Hue can generate additional resources from its heritage while preserving cultural spaces and providing livelihoods for local residents. Drawing on heritage management experience and international models, Assoc. Prof. Dr. Dang Van Bai, Vice Chairman of the National Cultural Heritage Council and former Director of the Department of Cultural Heritage, proposes mechanisms for Hue to shift from a pure conservation mindset to creating a heritage economy. Hue Today Online sat down for an interview with him.