heritage makes attention to so high in Bali. Even so many historical relics were treated as sacred objects that should not be mistreated. The disclosure of the history of Bali, we also describe the condition of Bali at the time of Pre-History, then continues to the ancient Bali Mula, the time of the Bali Aga, Bali and Modern times.

With this exposure would be able to understand more fully the condition of Bali. Even to better understand the history of Balinese mythology, we also try to describe several folk tales there is a link to the history of a place or event that ever existed in Bali. Art on the Balinese is a complex element that seems very popular with community residents, making it seem as if dominating the entire life of the Balinese people. On the basis of such functions, art is the focus of Balinese culture. Bali region is very rich in the arts. All branches of the arts to grow and thrive in Balinese life, including fine arts, performing arts and literary arts.

Fine art includes a branch of art which consists of sculpture, painting and decorative arts. Sculpture on the Balinese have experienced a long development, namely (1)-style statues from the megalithic pre-Hindu era and is seen as a human link with the ancestors and the forces of nature, (2) statues of the gods, as the media humans with the gods and this is the kind of Buddhist Hindu influence, (3) sculpture themed figures from the Ramayana and the Mahabharata story, (4) other forms of relief are carved on the walls of the house doors and pillars, (5) statues naturalist. Similarly, painting, also has had a long journey. At the start of the paintings are symbolic magical as rerajahan religious paintings, such as painting on parba, ceilings and ider-ider paintings to the naturalist.

Traditional arts are classified by function into three types: (1) dance wali (sacred dance), dance is a sacred religious, (2) dance bebali, the ceremonial dance accompaniment, (3) dance-balihan balih the dances that serve as entertainment. This type of sacred dance in question is (a) dance sanghyang Dedari; (b) Rejang dance Sutri; (c) Pendet; (d) line dance big, tumbak, Jangkang lines, trough lines, poems, sraman, tekok good; (e) display mask (f) lumah puppet, puppet sudhamala; (g) abuang dance; (h) bruntuk dance; (i) dance daka Malon; (j) ngayap dance; (k) kincung kincang dance; (l) means apparel / axle sacred by the local community. Literary art is a noble heritage and is a source of reference as well as other art forms. The ancient people of Bali have been familiar with writing or Balinese script. The whole art of Balinese literature includes five times as follows: Ancient Balinese literature, Hindu Bali, Java, Bali, Bali Bali New and Modern.