PM approves master plan to preserve Oc Eo special national relic
PM approves master plan to preserve Oc Eo – Ba The special national relic
The Prime Minister has approved a master plan on preserving and promoting values of the Oc Eo – Ba The special national relic site in the southern province of An Giang.
Hanoi (VNA) – The Prime Minister has approved amaster plan on preserving and promoting values of the Oc Eo – Ba The specialnational relic site in the southern province of An Giang.
The total planned area will be 433.2 hectares, covering the Ba The mountainsideand foot, and the Oc Eo field.
The scheme will focus on evaluating the natural and social environment as wellas socio-economic criteria such as population, labour, tourism activities.
It also examines the situation of land usage, technical infrastructure, andconstruction investment in the relic site.
Outstanding cultural and historical features along with conservationorientations will be defined under the plan. The Oc Eo – Ba The site was recognised a special national relicin September 2012.
Located in the area of Sap-Ba The Mountain, Thoai Son district,the 450-hectare Oc Eo is a well-known relic, first excavated by Frencharchaeologist Louis Malleret in 1944. It is believed to have been a busycommercial port of the once-powerful Phu Nam kingdom 2,000 years ago.
Artifacts found in this area are clear evidence of an advanced civilisationwith developed arts and crafts including jewellery and pottery making.
There were also a system of canals and various temples and tombs built withbricks and stones in this area, which were the combination of ancientcivilisations in the region and the local culture.
🌳 In 1988, two stone steles and a four-hand Buddha statue within the site weredeclared as national relics, with Nam Linh Son Tu and Go Cay Thi winning thesame status in 2002.-VNA
A book featuring Oc Eo-Ba The cultural heritage in the Mekong Delta province of An Giang has been published as an effort to preserve and promote the local cultural value.
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Golden objects from Oc Eo culture (Source: VNA) 
