Hanoi striving to preserve, promote national treasures

  • Stone dragons of the staircase in front of Kinh Thien Palace in Thang Long Imperial City. VNA Photo: Thanh Tùng
    Stone dragons of the staircase in front of Kinh Thien Palace in Thang Long Imperial City. VNA Photo: Thanh Tùng
  • A cannon of the Later Le Dynasty, dating back to the 17th century. VNA Photo: Thanh Tùng
    A cannon of the Later Le Dynasty, dating back to the 17th century. VNA Photo: Thanh Tùng
  • A collection of ceramic bowls and plates of the Early Le Dynasty, dating to the 15th-16th century. VNA Photo: Thanh Tùng
    A collection of ceramic bowls and plates of the Early Le Dynasty, dating to the 15th-16th century. VNA Photo: Thanh Tùng
  • Stone dragons of the staircase in front of Kinh Thien Palace dating back to the 17th century. VNA Photo: Thanh Tùng
    Stone dragons of the staircase in front of Kinh Thien Palace dating back to the 17th century. VNA Photo: Thanh Tùng
  • A terracotta dragon head statue of the Tran Dynasty dating back to the 13th century. VNA Photo: Thanh Tùng
    A terracotta dragon head statue of the Tran Dynasty dating back to the 13th century. VNA Photo: Thanh Tùng
  • A collection of ceramic bowls and plates of the Early Le Dynasty dating back to the 15th-16th century. VNA Photo: Thanh Tùng
    A collection of ceramic bowls and plates of the Early Le Dynasty dating back to the 15th-16th century. VNA Photo: Thanh Tùng
Hanoi, home to 28 groups of national treasures with 297 items that are closely attached with the Thang Long-Hanoi culture and history, is working hard to protect and promote the values of the treasures and bring them closer to the community. The Thang Long Heritage Conservation Centre is building a master plan on the preservation and promotion of the treasures’ values following a scientific process suitable to the material of particular item. Currently, the centre is preserving nine national treasures of Hanoi, including five newly-recognised ones. For those under the management of localities, agencies and individuals, the city Department of Culture and Sports provides the keepers guidance on the preservation, thus minimising the degradation of treasures, while prioritising the provision of capital to the upgrading and restoring. At the same time, the city is also focusing on promoting the image and values of the treasures with an aim to reviving them and their preservation space, and raising public awareness of preserving the treasures. Since 2012, the Prime Minister has issued 11 decisions to recognise 265 artifacts and groups of artifacts as national treasures. VNA Photo: Thanh Tùng

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