Southern An Giang authorities have paid attention to preserving andpromoting values of the Oc Eo special national cultural relic.
Theprovince has hastened to complete infrastructure facilities for therelic, including electricity, clean water and drainage systems whilebuilding a showroom for antiques unearthed in the relic, facilitatinglocal people and tourists to learn.
An official ceremony toannounce the Prime Minister’s decision to recognise the special nationalstatus of the Oc Eo cultural relic will be held on September 26.
The450ha Oc Eo relic is located in the area of Sap-Ba The Mountain, ThoaiSon district, 40km from Long Xuyen city. This is a well-known relic,first excavated by French archaeologist Louis Malleret in 1944, which isbelieved to have been a prosperous commercial port of the once-powerfulPhu Nam kingdom 2,000 years ago.
Artifacts found in this areaare clear evidence of an advanced civilisation with developed arts andcrafts including jewellery and pottery making.
There were also a system of canals and various temples and tombs builtwith bricks and stones in this area, which were the combination ofancient civilisations in the region and the local culture.
TheMinistry of Culture, Sports and Tourism has assigned the VietnamInstitute for Culture and Arts to make a dossier on Oc Eo-Ba The relicand submit it to UNESCO to seek recognition as the world culturalheritage site.-VNA
Theprovince has hastened to complete infrastructure facilities for therelic, including electricity, clean water and drainage systems whilebuilding a showroom for antiques unearthed in the relic, facilitatinglocal people and tourists to learn.
An official ceremony toannounce the Prime Minister’s decision to recognise the special nationalstatus of the Oc Eo cultural relic will be held on September 26.
The450ha Oc Eo relic is located in the area of Sap-Ba The Mountain, ThoaiSon district, 40km from Long Xuyen city. This is a well-known relic,first excavated by French archaeologist Louis Malleret in 1944, which isbelieved to have been a prosperous commercial port of the once-powerfulPhu Nam kingdom 2,000 years ago.
Artifacts found in this areaare clear evidence of an advanced civilisation with developed arts andcrafts including jewellery and pottery making.
There were also a system of canals and various temples and tombs builtwith bricks and stones in this area, which were the combination ofancient civilisations in the region and the local culture.
TheMinistry of Culture, Sports and Tourism has assigned the VietnamInstitute for Culture and Arts to make a dossier on Oc Eo-Ba The relicand submit it to UNESCO to seek recognition as the world culturalheritage site.-VNA
