Various activities have been held since Wednesday in celebration of the
National Tourism Year Connecting World Heritage Sites in Viet Nam hosted
by the central province of Thanh Hoa.
Panama is a country on the isthmus linking
Central and South America. The manmade Panama Canal cuts through its
centre connecting the Atlantic and Pacific Oceans and providing an
essential shipping route.
Tourists, and locals, now have helicopters as a means of transport from
Da Nang to world heritage sites in the central region via Viet Nam
TravelMart Agencys chartered tours, though the trip isnt cheap.
A competition on the discovery of world heritage sites and traditions
has been launched here to give competitors an opportunity to show off
their knowledge about the capital city''s legacy.
The Culture, Sports and Tourism Ministry has promulgated a document
warning agencies and individuals not to exhibit or use symbols or
objects unsuited to Vietnamese customs and culture.
Hue is seeking to involve residents and the private
sector in developing tourism, seeking to take advantage of the area''s
enormous tourism potential by promoting its heritage sites and natural
beauty.
A branch of the World Natural and Cultural Heritage Sites in Viet Nam
has been established in Ha Noi in line with greater efforts to preserve
the nation''s cultural and natural heritage sites.
The central province of Nghe An''s Relic and Tourism Sites Management Board has recently found a rare silk royal promotion decree dating back nearly 400 years at a family temple in Nghi Loc District.
A project to relocate 1,530 households in Ha Noi''s Old Quarter to Viet
Hung Residential Area in Long Bien District will give special care and
attention to 121 historic sites.
A new project run by a group of young architects and graphics experts
will use 6-dimensional (6D) technology to re a virtual capital by
restoring ancient sites.
Artist Do Minh Nhan will present 30 watercolour paintings of
UNESCO-recognised World Heritage Sites in the ASEAN-Viet Nam Heritage
Space Programme at the Hoi An Sculpture Garden from June 22-26.
