Antara News, Thursday, December 2, 2010 16:26 WIB
Bengkulu (ANTARA News) - Lebong district Cultural Tourism and Transportation Services in Bengkulu province will offer the Netherlands tourism object and cooperation in the development of ancient history.
"We will offer a cooperation with the Netherlands to their ancestral heritage in Lebong district, district Cultural Tourism and Transportation Services spokesman Yustin Hendri said here on Thursday.
The site of former gold mining heritage, mined by the Dutch from 1902-1938 at Lebong district, is at present a potential object attracting both domestic and foreign tourists.
Yustin said that as a compensation of thousands of tons of gold which had been mined by the Dutch for 36 years in Lebong, it was necessary to cooperate with the Netherlands to promote various natural and historic heritages in the district.
According to him, Lebong district government would not ask for cash money but instead offer a cooperation with Dutch investors to develop various tourism objects in Lebong.
Yustin said it was necessary to offer the Dutch investors to operate at tourism sector in Lebong district because the area was the former activities of their ancestors.
The former Dutch mining sites which still exist today are among others Tambang Sawah, Lebong Simpang, Lebong Sulit, and Lebong Tandai in North Bengkulu district.
Meanwhile, Lebong district head Rosjohan Syah said he would fully support the cooperation with the Dutch investors to develop the natural and historical sites in the area into tourism objects.
"To restore our friendship with the grand children of the Dutchmen miners in Bengkulu, we will support such a cooperation," Rosjohan said.
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