THE FORMULATION PROCESS AND CHARACTERISTICS OF HISTORIC CONSERVATION SYSTEM IN HOI AN, VIETNAM

with the enactment and implementation of policies. Through reviewing the process, we found that the following features have played important roles. 1) a conservation fund created by revenues of tourist ticket. 2) the regeneration of state-owned buildings has played leading roles for the conservation. 3) professional organizations are responsible for both tangible and intangible cultural heritage conservation.