Preservation of the past

 Preservation of the past 

Through the centuries, Vigan City has gone through drastic changes, from a simple rural village in the province to a booming city mixing the rural lifestyle with modern aspects of life. Now a certified UNESCO city of the world, just how much has Vigan changed?

Back then, Vigan was a major trading hub for the Spanish, with its strategic location for trade, it became a melting pot of Ilocano, Spanish, and Chinese culture. Their system was simple, using horse-drawn carriages and infrastructure by the Spanish, with the locals mainly using local practices such as weaving and pottery to make a living. Today, it has reinvented itself as one of the major cities in the northern Philippines, making a name for itself by preserving their previous way of life and integrating it to modern times. A province village no more, now it is a booming city mainly relying on tourist-attractions.

Vigan has somehow found a way to commemorate the past while still looking to the future, it's rich history and culture has not been forgotten due to the effort by Vigan's leaders to not let it be lost to time and that's an honorable way of remembering those who came before and the perfect example on the preservation of the past.

References:

https://www.pinterest.com/pin/329818372684874553/

https://bluprint-onemega.com/architecture/heritage/vigan-fernando-zialcita/