Jakarta (ANTARA) - Officials from the Ministry of Villages, Development of Disadvantaged Regions, and Transmigration (Kemendes PDTT) and several village heads are visiting Dongziguan village in Fuyang, Hangzhou city, China, to study sustainable village development practices."Apart from that, the village heads will also learn how Dongziguan village maintains cultural heritage, as well as share experiences with village communities in China," director general of transmigration area (PPKTrans) development at the ministry, Danton Ginting, informed in a statement released in Jakarta on Friday.

It is hoped that the visit will strengthen cooperation between the two countries in promoting sustainable village development, he said.

Dongziguan village has a history of more than 1,500 years, and it is an attractive destination for a benchmarking study because the village has cultural heritage and is rich in Chinese historical sites, he added.

He said that Dongziguan village has preserved nearly a hundred ancient buildings dating back to the end of the Qing Dynasty and the beginning of the civil war, including the Xu's grand family mansion, Anya Hall, Long Pool Hall, Yue Shi Temple, Chunhe Hall, and Zhu Jia Hall.

Source: Antara News Agency