Syimposium on Asian heritage network to be held in Bali, Yogyakarta

Denpasar, Bali, June 21 (Antara) - A regional symposium on Asian Heritage Network will be held in Denpasar, Bali, on January 8-9, and later in Yogyakarta on January 10-11, 2016. The symposium will be organized by the Indonesian Heritage Preservation Board (BPPI) and Nara Machizukuri of Japan, BPPI Chairman Catrini Prathari Kubuntubuh said after a meeting with Denpasar Mayor IB Rai Dharmawijaya here, recently. Five countries--Indonesia, Japan, Malaysia, Singapore and Thailand, will take part in the symposium, while Australia and Britain will also join the symposium as observers, she added. Issues on the preservation of tradition and culture in Asian cities will be discussed in the meeting. The symposium's participants will also make a field visit in Denpasar's heritage sites and later discuss their findings as a case study.