Thursday 5 January 2012

12 years striving to conserve and promote the Cultural Heritage of Hoi An Vietnam

04/12/1999 On Hoi An Vietnam official is honored on the list of world cultural heritage. Since then spent 12 years in the way of conservation and promotion of values.


We must also remember, on 01/12/1999, when Hoi An just heard was the World Heritage Committee approved written to the World Heritage List, each group of vehicles with flags and flowers, expressions terms have the streets to celebrate despite weather then had heavy rain. 04/12/1999 On Hoi An official is honored on the list of world cultural heritage. Since then spent 12 years in the way of conservation and promotion of values, although there are not really perfect point, not really satisfied but the achievements, the efforts of 12-year journey through is remarkable and proud.

Since 1999, the situation deteriorated ancient city with many houses collapsed not know when, so far with funds from the central, provincial, local and foreign funding for renovations conducted 167 State monuments at a cost of more than 71 billion, the average annual state funding has also supported the renovation of more than 180 private monuments, groups with more than 10 billion budget. Also, the owners have their own monument fund renovations, repairs each year more than 200 cases with very large amounts of funding can not be calculated. Through these efforts, Hoi An ancient city far surpassed the level of danger, alert.


Infrastructure The town has also been focused investment with capital projects from the national target program on culture of the government nearly 21 billion, including works such as system Underground electrical goods telephone, cable television, water supply, fire fighting, upgrading sidewalks and roadways ... Project remodeling renovation investment Covered Bridge 10 billion, based project widened the river An Association has been completed and has implemented a number of sections / routes along the river embankment erosion. The project has brought a new face on the infrastructure of Hoi An to better serve the tourism development - services from this heritage.


In the field of scientific research, advocacy, promotion of heritage values, the culture of Hoi An has deployed eight archaeological excavations; Follow these 3 themes of international studies, 6 threads branch , 3 to describe the provincial level 15 themes to create more abundant resources to develop and promote cultural heritage Hoi An, the elaboration of scientific documents vestige national, provincial for 30 relics, promote the value of up to 30 monuments revolutionary relics, records up to 49 revolutionary relics and thousands of museum exhibits, this is a scientific basis, contribute to legal management of heritage objects, intangible of Hoi An.


From the scientific basis that has served well for the promotion and propagation, namely compiled, published 25 books, dozens of tapes or discs study - an introduction to Hoi An. The work of promoting the cultural heritage of Hoi An in the mass media which is under development, has formed five thematic museums, websites, newsletters, professional, special issues of culture, the Radio Forum Heritage Preservation. Many festivals and ceremonies of traditional recovery as rogation, Death Anniversary profession, the Fish Festival ... along with the villages, traditional crafts are preserved, making sightseeing route schedule them into unique tourism products, attractions. The product of culture, tourism festival was also on the tradition is ancient Night, Street had no engine, cross-cultural festival of Vietnam - Japan festival Quang Nam Heritage itineraries, holiday Culture and Sports Affairs coastal region ... is formed, and this review has attracted domestic and foreign tourists to Hoi An.

In the management of state cultural departments actively advise the city People's Committee issued many documents created to promote the legal basis for better management of cultural heritage Hoi An as the "Rules management, conservation and use of Hoi An ancient city, "the regulation of advertising management, operations management in the Old Quarter, tourist attractions in, the sanitation school ... Since then, gradually forming a uniform, unified management activities in the Old Quarter in the direction of the well-preserved cultural heritage in the world. Along with that is the common operation of law, cultural heritage value of Hoi An to raise conservation awareness in the community especially the younger generation.


Along with the conservation of cultural heritage is the legacy of environmental protection is implemented with the program "An hour does not use electric lights," "A day does not use plastic bags," regularly conducted "A An hour for The Green - Clean - Beautiful ", a military operation to plant trees to preserve the ecological environment, ... all to the purpose built town of Hoi An oriented building in the city of Hoi An direction of Ecology - Culture - Tourism.


The service activities are also seeing tour construction with increasingly rich forms, more appropriate, creating new heritage attraction. Number of visitors increased, especially after the ancient city of Hoi An was recognized as a World Heritage Site, Hoi An has welcomed 2.4 million tourists in 2010. In particular, Hoi An has become a point to visit many interesting party leader and State and several foreign heads. Hoi An is also a destination for study tours and heritage management experience of many expert delegations at home and abroad.


Through these efforts, since 1999 in Hoi An has consistently achieved awards, honors the Party and our country and from the professional organization of international reputation. Noting the efforts of the Party and people of Hoi An in the doi moi period, the Party and State has conferred the title of Labour Hero in 1999 for Hoi An. The government has also recognized Hoi completed construction projects town culture period 1999 - 2005 and is recognized Hoi An Urban III in 2006, Hoi An was recognized cities in the province in 2008 . In particular, architectural ancient city of Hoi An is the Prime Minister recognized as national monuments particularly in 2009. In the field of conservation, in 2000, was awarded the 2001 UNESCO Prize for Hoi An outstanding project of heritage conservation and rehabilitation villages. In the field of tourism, Hoi An was the magazine Smart Travel Asia - 2009 No. 5 voted rong 10 ideal point of rest of Asia .... In the field of economic and tourism activities from the ruins and landscapes of Hoi An has contributed to raising per capita income above 20 million per year.


We can say that, over the 12 years since the estate, heritage protection and Cultural Heritage of Hoi An Vietnam has really become the driving force of economic development - social, contribute effectively to the development of The travel industry - Hoi services, thereby increasing income, improving life for the people, the monument with the added condition for preservation and restoration of monuments. Hoi An has thus preserved the cultural values ​​of the ancestors, cultural heritage has become the foundation and driving force, the page to go to Hoi An and firmly on the path to building cultural city - tourism - eco.

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