(VOVWORLD) - UNESCO has responded to the scientific dossier seeking its recognition for the Complex of Yen Tu-Vinh Nghiem-Con Son, Kiep Bac Monuments and Landscapes as a world heritage site, according to the Cultural Heritage Department.
 Dong pagoda in the Yen Tu historical relic. (Photo: VNA) |
UNESCO said the dossier meets all technical requirements outlined in the World Heritage Convention, the department said.
The dossier comprises more than 1,000 diagrams, maps, drawings, and photographs, representing the historical, cultural, architectural, intangible, and tangible heritage values; and an overall management 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 heritage clusters, featuring 32 inter-provincial relic sites with a vast area and complex mountainous terrain.
The complex cover of four clusters of special national historical relics: the Yen Tu historical relic and landscape area and the Tran Dynasty historical relic area in Quang Ninh, the Western Yen Tu relic and landscape area in Bac Giang, and the Con Son - Kiep Bac complex in Hai Duong.