Abstract
Cultural and natural heritages are considered invaluable resources, creating a unique tourist attraction for each country. However, knowing how to use this heritage for sustainable tourism development, while preserving and promoting the heritage value for future generations is not a simple task. This article focuses on the values of cultural heritage and the importance of maintaining and promoting it while integrating with the environment for the development of society. It discusses the current state of cultural heritage preservation and promotion in Vietnam, showing examples of development with disregard to the heritage and the environment, why it is necessary to have sustainable development in active culture conservation, as well as the relationship between the preservation, promotion of the cultural heritage and the socio-economic development and the environment. A perspective on the cultural heritage value in sustainable development is also given. Through the reading of supporting materials and the comparison of survey data, it is clear that the preservation of cultural values not only contribute directly to the socio-economic development of a country similar to Vietnam, but also to help create new values in later generations. Therefore, it is concluded that a sustainable approach to the conservation of cultural heritages is very important for the future handling of such irreplaceable resources.
Highlights
Preserve and promote the values of national cultural heritage, Vietnam has achieved many outstanding achievements, many of which are of international significance, thanks to the effective use of tourism activities
It can be seen that there is a close relationship between the conservation and promotion of cultural heritage and tourism development
Even the press had to step in and make a call to action, such as when the caves in Ha Long Bay became the venue for lavish gala dinner for tourists, when Thien Duong cave (Quang Binh province) was in danger of becoming the venue for the Miss World Peace Contest 2017, when tourism investment projects in Son Tra peninsula was damaging the landscape and ecosystem the "green lung" of Da Nang, or plans for exploitation and a cable car system in Son Doong cave (Quang Binh province) (Figure 1)
Summary
Preserve and promote the values of national cultural heritage, Vietnam has achieved many outstanding achievements, many of which are of international significance, thanks to the effective use of tourism activities. It had helped promote heritage values, and brought practical benefits to the community such as introducing Vietnam's beauty and culture to the world. If we can learn how to use this relationship more effectively, it can be a great resource to help create a more sustainable stream of revenue for tourism in the long-term future, in turn promoting social economics growth [1]. The Elbe valley in Germany had to be withdrawn from the list of world heritages due to socioeconomic development [3]
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