JAKARTA – Special Presidential Envoy for Tourism Zita Anjani emphasized that the development of historical tourism must go hand in hand with efforts to conserve and protect sites.
“Properly cared for culture can be a source of sustainable livelihoods. However, preservation must always be the top priority so that its historical value is maintained for future generations,” said Zita Anjani while reviewing the historical site of Candi Muara Takus, Kampar Regency, Riau Province, one of the important relics of past civilizations in Sumatra. reported by ANTARA, Sunday, February 15.
In addition to Kampar, his party also carried out a working visit to Pekanbaru City and Siak Regency.
In Pekanbaru City, Zita Anjani held a dialogue with the Suku Seni Community, which is active in mobilizing cultural preservation and strengthening community-based creative economy.
He appreciated the role of young people and art activists who consistently maintain local cultural identity in the midst of modernization.
“Communities are the heart of experience-based tourism. When culture is taken care of by its own young generation, that’s where tourism finds its soul,” said Zita Anjani.
Meanwhile, in Siak, Zita Anjani met with local government officials and also an audience with the Suwai Community from Skelas, a community of young people who are actively developing experience-based tourism and cultural preservation.
His party also reviewed historical tourist destinations and experienced the unique experience of Makan Berhanyut, a culinary tourism concept that presents the sensation of enjoying fish dishes on a boat while traveling down the river.
According to him, this experience is a concrete example of authentic tourism that unites nature, river culture, and community culinary traditions in one narrative unity.
“People don’t really travel to see new places, but to find new ways of seeing the world and themselves. Tourism is not just about distance, but about the values we encounter along the way. And that value, in Indonesia, is called culture,” he said.
His party emphasized its commitment to building a tourism ecosystem based on cultural identity, community empowerment, and creative economic actors because it was considered the key to making Riau tourism grow as authentic, competitive, and provide an inclusive economic impact for the community.
The visit is expected to be the first step in strengthening cross-regional synergy in Riau Province in realizing tourism that not only brings visitors, but also preserves cultural and natural heritage as national assets.
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