These days we hear a lot about the main cities and beach destinations in Vietnam. Let’s gain a different perspective by reviewing the eight UNESCO World Heritage Sites and see how tourism is evolving, then look at potential future sites already proposed to UNESCO. Ha Long Bay, Hoi An, and Hue already enjoy worldwide popularity with each destination attracting several million visitors per year, with the My Son Sanctuary not far behind, and most of us are quite familiar with those destinations. The Hue Complex of Monuments was the original World Heritage Site in Vietnam, recognized by UNESCO in 1993. The complex is highlighted by the Citadel, a two-square-kilometer enclosure ringed by a moat. Inside the Citadel is the Imperial City, which in turn houses the Purple Forbidden City, accessible only to the Imperial Family during the era that Hue was the national capital from 1802 to 1945. The complex is well preserved, maintained, well laid-out, and symmetrical at every juncture. Ha Long Bay covers over 1,500 square kilometers consisting of some 2,000 limestone islands and islets featuring breathtaking steep cliffs, thus one of the most original and awe-inspiring destinations in the world. Ha Long has been a tourist destination for well over 100 years and… Read full this story
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