Those who object to preserving the traditional arts may think that it would lay a heavy burden on the government's budgets. These people fail to recognise the economic value of the traditional arts. Since some arts symbolise the local or national culture, they can be used to boost the local tourism and economy. A good example illustrating this point is the native arts in Australia where many aboriginal people make a living by selling traditional-style handicrafts. As far as eye can see, laying at the heart of this issue is not even whether we should rescue traditional arts from the brink of extinction, but how we can make the efforts to keep them alive more efficient and effective.