Thang Long Imperial Citadel expected to become Heritage Park
Hanoi (VNA) – The Thang Long Imperial Citadel in the centre of Hanoi should be preserved and developed with a vision to become a Heritage Park, said Secretary of the Hanoi
Party Committee Vuong Dinh Hue at a working session with its management body -
the Thang Long-Hanoi Heritage Conservation Centre on February 23.
The Hanoi leader said that along with the Co Loa Relic Site,
the Thang Long Imperial Citadel is a precious heritage of Hanoi. He stressed
the need to promote the citadel relic site’s values in line with tourism development.
He also underscored the importance of strengthening international cooperation in restoring and promoting the values of the Thang Long
Imperial Citadel.
The Centre Sector of the Thang Long Imperial Citadel was recognised as a special national
relic site in 2009 and a UNESCO World Heritage Site in August 2010. So far, the
city has showed strong performance in implementing seven out of eight
commitments to the UNESCO and continued realising the commitment in unification
of management.
Currently, five projects to restore and develop the site have
been underway and planned.
At the meeting, experts, scientists and researchers held
that unifying management is a focus of the UNESCO and Vietnam. They advised
Hanoi to coordinate with relevant agencies to speed up the hand over of the
remaining area of 1,729 hectares and archaeological items, while focusing
on prioritsed projects at the 18 Hoang Dieu Archaeological Site and the Kinh Thien
Palace restoration.
Luu Tran Tieu,
Chairman of the National Cultural Heritage Council, suggested
that Hanoi should add a number of additional items to the construction of an
outdoor museum at the site to draw visitors./.