Vice Chairman Le Anh Duong, on behalf of Prime Minister, hands over the Decision recognizing the box-shaped stele in Doi Coc as a national treasure to leaders of Dinh Tri commune, Coc hamlet and Council of the Giap in Vietnam.

The event was attended by Le Anh Duong, Vice Chairman of the provincial People’s Committee, leaders from the provincial departments, branches and agencies, leaders of Bac Giang city and Dinh Tri commune, representatives of the Giap and Than in Bac Giang province as well as numerous local people and visitors.

At the ceremony, the municipal leader briefly introduced the source and outstanding value of box-shaped stele in Doi Coc. It is a unique object in an original state, comprising of the stele and the cover closely attaching to each other.

An art performance at the ceremony.

The stele was built in Ky Dau year or Canh Linh Year (1549) as a precious documentary about the social status and career of laureate Giap Hai – a first place royal laureate keeping several key positions in Mac Dynasty. To date, it still remains its primitive condition and is preserved at the temple worshiping first-place royal laureate Giap Hai in Coc hamlet, Dinh Tri commune (Bac Giang city).

Several visitors admire the box-shaped stele in Doi Coc.

With such historic value, the Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc on December 25, 2017, inked the Decision recognizing the box-shaped stele in Doi Coc as the national treasure.

Vice Chairman Le Anh Duong, on behalf of Prime Minister, hands over the Decision recognizing the box-shaped stele in Doi Coc as a national treasure to leaders of Dinh Tri commune, Coc hamlet and Council of the Giap in Vietnam.

Hoai Thu