Many activities to celebrate the 25th anniversary of Hoi An Ancient Town being recognized as a World Cultural Heritage

On July 15, the People's Committee of Hoi An City ( Quang Nam Province) announced that it has planned to organize activities to celebrate the 25th anniversary of Hoi An Ancient Town being recognized as a World Cultural Heritage (December 4, 1999 - December 4, 2024).

With the theme "25 years - preserving and sustainably promoting the values of the World Cultural Heritage of Hoi An Ancient Town", activities are held at many times of the year, mainly focusing on the Old Quarter from November 23 to December 4, 2024.

Activities are held at many locations and times throughout the year, focusing on the Old Quarter from November 23 to December 4, 2024.

The commemorative activities aim to recognize and comprehensively evaluate the results achieved in the management, preservation and promotion of the value of the World Cultural Heritage of Hoi An Ancient Town; acknowledge the efforts and determination to preserve the cultural heritage of the political system and the people, along with the effective support and collaboration of domestic and international friends; honor and continue to encourage organizations, individuals and people of all walks of life to continue to join hands in preserving the cultural heritage for future generations.

At the same time, it is an opportunity to promote propaganda, introduce and promote more widely the values of Cultural Heritage; affirm the role of Cultural Heritage in the development of the city; effectively promote the spread of titles on Cultural Heritage to promote tourism services, contribute to socio-economic development, and improve people's lives.

Tourists visit Hoi An ancient town.

According to the plan, there are 4 groups of content including: Information and propaganda work; discussion, publication, exhibition; cultural, sports and other activities with a total of 14 specific activities revolving around the theme: "Cultural heritage in our hearts and in our hands".

Specifically, including: Parade to celebrate the 25th anniversary of Hoi An Ancient Town being recognized as a World Cultural Heritage taking place on December 4 with a parade on bicycles, cyclos, electric cars... on the streets in the old town and throughout the city;

The seminar "The Celebrity Dang Huy Tru and Hoi An" identifies and clarifies the values of Dang Huy Tru's writings and contributions to Hoi An in particular and Quang Nam in general, thereby contributing to supplementing documents about Dang Huy Tru and documents related to relics in Hoi An;

Seminar on the topic "Imprints on the journey of preserving and promoting the cultural heritage values of Hoi An Ancient Town" on December 3, exchanging and informing about the imprints on the journey of preserving and promoting the cultural heritage values of Hoi An Ancient Town in recent times...;

The exhibition "Hoi An through the eyes of the door" takes place in November 2024, introducing the image of Hoi An through the eyes of the door through the exhibition of a collection of 15 pairs of eyes of the door about the relics in the old town by Artist Bao Ly;

Photo exhibition "World Cultural Heritage Hoi An Ancient Town - 25 years of preservation and promotion" takes place in early December 2024. "We with heritage" contest; Cross-country race "For World Cultural Heritage - Hoi An 2024"; Opening of the Local Products Museum...

In particular, on December 4, 2024, Hoi An will offer free admission to the Old Quarter.

Source: https://toquoc.vn/nhieu-hoat-dong-ky-niem-25-nam-ngay-do-thi-co-hoi-an-duoc-cong-nhan-di-san-van-hoa-the-gioi-20240715164122781.htm