A group of tourists walks past a wall on Hai Ba Trung Street that has been vandalized by gray paint.
Drawings on the wallboard of a house in an alley of Nguyen Minh Khai Street.
Locals residents claim that these sketches have been painted at night by tourists.
A wall spray-painted with pictures and letters on Hai Ba Trung Street.
Local authorities have launched several campaigns to clear the walls, but have not been able to put an end to the vandalism once and for all.
The wall of a house on Hoang Dieu Street painted with graffiti that remains even after the owner deep-cleaned the surface.
Even an electrical substation has been unable to escape graffiti.
"I checked the security camera and found that it was foreign tourists who painted the graffiti. Usually, after going out for some drinks late at night, they paint on the walls," said a local named Trung.
An electric meter box by the Hoai River full of pictures and stickers.
Vo Dang Phong, Chairman of Minh An Ward, said that graffiti has been appearing on Hoi An’s walls and public projects for years.
"We will monitor with security cameras to promptly detect, prevent and handle violations," he said.
Like other cities in Vietnam, Hoi An is plastered with leaflets and advertisements on power poles and traffic signal poles.
Hoi An president Nguyen Van Son said he has directed police to strengthen camera monitoring and encourage locals to provide images of violations.
In December 1999, UNESCO recognized Hoi An ancient town as a world cultural heritage.
Last year, the town drew 1.53 million visitors, up 839% against Covid-hit 2021, including 614,000 foreigners, up 80 times the Covid figure.
