An exhibit that shows culture and various traditions of ethnic Chinese will soon be built in Indonesia's theme park of Taman Mini Indonesia Indah (TMII), local media reported on Wednesday.

The plan to build the exhibit was part of the TMII's plan to add exhibits that represent foreign entities that have been partly influencing Indonesian cultures and providing significant contributions in struggle to attain the country's independence.

"The ethnic Chinese entity cannot be separated from Indonesian history. They had partly fought for independence. They also undoubtedly contributes to the economic development in the country, " the TMII deputy spokesperson Jerri Lahama was quoted as saying by the Detik.com here.

According to Jerri, the ethnic Chinese exhibit will take 4.5 hectares of the TMII's area. It will be completed with a plaza themed brotherhood of ethnic Chinese with other entities, Cheng Ho museum and a miniature of a Chinatown.

Jerri said that besides the ethnic Chinese exhibit, the landmark theme park management will also build Indian and Middle East exhibits completed with cultures of the two entities. They are also part of entities that partly shaped Indonesian culture.

Indonesia recognized the civil rights of ethnic Chinese in 2000 during the administration of the fourth president Abdurrahman Wahid. Jerri said the plan to build the ethnic Chinese exhibit was initially planned in 2003.

The Taman Mini Indonesia Indah (TMII), or literally translated "Beautiful Indonesia Miniature Park", is a culture-based recreational area located in East Jakarta, Indonesia.

It has an area of about 250 acres. The park is a synopsis of Indonesian culture, that virtually shows all aspects of daily life in Indonesia. It has exhibit of various tribes living in the country's provinces.

(Xinhua News Agency February 25, 2010)