Under the commitment, the three provinces are set to work together to finalise the initial nomination dossier and submit it to the Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism by July 30, 2022, submit the dossier to UNESCO for evaluation by September 30 and the official dossier to the Paris-headquartered organisation by December 31 this year.

The ceremony to process three statues of Truc Lam Tam To from Vinh Nghiem pagoda to Thuong (Uppper) pagoda in Tay Yen Tu Tourism Complex , Son Dong district, Bac Giang province.

The complex of Yen Tu Monuments and Landscapes is comprised of more than 70 relic sites from four clusters of special national historical relics including the Yen Tu historical relic and landscape area (Uong Bi city of Quang Ninh province), the Tran Dynasty historical relic area (Dong Trieu town of Quang Ninh), the Tay (Western) Yen Tu relic and landscape area (Bac Giang), and the Con Son - Kiep Bac complex (Hai Duong).

These sites boast harmonious combination of natural landscapes and architectural structures with special values. Besides, the complex holds great historical significance as it is the birthplace of Truc Lam - the Vietnamese Zen Buddhism founded by King-Monk Tran Nhan Tong. It was also associated with the formation and development of the Tran Dynasty (1225 - 1400) and created the typical religious and cultural space of Truc Lam Zen Sect.

In late January 2021, Deputy Prime Minister Vu Duc Dam assigned the People’s Committee of Quang Ninh to coordinate with its counterparts of Bac Giang and Hai Duong and related agencies to compile a dossier seeking the UNESCO-recognised world heritage status for the “Complex of Yen Tu Monuments and Landscape” under the regulation of the World Heritage Convention in 1972 and the law on cultural heritage.

Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism worked with the Vietnam National Commission for UNESCO to build the dossier to submit the UNESCO for recognizing the “Complex of Yen Tu Monuments and Landscape” as the world heritage.

In coming time, the people’s committee of the 3 provinces of Quang Ninh, Bac Giang and Hai Duong will consider allocating funds for the provincial Departments of Culture, Sports and Tourism to conduct archaeological excavations in some relic sites which are not included in the 3 provincial-level scientific projects in 2021 to supplement scientific basis, factual evidences and artifacts and clarify contents, characteristics and values of the relic sites for research and completion of the scientific dossier of Yen Tu complex.

Bac Giang: Spring road to Tay Yen Tu

(BGO) - One of the roads to the sacred mountain of Yen Tu, where the arduous pilgrimages from ancient times started and were prepared, is Vinh Nghiem Pagoda Complex.

Bac Giang speeds up land clearance progress to complete Tay Yen Tu Tourism Complex project

(BGO)- Permanent Vice Chairman of the provincial People’s Committee Mai Son on 7 January chaired a meeting with representatives of some related departments, agencies, localities and units on construction progress of the Tay Yen Tu spiritual and ecological tourism complex project in Son Dong district.

“Gold” drops in Tay Yen Tu

(BGO)- The vast forests in the west of Yen Tu mountain range in Son Dong district, Bac Giang province are wonderful material zones for thousands of bee colonies to create precious dollops of honey. Beekeepers in this highland has received good news that the product “Tay Yen Tu honey” was honoured as “Vietnam golden agricultural brand”. 

Tay Yen Tu tourism complex welcomes over 30,000 tourist arrivals

(BGO) – Due to the impact of the acute respiratory epidemic, the visitors to Tay Yen Tu Spiritual – Ecotourism Complex (Son Dong district, Bac Giang province) in the last one month sharply decreased against the same period last year. 

A day in Tay Yen Tu

(BGO) – My homeland is Mai Suu (Luc Nam district, Bac Giang province), which is a region of high mountains and deep forests. It used to be a war zone during the anti-French war where students of the University of Transport and Communications evacuated to and the heroic Regiment 568 held military training during the war against the US. 

Source: Vietnamplus