Hanoi to undertake an urgent mission in heritage preservationVietNamNet Bridge – Constructed 300 years ago, Co Che Village’s temple in Phuc Tien Commune, Phu Xuyen District boasts sculptures vividly reflecting the local folk life in the distinctive style of the Le Trung Hung Dynasty. Van Mieu (Temple of Literature), a symbolic building of Hanoi, is among a few historical relics enjoying careful preservation. The data of Ha Noi Department of Culture and Information shows that among 6,000 historical sites of the city, 2,000 are damaged. Urgent missionHanoi raises hundreds of billion dong to repair historical relics annually, not to mention investments from the private sector. In the long-term plan to preserve Hanoi culture by 2030, the city expects to restore and repair 70 per cent of national historical relics.

Source: VietNamNet News April 09, 2018 07:30 UTC