This is the 9th World Heritage in Vietnam recognized by UNESCO and the 2nd inter-provincial World Heritage in Vietnam, along with the World Heritage Ha Long Bay - Cat Ba Archipelago (in Quang Ninh province and Hai Phong city).
The Complex of Monuments and Scenic Landscapes of Yen Tu-Vinh Nghiem-Con Son, Kiep Bac, with Truc Lam Buddhism as its core, was founded in the 13th century by the Tran Dynasty kings, especially the role of Buddhist Emperor Tran Nhan Tong. Truc Lam Buddhism has created many values, making special and sustainable contributions to the cultural and spiritual heritage of humanity.
Originating from the sacred Yen Tu mountain landscape, Truc Lam Buddhism represents a philosophical system and the spirit of tolerance and altruism of Buddhism. Truc Lam Buddhism is also a testament to the harmonious combination of Mahayana Buddhism with Confucian ethics, Taoist cosmology and indigenous Vietnamese beliefs.
The ideological and cultural values of Truc Lam Buddhism are completely consistent with UNESCO's basic goals in maintaining and enriching the common values of humanity: education, building a culture of peace; spirit of autonomy, harmonious combination between humans and the natural world, respecting the laws of nature.
The Yen Tu-Vinh Nghiem, Con Son, Kiep Bac relic and landscape complex includes a system of relics belonging to special national relics that have been ranked by the Prime Minister (including the Yen Tu relic and landscape complex, the Tran Dynasty relic site in Dong Trieu, Vinh Nghiem Pagoda, Bo Da Pagoda, Con Son-Kiep Bac relic site, An Phu-Kinh Chu-Nham Duong historical and scenic relic site), national relics that have been ranked by the Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism (Thanh Mai Pagoda...) and relics, antiques, national treasures, intangible cultural heritage, traditional festivals in the area... along with the landscape with the system of mountains and forests and the cultural space of Yen Tu-Vinh Nghiem-Con Son, Kiep Bac will be protected in a long-term, sustainable manner and their values will be promoted in accordance with the provisions of the Law on Cultural Heritage and the 1972 UNESCO Convention on the Protection of the World Cultural and Natural Heritage.
Ms. Nguyen Thi Hanh, Vice Chairwoman of the People's Committee of Quang Ninh province, Deputy of the Steering Committee - Head of the Executive Committee for the construction of the Yen Tu - Vinh Nghiem, Con Son, Kiep Bac dossier, said that the dossier was carefully and methodically built by Quang Ninh province with high quality.
Quang Ninh province will continue to develop and implement a project to preserve, restore and promote the value of the Heritage, in order to ensure sustainability and widely spread the noble values of the World Heritage.
Permanent Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs Nguyen Minh Vu, Chairman of the Vietnam National Commission for UNESCO, said that the inscription is not only a source of pride for the authorities and people of the three localities of Quang Ninh, Hai Phong and Bac Ninh, but also a common joy for Vietnam.
This recognition affirms the international appreciation of the value of the Complex of Monuments and the beautiful humanistic and peaceful thoughts of Truc Lam Buddhism founded by Buddhist Emperor Tran Nhan Tong, as well as Vietnam's efforts in protecting the heritage.
The recognition from UNESCO contributes to enhancing the country's position in the international arena, while creating favorable conditions for preserving and promoting heritage values in a sustainable manner. The inscription of the Complex of Monuments also helps strengthen regional connectivity between Quang Ninh, Hai Phong, and Bac Ninh, building a unified heritage space, contributing to promoting the image of the country and people of Vietnam. At the same time, this is also another contribution of Vietnam to the goal of preserving and promoting heritage values that UNESCO is promoting.
In his response speech, Deputy Minister of Culture, Sports and Tourism, Dr. Architect Hoang Dao Cuong emphasized that Vietnam will continue to implement activities to protect and promote the value of World Heritage in a sustainable manner, implementing a model of good management of World Heritage in Vietnam.
According to Associate Professor, Dr. Le Thi Thu Hien, Director of the Department of Cultural Heritage, Standing Member of the National Cultural Heritage Council, Head of the Vietnam Expert Group of the World Heritage Committee, the inclusion of the Yen Tu-Vinh Nghiem, Con Son, and Kiep Bac Monuments and Landscape Complex in the UNESCO World Heritage List is the result of closely following and implementing the direction of the Party and State leaders.
This result demonstrates the great efforts and determination of the localities of Quang Ninh, Hai Phong, Bac Ninh, especially the leading role of the People's Committee of Quang Ninh province throughout the research process starting from 2013 to register with UNESCO to include in the List of Tentative Nominations for clusters and sites of relics in Quang Ninh province and Bac Giang province (now Bac Ninh province) until 2020, assigned by the Prime Minister to add relics in Hai Duong province (now Hai Phong city) to ensure the integrity of the heritage.
Source: https://baolaocai.vn/unesco-ghi-danh-quan-the-di-tich-va-danh-thang-yen-tu-vinh-nghiem-con-son-kiep-bac-vao-danh-muc-di-san-the-gioi-post648563.html
Comment (0)