Over-600-year-old diospyros persimmon trees in the central provinceof Thanh Hoa have been recognised as the national heritage tree.
The Vietnam Association for Conservation ofNature and Environment (VACNE) and the provincial Department ofCulture, Sports and Tourism held a ceremony to receive the certificationat the Ho Dynasty Citadel, Vinh Hoc district on April 24.
Grown in the Xuan Giai village, Vinh Tien commune, Vinh Loc district,an ancient village which has a close connection to the formation andending of the Ho Dynasty and the Ho Dynasty Citadel, the over-20-metretrees were also served as shelters for the country’s soldiers during theresistance wars.
The heritage recognition will aid theconservation of the trees and promote the province’s cultural heritagevalue, particularly the UNESCO recognised World Cultural Heritage Siteof Ho Dynasty Citadel.
The province recently opened an additionaldisplay house of the Ho Dynasty Citedal in Vinh Loc district tointroduce the beauty of eight world heritages in Vietnam together with12 heritage sites in the world to public and international friends.
The event offered a chance to promote the unique values of the HoDynasty Citadel, while intensifying linkages and tourism developmentbetween the local site and other world heritage sites in Vietnam.-VNA
The Vietnam Association for Conservation ofNature and Environment (VACNE) and the provincial Department ofCulture, Sports and Tourism held a ceremony to receive the certificationat the Ho Dynasty Citadel, Vinh Hoc district on April 24.
Grown in the Xuan Giai village, Vinh Tien commune, Vinh Loc district,an ancient village which has a close connection to the formation andending of the Ho Dynasty and the Ho Dynasty Citadel, the over-20-metretrees were also served as shelters for the country’s soldiers during theresistance wars.
The heritage recognition will aid theconservation of the trees and promote the province’s cultural heritagevalue, particularly the UNESCO recognised World Cultural Heritage Siteof Ho Dynasty Citadel.
The province recently opened an additionaldisplay house of the Ho Dynasty Citedal in Vinh Loc district tointroduce the beauty of eight world heritages in Vietnam together with12 heritage sites in the world to public and international friends.
The event offered a chance to promote the unique values of the HoDynasty Citadel, while intensifying linkages and tourism developmentbetween the local site and other world heritage sites in Vietnam.-VNA
