In November 2013, ASEAN-China Centre dispatched crew of China Central TV to Indonesia, to shoot tourism documentaries. The crew not only went to well-known places like Jakarta and Bali Island, but also Yogyakarta, Medan, Bandung, destinations less known by Chinese travelers, but with great potential. Besides filming the landscapes, historical and cultural heritages and delicacies in each place, the crew also interviewed the Princess of the Royal Family of the Sultanate of Yogyakarta as well as the business community in Indonesia.
Aiming to enhance the mutual understanding between the peoples of ASEAN and China, and lay a solid foundation of public opinion for the friendly relationship between ASEAN and China, the project was created as one of the concrete measures to promote and facilitate the people-to-people connectivity and cultural exchange. The footages shot in Indonesia will be edited into two tourism documentary films, namely “Discovery Southeast Asia-Indonesia” and “Taste Southeast Asia-Indonesia”, which will be aired on CCTV from January 2014.