Yoyakarta (Antara Bali) - The local culture of Yogyakarta must be protected to support the local tourism development, said chief of the Yogyakarta Local Culture Development Foundation Widi Utaminingsih.
"For this reason, it is an obligation for us to protect local culture because it is a potential asset that could attract tourists," she said here on Wednesday.
She said that among the efforts to preserve local cultures were made by holding annual Yogyakarta arts festival activities (FKY). This activities are part of the efforts to preserve and protect local arts and culture in this region.
In staging this cultural activities, a number of cultural events are exhibited such as local arts and cultural attractions. This is expected to encourage, develop and protect local cultures, she said.(*)
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"For this reason, it is an obligation for us to protect local culture because it is a potential asset that could attract tourists," she said here on Wednesday.
She said that among the efforts to preserve local cultures were made by holding annual Yogyakarta arts festival activities (FKY). This activities are part of the efforts to preserve and protect local arts and culture in this region.
In staging this cultural activities, a number of cultural events are exhibited such as local arts and cultural attractions. This is expected to encourage, develop and protect local cultures, she said.(*)
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