Work started on July 6 to rebuild Thuy Trung Tien temple on a smallhill lock in the Truc Back lake, west of Hanoi, and build a stone bridgelinking Thanh Nien road and the island.
The project is expectedto cost 19 billion VND (905,000 USD) and was approved by the Ba DinhDistrict People’s Committee in 2011.
The temple, built in the Ly Dynasty (11th century) is among landscapes and historical sites in Hanoi.-VNA