World Heritage in Hue /Vietnam/. Its degradation and preventive measures

Hue citadel, the capital of Imperial Vietnam since 1994 has been listed as a UNESCO World Heritage Apart of conservation and restoration activity in a complex of imperial palaces and temples, there are also needs to form a better service for tourists and visitors. Polish experts collaborating with a local authority HMCC since 2011 acted threefold. On site training in conservation and restoration for local specialists, performing conservation activity at the Tu Duc Stela pavilion, as well as elaboration program for improvement quality tourists service by establishment of the Visitors Center and establishment a tourists road in the Eastern part of the Citadel providing access to a natural reserve area of Tinh Tam lake. The project idea was to regenerate cultural heritage in neglected area with inclusion of a natural reserve being at present without tourist interest. This should considerably enlarge tourist interest to other activities, providing them not only access to historical monuments, but also to have pleasure of a rest and satisfaction of local craftsmanship. Implementation of these projects should also upgrade the standard of tourist services, as well on activate and create a new job and business opportunities for a local community