The research, which was conducted from 2016 to 2018, focused on the tomb of King Gia Long (1762-1820) and its adjacent areas in Huong Tho commune, Huong Tra district, the Central province of Thua Thien-Hue.
The Waseda University handed over documents relating to the research to the center to serve the study, conservation and restoration work as well as the building of dossiers re-nominating the Hue Monuments Complex as world cultural heritage.
The joint group also proposed solutions to preserve the complex sustainably in tandem with local socio-economic development.
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Besides, they have piloted an eco-study tour around King Gia Long’s tomb, aiming to raise public awareness of protecting, using and managing cultural landscape resources in the area of royal tombs in a sustainable manner, and create livelihoods for local people.
The two sides are consulting the provincial Department of Tourism, and some local travel organizations, associations and companies about the pilot eco-study tours at King Gia Long’s tomb.
The new tour is expected to give new experiences to tourists to Hue ancient capital city.
In 2018, the Hue Monuments Conservation Center earned VND 381.7 billion (USD 16.4 million) from serving over 3.5 million tourists, up 19 percent compared to the target set.
The center has implemented 24 restoration projects with total investment exceeding VND 278.8 billion (USD 11.9 million).
Hue, which was the imperial capital of Vietnam for hundreds of years, is home to five heritages recognized by UNESCO, including the ancient citadel relic complex (a World Cultural Heritage site), Hue royal court music (an intangible cultural heritage item), Nguyen Dynasty’s wood blocks (a documentary heritage item), Nguyen Dynasty’s royal administrative documents (part of the Asia-Pacific Register of UNESCO’s Memory of the World Program), and literature on Hue royal architecture (another documentary heritage).
The Hue imperial citadel relic site has been ranked second among the top seven tourist attractions of Vietnam in 2017.
Source: VNA