Dong pagoda in the Yen Tu historical relic (Photo: VietnamPlus) UNESCO said the dossier meets alltechnical requirements outlined in the World Heritage Convention, the department said.
The dossier comprises 2,139 pages of original Vietnamese and their Englishtranslations, along with 101 diagrams and maps, 196 architectural drawings, 260archaeological drawings, and 1,141 photographs, representing the historical,cultural, architectural, intangible, and tangible heritage values; and an overallmanagement plan across the three northern provinces of Quang Ninh, Hai Duong,and Bac Giang.
This is the first heritage dossier in Vietnam within the series of 18 heritageclusters, featuring 32 inter-provincial relic sites with a vast area and complexmountainous terrain.
The complex cover of four clusters of special national historicalrelics: the Yen Tu historical relic and landscape area (Uong Bi city of QuangNinh), the Tran Dynasty historical relic area (Dong Trieu township of Quang Ninh),the Tay (Western) Yen Tu relic and landscape area (Bac Giang), and the Con Son- Kiep Bac complex (Hai Duong).
A large number of relics and landscapes in the Yen Tu-VinhNghiem-Con Son Kiep Bac complex have been recognised as provincial or nationalheritage sites which boast a harmonious combination of naturallandscapes and architectural structures with special values.
Besides, the complex holds great historical significance as it is thebirthplace of Truc Lam - the Vietnamese Zen Buddhism founded by King-Monk TranNhan Tong (1258 - 1308). It was also associated with the formation anddevelopment of the Tran Dynasty (1225 - 1400)./.
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