A book featuring Oc Eo-Ba The cultural heritage in the Mekong Delta province of An Giang has been published as an effort to preserve and promote the local cultural value.
An Giang (VNA) – A book featuring Oc Eo-Ba The cultural heritage in the Mekong Delta province of An Giang has bee🥀n published as an effort to preserve and promote the local cultural value.
Acting Director of the Vietnam Institute of Culture and Arts Studies ( VICASA) Tu Thi Loan underlined the value of the Oc Eo Culture in the history of the south, at a press briefing to introduce the book held in An Giang on September 12.
Nguyen Chi Ben, former Director of VICASA, said the book is a collection of research on the Oc Eo – Ba The relic site from domestic experts.
The 450ha Oc Eo relic is located in the area of Sap – Ba The Mountain, Thoai Son district.
The relic was first excavated by French archaeologist Louis Malleret in 1944 and is believed to have been a prosperous commercial port of the once-powerful Phu Nam kingdom 2,000 years ago.
Artifacts found in the area shown an advanced civilisation with developed arts and crafts including jewellery and pottery.
There were also a system of canals and various temples and tombs built with bricks and stones, which were a combination of ancient civilisations and the local culture.-VNA
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Deputy Prime Minister Vu Duc Dam has agreed in principle to allow the People’s Committee of An Giang province to make an overall planning for the Oc Eo-Ba TheSpecial National Relic Site.
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Oc Eo cultural items (Source: VNA)
