Inscriptions carved on cliff recognised as national treasure
Hai Duong: Inscriptions carved on cliff recognised as national treasure
A system of inscriptions carved on the cliff at Kinh Chu Cave in the northern province of Hai Duong’s Kinh Mon district was recognised as a national treasure at a ceremony held in the locality on February 23.
At the ceremony to recognise a system of inscriptions carved on the cliff at Kinh Chu Cave as a national treasure (Photo: VNA)
Hai Duong (VNA) – A system of inscriptions carved on the cliff atKinh Chu Cave in the northern province of Hai Duong’s Kinh Mon district wasrecognised as a national treasure at a ceremony held in the locality onFebruary 23.
The system includes 54 epitaphs featuring autographs of Kings, mandarins and scholarsfrom the Tran Dynasty to the Nguyen Dynasty. They are among the highlights ofthe An Phu-Kinh Chu-Nham Duong complex that holds great historical, culturaland archaeological values.
On December 22, 2016, the complex was recognised as a special national relic site.This is the second special relic site in Hai Duong province after the Con Son-Kiep Bac.
A spring festival also opened at the complex on the same day with variousfestive activities including a poetry exchange at Kinh Chu Cave, a traditionalwrestling competition, and a chung cake making contest. It will run until May15.
In the coming time, the province will continue to preserve and promote valuesof the complex in companion with developing local economy and buildinginfrastructure. It will work to make the site a key in the local tourismdevelopment.-VNA
The list of national treasures has been expanded with the addition of 24 new national treasures under a recent approval decision of Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc.
Con Son-Kiep Bac complex was listed as a national relic in 1962 and as special national relic in 2012. Since 2010, Hai Duong has carried out several conservation projects, including that of the Kiep Bac Temple.
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At the ceremony to recognise a system of inscriptions carved on the cliff at Kinh Chu Cave as a national treasure (Photo: VNA) 
