He hopes tourists who are interested to know more about batik not only come from abroad, but also tourists. "Tourists are also interested in domestic batik. If you visit Yogyakarta they are always looking for batik as souvenirs," he said.
According to him, Beringharjo market, as the sales center of batik, also will continue to be developed as part of tourism in Yogyakarta batik. Circle of Friends Chairman of Indonesian batik Lovers (PPBI) Solomon Sulianti Larasati earlier declared UNESCO's recognition of Indonesian batik is a world recognition of the greatness of batik and should be a challenge for the Indonesian nation to preserve it.
According to him, one of the conservation efforts that can be taken is to introduce batik to all Indonesian people because there are still people who do not know batik. "In addition, should also be regenerated batik artisans," he said.


