The National Tourism Year 2015 has been recently kicked off in thecentral province of Thanh Hoa under the theme “Connecting World HeritageSites” striving to maximise the value of Vietnam’s heritages, reportedthe Cong An Thanh pho Ho Chi Minh (Ho Chi Minh City Police) newspaper.
Vietnam is currently home to eight world tangibleheritage sites recognised by UNESCO, the Central Sector of the ImperialCitadel of Thang Long (Hanoi), Ha Long Bay (northern Quang Ninhprovince), the Trang An Landscape Complex (northern Ninh Binh province),the Citadel of the Ho Dynasty (Thanh Hoa province), Phong Nha-Ke BangNational Park (central Quang Binh province), the Complex of HueMonuments (central Thua Thien-Hue province), Hoi An Ancient Town and MySon Sanctuary (central Quang Nam province).
UNESCOsaid once recognised, each heritage site has an estimated original valueof 500 million USD, which will increase over the time if it iswell-maintained.
The honoured heritage sites are thebasis of cultural and tourism services and products, contributing tosocio-economic development of each locality and Vietnam as a whole,according to the Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism (MCST)’sDepartment of Cultural Heritage.
Ha Long Bay nowwelcomes more than 2 million tourists every year with tourism revenue oftens of millions of USD, a surge from several tens of thousands ofvisitors a year before it received the world’s heritage title.
About 1.76 million tourists spent their holidays in Hoi An AncientTown in 2014, generating nearly 2.21 trillion VND (105.2 million USD) intotal revenue. Meanwhile, the Phong Nha-Ke Bang National Park receivesover 250,000 visitors and earns 23.6 billion VND (1.12 million USD) fromtourism every year.
Boasting the Citadel of the HoDynasty, Thanh Hoa province attracted 4.1 million tourists in 2013 and4.5 million in 2014, yielding respective revenues of 2.25 trillion VND(107.1 million USD) and 2.5 trillion VND (119 million USD).
Residents around the heritage sites have also enjoyed improvedlivelihoods by producing souvenirs and supplying tourism services.
However, Vietnam is facing major challenges in the preservation andexploitation of its heritages. Insiders have said the currentineffective utilisation of heritage values is primarily due to theoverlapping management across agencies at different levels, adding that acommon management mechanism is needed though each heritage site has itsown identity.
Once the eight world tangible heritage sites are well connected, their value can be utilised much more effectively.
Experts underlined the role of a specific State agency in steeringheritage preservation and connecting sectors, localities, businesses andlocal residents in the effort.
In particular, theyasked the MCST to expeditiously design a coordination mechanism forState agencies to facilitate local heritage management activities.-VNA
Vietnam is currently home to eight world tangibleheritage sites recognised by UNESCO, the Central Sector of the ImperialCitadel of Thang Long (Hanoi), Ha Long Bay (northern Quang Ninhprovince), the Trang An Landscape Complex (northern Ninh Binh province),the Citadel of the Ho Dynasty (Thanh Hoa province), Phong Nha-Ke BangNational Park (central Quang Binh province), the Complex of HueMonuments (central Thua Thien-Hue province), Hoi An Ancient Town and MySon Sanctuary (central Quang Nam province).
UNESCOsaid once recognised, each heritage site has an estimated original valueof 500 million USD, which will increase over the time if it iswell-maintained.
The honoured heritage sites are thebasis of cultural and tourism services and products, contributing tosocio-economic development of each locality and Vietnam as a whole,according to the Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism (MCST)’sDepartment of Cultural Heritage.
Ha Long Bay nowwelcomes more than 2 million tourists every year with tourism revenue oftens of millions of USD, a surge from several tens of thousands ofvisitors a year before it received the world’s heritage title.
About 1.76 million tourists spent their holidays in Hoi An AncientTown in 2014, generating nearly 2.21 trillion VND (105.2 million USD) intotal revenue. Meanwhile, the Phong Nha-Ke Bang National Park receivesover 250,000 visitors and earns 23.6 billion VND (1.12 million USD) fromtourism every year.
Boasting the Citadel of the HoDynasty, Thanh Hoa province attracted 4.1 million tourists in 2013 and4.5 million in 2014, yielding respective revenues of 2.25 trillion VND(107.1 million USD) and 2.5 trillion VND (119 million USD).
Residents around the heritage sites have also enjoyed improvedlivelihoods by producing souvenirs and supplying tourism services.
However, Vietnam is facing major challenges in the preservation andexploitation of its heritages. Insiders have said the currentineffective utilisation of heritage values is primarily due to theoverlapping management across agencies at different levels, adding that acommon management mechanism is needed though each heritage site has itsown identity.
Once the eight world tangible heritage sites are well connected, their value can be utilised much more effectively.
Experts underlined the role of a specific State agency in steeringheritage preservation and connecting sectors, localities, businesses andlocal residents in the effort.
In particular, theyasked the MCST to expeditiously design a coordination mechanism forState agencies to facilitate local heritage management activities.-VNA
