(VOV/VOVworld) – Hanoi yesterday hosted a seminar on the community’s role in preserving and promoting the Thang Long – Ha Noi heritage. Participants of the event, which was co-organized by the Hanoi Department of Culture, Sports, and Tourism and the Thang Long-Ha Noi Cultural Heritage Association, listened to 30 presentations which underlined the community’s role in preserving this heritage. Luu Minh Tri, President of the Association, said Hanoi has more than 5000 monuments, 3 of which have been recognized by UNESCO and 1000 of which are national relic sites.

The ancient royal citadel of Thang Long (Photo: ashui.com)

Tri said it is the public that has been preserving and promoting these magnificent cultural treasures: "Recently the state has strengthened its monument management while the community has gotten more involved in preserving and restoring their heritage. The seminar highlighted the community’s role. The state and the public share responsibility for heritage preservation and promotion. 60-70% of monument restoration funding comes from the public. The state provides management and guidelines to make the work more effective".       

The seminar’s highlights will be submitted to the Thang Long-Ha Noi Cultural Heritage Association to inform policies for future cultural heritage preservation in Hanoi.