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Banyuwangi hosts bamboo festival to highlight local potential
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A sunset on Boom Beach in Banyuwangi, East Java. A three-day bamboo festival that aims to elevate local potential is currently being held in Gintangan village, Blimbingsari district, Banyuwangi regency, East Java, through May 13. (Banyuwangi Beach Jazz Festival/-)
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three-day bamboo festival that aims to elevate local potential is currently being held in Gintangan village, Blimbingsari district, Banyuwangi regency, East Java, through May 13.
"This festival features various products and attractions based on bamboo," said Banyuwangi Regent Abdullah Azwar Anas in Banyuwangi on Wednesday.
In addition to artwork and handicrafts, the event also presents art performances, like barong and a fashion parade of bamboo fabric.
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Gintangan village has long been known as the center of bamboo crafts in Banyuwangi. Situated 20 kilometers from the south of the city center, the place has been supplying bamboo handicrafts for national demand since the 1980s. Some of the items were even exported internationally to countries like Japan, Brunei and Thailand.
Gintangan village head Rusdianah told Antara that the festival was also joined by 20 bamboo-related small and medium businesses. "Aside from marveling at the handicrafts, visitors could also purchase the items straightaway," she said. (vod/kes)
