TOWARD PRESERVATION - EPILOGUE Hue has suffered the ravages of man and nature - fire and warfare, humidity and erosion. Due to its geographical position,it has been subject to frequent flooding, caused mostly by typhoons. Realism has led to a step-by-step program and selection of priorities, so that the first stage of the plan of action is adapted to the financial and technical resources available nationally and to the aid that might be expected from interna- tional sources. The plan of action is therefore focused on the restoration or reconstruction, calling for some of 4 million dollars. Up to 1984 , two of the 17 monuments and palaces - Trieu Mieu Temple and the Imperial Citadel - had been restored . In the final Report of the Second Session of the Working Group for the Preservation and Restoration of Hue, Dr. Andrzej Zmisorow- ski summarized his own observations and recommendations saying that he was pleased with the work recently undertaken in Trieu Mieu Temple and stressing that the conservation of the Minh-Mang Tomb should have been given higher priority in the work plan. The local authorities and the people of Hue are doing their best to safeguard their precious cultural heritage against natural destruction and vandalism, and scientists archaeologist and researchers are working to restore city. Hue is coming to life again as a center of culture and tourism. Thanks to UNESCO, It is being protected and restored, and is now efficiently supported by international aid and co-operation to overcome the recent difficulties and destruction caused by natural calamities. Hue, the pearl of Vietnamese culture, will return to the people of Viet Nam, to be treasured as part of the immortal historical heritage of the international community.
