DENPASAR, KOMPAS.com— Observer of Balinese tourism Prof I Nyoman Darma Putra assess photos of subak on site does not portray representative ENESCO traditional farming system typical of the island of the gods.
"UNESCO has set the subak as WBD (World Heritage), but very unfortunate photos of illustrations on the site so far from the standard of photography," said Professor of Udayana University Denpasar (of Udayana University), Tuesday.
According to him, six photos in the photo gallery site of subak UNESCO (http://whc.unesco.org/en/list/1194/gallery/) not able to represent the beauty and uniqueness of subak on the island of the gods.
"Many who wonder why UNESCO as international institutions does not attempt to put up a photo with international standards," said the author of "Tourism Development and Terrorism in Bali".
Compare photos of the world's cultural heritage in other countries which recognized by UNESCO, the photos in the water the island of gods including the lowest quality.
"Photographs of the natural heritage of Komodo island and Borobudur Temple is quite beautiful and representative," said Darma Putra.
Landscape and water control system in Bali is recognized UNESCO as WBD in mid-2012 with the official name of the "Cultural Landscape of Bali Province: the Subak System as Manifestation of the Tri Hita Karana Philosophy".
Darma Putra added that in addition to preservation, the determination of a legacy to the world cultural heritage is to enhance it as a tourist attraction.
But since the photos that were posted on the official site of UNESCO, that goal is less less accomplished for the landscape and heritage of Bali subak system.
"Anyone who saw the pictures on the web of Bali subak UNESCO would not be lured to see and visit," said Darma Putra.
Therefore, He suggested that the photos on the website of the UNESCO-Bali subak can be replaced with a more international-standard photo to rice fields is a beautiful and unique rituals could be reflected in it.
"Indonesia or Bali has many photographers and they have a lot of photo collection a beautiful cascading rice terraces can be used as an illustration of the UNESCO web so more beautiful," he said.
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