Yen Tu - Vinh Nghiem - Con Son - Kiep Bac Complex recognised as World Culture Heritage

  • A ceremony to welcome the tablet of the Three Patriarchs of Truc Lam from the ancestral place of Vinh Nghiem Pagoda to Thuong Tay Yen Tu Pagoda, part of the Tay Yen Tu scenic relic site (Bac Ninh province). Tay Yen Tu is home to a system of pagodas, towers, relics and the majestic forests and mountains related to the formation of the Truc Lam Yen Tu Zen sect during the Tran Dynasty. VNA Photo: Thành Đạt
    A ceremony to welcome the tablet of the Three Patriarchs of Truc Lam from the ancestral place of Vinh Nghiem Pagoda to Thuong Tay Yen Tu Pagoda, part of the Tay Yen Tu scenic relic site (Bac Ninh province). Tay Yen Tu is home to a system of pagodas, towers, relics and the majestic forests and mountains related to the formation of the Truc Lam Yen Tu Zen sect during the Tran Dynasty. VNA Photo: Thành Đạt
  • Water procession ceremony at the Con Son-Kiep Bac Spring Festival. Water is taken from Con Son Lake and brought to Con Son Pagoda in the Con Son-Kiep Bac National Special Relic Site. This is an important ceremony with the purpose of taking water for the statue bathing ceremony, at the same time, demonstrating the strength of the village community, evoking community cohesion, expressing the wish for good harvest, health, and prosperity. VNA Photo: Mạnh Minh
    Water procession ceremony at the Con Son-Kiep Bac Spring Festival. Water is taken from Con Son Lake and brought to Con Son Pagoda in the Con Son-Kiep Bac National Special Relic Site. This is an important ceremony with the purpose of taking water for the statue bathing ceremony, at the same time, demonstrating the strength of the village community, evoking community cohesion, expressing the wish for good harvest, health, and prosperity. VNA Photo: Mạnh Minh
  • Mot Mai Pagoda (One Roof Pagoda), part of the Yen Tu - Vinh Nghiem - Con Son - Kiep Bac Relics and Landscape Complex, is a small yet unique pagoda because it still retains the white stone statues and worship objects, dated from the late Le Dynasty and early Nguyen Dynasty. VNA Photo: Tuấn Anh
    Mot Mai Pagoda (One Roof Pagoda), part of the Yen Tu - Vinh Nghiem - Con Son - Kiep Bac Relics and Landscape Complex, is a small yet unique pagoda because it still retains the white stone statues and worship objects, dated from the late Le Dynasty and early Nguyen Dynasty. VNA Photo: Tuấn Anh
  • The ancient beauty of Thau Ngoc bridge in Con Son pagoda, part of the Yen Tu - Vinh Nghiem - Con Son - Kiep Bac Relics and Landscape Complex. VNA Photo: Tuấn Anh
    The ancient beauty of Thau Ngoc bridge in Con Son pagoda, part of the Yen Tu - Vinh Nghiem - Con Son - Kiep Bac Relics and Landscape Complex. VNA Photo: Tuấn Anh
  • Vinh Nghiem Pagoda, part of the Yen Tu - Vinh Nghiem - Con Son - Kiep Bac Relics and Landscape Complex, is an ancient pagoda dating back to the Ly Dynasty. In the 13th century, it was restored by King Tran Nhan Tong and built into a Buddhist center of the Truc Lam Zen sect. VNA Photo
    Vinh Nghiem Pagoda, part of the Yen Tu - Vinh Nghiem - Con Son - Kiep Bac Relics and Landscape Complex, is an ancient pagoda dating back to the Ly Dynasty. In the 13th century, it was restored by King Tran Nhan Tong and built into a Buddhist center of the Truc Lam Zen sect. VNA Photo
  • Vietnamese delegation rejoices after UNESCO's recognition. VNA Photo
    Vietnamese delegation rejoices after UNESCO's recognition. VNA Photo
  • Quynh Lam Pagoda is part of the Yen Tu - Vinh Nghiem - Con Son - Kiep Bac Relics and Landscape Complex. In the past, the pagoda was an important Buddhist center of the Truc Lam Zen sect. VNA Photo
    Quynh Lam Pagoda is part of the Yen Tu - Vinh Nghiem - Con Son - Kiep Bac Relics and Landscape Complex. In the past, the pagoda was an important Buddhist center of the Truc Lam Zen sect. VNA Photo

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Yen Tu - Vinh Nghiem - Con Son - Kiep Bac Complex recognised as World Culture Heritage
07/13/2025 20:19 | TTXVN |
The Yen Tu - Vinh Nghiem - Con Son - Kiep Bac Relics and Landscape Complex has been recognised as a World Culture Heritage site. In the afternoon of July 12 (Paris time), at the 47th Session of the World Heritage Committee of the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organisation (UNESCO), Professor Nikolay Nenov, Chairman of the Session, officially knocked the hammer to recognise the Yen Tu - Vinh Nghiem - Con Son - Kiep Bac Relics and Landscape Complex as a World Cultural Heritage site. VNA Photo

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