Sundanese culture was presented to a number of international youth conference delegates 2009 during their visit here, a youth and sports affairs offical said.
Angklung is one of the traditional arts of music shown to the youth delegates, head of the city Education, Youth and Sports affairs office Aim Halim Hermana said here on Saturday.
A total of 150 young people from several countries in Asia, Europe, America, Africa and Australia visited Bogor on Thursday as part of their activities in the International Youth Conference 2009 which was held in Banten province three days ago.
The international youths visited Bogor in a company of Deputy Assistant of Youth Resource Development and International Relationships of the Youth and Sports affairs ministry, Adiyati Nurdin.
"They generally appreciate the Angklung music," Nurdin said.
Meanwhile, head of the city Education, Youth and Sports affairs office, Aim Halim Hermana said that Sundanese culture has become the dominant culture in the West Java city of Bogor.
Daniel one of the youth delegates from Spain appreciated the Sundanese traditional culture, adding that while in Spain there is arts like the angklung, but not as beautiful as the "angklung" performed to entertain them.
While Park Hyein, a South Korean youth admitted that he loved visiting Bogor and its local culture. "Although it is my first time to Bogor, but I like it," he said.
Deputy Assistant of Youth Resource Development and International Relationships of the Youth and Sports affairs ministry, Adiyati Nurdin said that Indonesia has many places of interests apart from Bali and Yogyakarta. (*)
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