A giant Xoe dance performance in Nghia Lo, Yen Bai (Photo: VNA)Hanoi (VNA) - Vietnam has rolled out measures to speed up the digitalisation of national cultural heritage, aiming to preserve and promote their values. Last December, a programme to digitalise Vietnam’s cultural heritage in the 2021-2030 period was issued with a view to building a national database on cultural heritage to serve the archiving, management, restoration, exploitation and promotion of the heritage, contributing to boosting sustainable tourism. Under the programme, in the 2021-2030 period, all tangible and intangible cultural heritage recognised by the UNESCO and at national level are expected to be digitalised. The Hue imperial citadel in Thua Thien-Hue (Photo: http://www.hueworldheritage.org.vn)Minister of Culture, Sports and Tourism Nguyen Van Hung affirmed that Vietnam is home to diverse cultural heritage, with five UNESCO-recognised cultural, two natural and one cultural-natural heritage sites, along with 14 intangible cultural heritage items. Those heritage sites have become top tourist destinations, contributing to building Vietnam's tourism trademark.
