Borobudur International Festival 2009

Not less than 600 spectators willing to sit on the carpet to enjoy the dynamic dance movement of West Papua, which appear in the performing arts in the Borobudur International Festival 2009, in Magelang, Central Java, Sunday (19 / 7) night. Dance played around 12 dancers reflect this excitement over the appointment of their tribe.

BIF in the series of events in 2009 is displayed a number of dance arts, including dance fan from South Korea and Thailand origin of dance. According to the plan is still a degree of culture will show the various dances from a number of regions in Indonesia on Monday morning and ends on Monday (20 / 7) night. Up to four days to BIF since opened 16 July 2009, there were over 4500 visitors, including foreign tourists.

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The Borobudur is miracle in Seven World

Indonesia tourism has a cultural basis to the cultural attractions such as Borobudur temple. One of the strategic efforts to promote the Borobudur Temple is to organize BIF Borobudur International Festival in 2009.

To date, the Borobudur Temple was still in the miracle Seven World. So people need to know and should not be affected with the results of a survey conducted in the private sector abroad, said Minister of Culture and Tourism Jero Wacik, Thursday (16 / 7) night, when opening the Borobudur International Festival (BIF) in 2009, in the field Gunadharma, Park Borobudur Temple, Magelang, Central Java. BIF held 16-20 July 2009.

The establishment of the BIF in 2009 also attended by Central Java Governor Bibit Waluyo, a number of ambassadors of the country, and the bureau manager and tour guide tour a number of provinces in Indonesia.

BIF 2009 opening night gala held. Not less than 2000 visitors attended the opening of the colored treat the arts with local and out of state friends. A number of attractions that are presented Gambyong Dance, ballet from Dande Coconut Shell Cambodia, and dance from ballet Pratiharta Gunadharma ISI Yogyakarta.

Borobudur has been known throughout the world. BIF activity through 2009, tourism activity is expected to Borobudur the stronger resonance in the world, said Jero Wacik.

In the report, Bibit Waluyo present, BIF 2009 is worth a sustainable cultural tourism that does not stop the Borobudur reminded by the world community.

BIF activities in 2009 also aims to increase tourist visits to Borobudur, the impact on increasing the welfare of the surrounding community. According to Jero Wacik, the Ministry of Tourism would appreciate the effort that developed seeds Waluyo.

In the event reception dinner together before the opening of Jero Wacik in Manohara Resort Borobudur temple complex, Bibit Waluyo states, BIF 2009 is just one effort to continue to carry on Can Borobudur as a world tour wonder that should not be forgotten as such.

For the sake of it, there are improvements that need to lead the Borobudur become more beautiful and attractive. Program to start the front end of 2009, namely the need for further improvements in the area of Borobudur Temple, Magelang.

Improvements include increasing the way to Borobudur, which started in the fork of Magelang to the temple. Way that is considered inadequate, even at the starting point is the way Sculptures Farmers need to be dilated so narrow.

Improvement program that would require greater time and cost, so that should be done gradually. Pembenahan not only in the area outside the temple, but later there will also be improvements in the area and also temples, the word seed.

Chairman of the Executive Committee BIF 2009, Bambang Gatot Hastowo said, BIF was able to make 2009 the Borobudur as a magnet. Terbukti many foreign tourists come to Jakarta, one of them to witness the activities BIF 2009.

BIF is supporting the activities and business tourism exhibition, the art festival, exhibition, Tourism, Trade and Investment (TTI); seminar on business tourism Solo; and Borobudur Travel Mart (BTM) in Semarang. BTM into a meeting place between the buyers with sellers of tourism that comes from 32 provinces gathered in Semarang.

BTM is also filled with a visit through the tour packages prepared tour packages like religion, tourism and cultural tourism history. Visit package tour that is prepared to Jepara, Kudus, Magelang, Semarang, Solo and Magelang.

In this BIF 2009, there were present 14 representatives and envoys of the country. Ambassadors present consists of Afghanistan, Russia, Croatia, Lebanon, Nigeria, Romania, Suriname, Portugal, Cambodia, and Saudi Arabia. Embassy representatives who attended came from Poland, Somalia, Brunei Darussalam, and Bulgaria.

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