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The Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism have recognized two relics in the central province of Quang Nam, Doan Royal Concubine’s Tomb and Ha Lao Military Base, as national heritages. The tomb, located in Duy Trinh Commune, was built for Doan Thi Ngoc (1601 – 1661) who was a concubine of King Nguyen Phuoc Lan who ruled from 1635 to 1648 during the Nguyen Dynasty and contributed to develop the local silk making industry. The military base in Tam Vinh Commune was built in 1949 and has become a symbol of the friendship between Vietnam and Laos. Ho Xuan Tinh, deputy director of the provincial Department of Culture, Sport and Tourism, said the province had set aside a budget to restore the tomb which has been seriously damaged. Source:tuoitre   … [Read more...] about Quang Nam’s relics recognized as national heritage

On March 9th, the central Quang Nam provincial Department of Culture, Sports and Tourism held a conference to review relic management in 2010. There are 330 relics in Quang Nam province, including 50 national relics and 288 provincial relics. There are also 134 relics for which the provincial People’s Committee has approved decisions on preservation. In 2010, nearly 24 billion VND was spent on the preservation of relics. Among of this, nearly 18 billion VND was invested in preserving two world cultural heritages, including Hoi An ancient town and My Son historical site. According to director of Quang Nam provincial Department of Culture, Sports and Tourism, the management, preservation and promotion of relics is not only to preserve relics but also to promote tourism and improve the lives of people in localities.   Source: CPV … [Read more...] about Quang Nam invests 24 billion VND to upgrade relics

The 2009 Quang Nam Heritage Journey Festival opened in the central province of Quang Nam last night to mark 10 years of UNESCO recognising the historical sites of My Son and Hoi An ancient town as the world cultural heritages.Under the theme “Impression of a Period”, the opening ceremony highlighted the beauty of the two world heritages in Quang Nam as well as the achievements of the local people in the preservation and promotion of the two cultural heritages.The fourth biennial event was a chance for visitors to understand more about the central Quang Nam , which is the location of many ancient sites including the My Son and Sa Huynh culture. Dance of Cham ethnic people. Other activities also includes an art festival called Painters and Ancient Hoi An, an exhibition showcasing prize-winning photographs about Hoi An, a Chu Dau ceramic show and an exchange on Vietnamese workers throughout … [Read more...] about Quang Nam Heritage Journey festival starts

(Cinet)- Recently, the Quang Nam province People’s Committee already promulgated the Decision on establishing the Organization Board of the awarding literature and art of Quang Nam in 2010.  Accordingly, the Organization Board awarded the literature and art of Quang Nam in 2010 including 9 members headed by Mr. Nguyen Hoang Bich, the deputy director of the Department of Culture, Sports and Tourism, the chairman of the literature and art association of Quang Nam province. According to the decision, the Organization Board awarded the literature – art of Quang Nam province 2010 which is responsible for implementing the following basic tasks: Building up the plan, regulations, rules of assessing, marking points of each type of awards, making meetings to appoint tasks, checking and supervising the selection, holding to award the literature – art of Quang Nam 2010 to ensure the solemn, tight factors, quality per right schedule, summarizing, reporting the province … [Read more...] about Quang Nam: Establishing the Organization Board to award the literature and art of Quang Nam 2010