The town government gave this special gift to Amelia, a native f-rom Australia, on December 7.

Hoi An has sold tickets for package tours of the town since 1995.  Seventy percent of the money raised f-rom the ticket price is used on restoring and preserving historical and ancient relics.

UNESCO appreciates this money as it aids then in many areas of restoration and preservation.

Nearly VND200 billion (US$100,000) has been collected f-rom selling tickets and VND144 billion has been given to the preservation fund.