On behalf of the Prime Minister (PM), Deputy PM Vu Duc Dam awarded the Decisions recognising the Tay Thien site and the Binh Son Tower as special national relic sites to Vinh Phuc province and two districts of Tam Dao and Song Lo.
Chairman of the provincial People's Committee Nguyen Van Tri affirmed that these newly-recognised special national relic sites highlighted their great cultural values, bringing opportunities for the localtity's socio-economic, culture and tourism development.
The 11-storey Binh Son Tower, which was built during the Ly – Tran dynasty from the 11th to the 13th century, is located in Binh Son village, Tam Son town, Song Lo district.
The tower originally had 15 storeys but four upper storeys were destroyed with time. This is the highest terracotta brick tower left from the Tran era.
Statistics compiled during the repair show 13,200 bricks were used to build the tower. The outside were covered by square tiles decorated by various patterns.
The Tay Thien site locates in Dai Dinh commune, Tam Dao district, 75km northwest Hanoi.
The site covers in the area of 148 hectares on the Thach Ban Mountain within the Tam Dao range.
The site is known for its ancient religious buildings, including pagodas, temples, beautiful forests, streams, waterfalls and grottoes.
It is said to be a cradle of Vietnamese Buddhism, and also a place for worshiping Mother Lang Thi Tieu, who made great contributions to national defence, peace and agricultural development during the era of the Hung Kings.
The complex received the status of national relic site in 1991 and has been developed as one of the key tourism sites of the locality.
Deputy PM Vu Duc Dam awards the Decisions recognising the Tay Thien site and the Binh Son Tower as special national relic sites
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The 11-storey Binh Son Tower, which was built during the Ly – Tran dynasty from the 11th to the 13th century, is located in Binh Son village, Tam Son town, Song Lo district.
The tower originally had 15 storeys but four upper storeys were destroyed with time. This is the highest terracotta brick tower left from the Tran era.
Statistics compiled during the repair show 13,200 bricks were used to build the tower. The outside were covered by square tiles decorated by various patterns.
The Tay Thien site locates in Dai Dinh commune, Tam Dao district, 75km northwest Hanoi.
The site covers in the area of 148 hectares on the Thach Ban Mountain within the Tam Dao range.
The site is known for its ancient religious buildings, including pagodas, temples, beautiful forests, streams, waterfalls and grottoes.
It is said to be a cradle of Vietnamese Buddhism, and also a place for worshiping Mother Lang Thi Tieu, who made great contributions to national defence, peace and agricultural development during the era of the Hung Kings.
The complex received the status of national relic site in 1991 and has been developed as one of the key tourism sites of the locality.
