Measures launched to conserve values of Hoi An world heritage
The Hoi An Centre for Cultural Heritage Management and Preservation will carry out seven solutions in the 2020-25 period in a bid to conserve and sustain values of Hoi An ancient town in the central province of Quang Nam, said Director of the centre Pham Phu Ngoc.
Quang Nam (VNA) – The Hoi AnCentre for Cultural Heritage Management and Preservation will carry out sevensolutions in the 2020-25 period in a bid to conserve and sustain values of HoiAn ancient town in the central province of Quang Nam, said Director of thecentre Pham Phu Ngoc.
Due attention will be paid to preventing severerun-down conditions of historical and cultural relics, he noted.
The solutions include anti-flooding in theancient quarter; erosion and landslide prevention; street beautification;conservation of ancient relics and intangible cultural values; and planning urbanareas within the heritage zone and craft village development; and resources forconservation.
The measures will be implementedsynchronously in an attempt to conserve Hoi An ancient town and protect itsglobal outstanding values as well existing architectures and sceneries, Ngocunderlined.
He added that after Hoi An was recognisedas a World Heritage site by UNESCO in 1999, the centre has funded more than 152billion VND (6.53 million USD) to repair and protect run-down relics.
In addition to funding from the State andinternational organisations, the conservation expense was sourced from ticketsales, which hit about 300 billion VND in 2019. However, this year’s revenuemay sharply decrease due to impact of the COVID-19 outbreak.
Hoi An city is currently home to 1,432relics, of which nearly 1,360 need protection./.
UNESCO-recognised Hoi An ancient city in the central province of Quang Nam welcomes more than 3,000 tourists, mostly from Europe and North America, each day, a rosy sign for the local tourism sector after a gloomy period due to impacts of COVID-19.
Authorities of the central province of Quang Nam recently approved to earmark 253 billion VND (about 10.91 million USD) for a Hoi An ancient town conservation project in the 2020-2025, with orientation to 2030.
While tourism in many localities nationwide is gloomy due to Covid-19 fears, the ancient town of Hoi An in Quang Nam province is still luring flocks of foreign tourists from Europe and America.
Authorities of the central province of Quang Nam recently approved to earmark near 11 million USD for a Hoi An ancient town conservation project in the 2020-2025, with orientation to 2030.
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A view of Hoi An ancient city (Photo: VNA) 
