Proposal to add Bach Dang stake field to Yen Tu dossier submitted to UNESCO

Specifically, during the implementation process, the consulting unit selected 3 locations: Yen Giang stake field, Dong Van Muoi stake field and Dong Ma Ngua stake field in Bach Dang Historical Relic Site (Quang Yen town, Quang Ninh province) to include in the table presenting the names of 32 relics for research and dossier building.

The Yen Tu relic and landscape complex includes a system of historical and cultural relics associated with the birth, formation and development of the Tran Dynasty and the Truc Lam Zen sect in Vietnam. The construction of the scientific dossier of the Yen Tu relic and landscape complex (Quang Ninh) - Vinh Nghiem (Bac Giang) - Con Son, Kiep Bac (Hai Duong), abbreviated as the Yen Tu dossier, is the first heritage dossier in the country, built and submitted to UNESCO with a scope of implementation in 3 provinces, spanning hundreds of square kilometers, expected to be the first inter-provincial World Heritage Site of Vietnam.

Previously, the Prime Minister assigned the three provinces of Quang Ninh, Hai Duong, and Bac Giang to research and compile a dossier for the Yen Tu Relic Complex to submit to UNESCO for recognition as a World Cultural Heritage. Overcoming the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic, from 2020 to present, the provinces of Quang Ninh, Hai Duong, and Bac Giang have resolutely implemented related tasks. In particular, establishing a Steering Committee and a Working Group to compile a dossier; organizing international scientific conferences and seminars to determine the criteria and outstanding global values ​​of the Yen Tu Relic Complex in particular and the "Yen Tu - Vinh Nghiem - Con Son, Kiep Bac" Relic and Landscape Complex in general. In particular, the three localities have invited international experts and UNESCO experts to Vietnam for surveys and consultation. In particular, in March 2023, Quang Ninh province continuously chaired working with the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, UNESCO representative in Vietnam, and Director of the World Heritage Center to consult and contribute ideas to achieve the highest quality dossier.

Up to now, the nomination dossier with 17 relic clusters and 32 relics has been basically completed, built with about 2,000 pages of Vietnamese and English translations; hundreds of maps, simulation drawings, photo systems, clips recreating historical, cultural, architectural values, intangible and tangible heritages and overall management plans in the scope of 3 provinces of Quang Ninh, Hai Duong, Bac Giang.

The People's Committees of the three provinces also requested localities and units to continue researching, supplementing and editing the draft of the nomination dossier, the heritage management plan, and the appendices according to the Guidelines for the implementation of the 1972 UNESCO World Heritage Convention; continue to translate documents from Vietnamese into English. At the same time, seek opinions from domestic and international experts on the contents of the Yen Tu dossier; organize direct work with domestic and international experts; organize a conference to evaluate the results of the construction and preparation for the protection of the dossier before the National Cultural Heritage Council, scheduled for late June and early July 2023. From there, complete the draft of the Yen Tu nomination dossier, the heritage management plan and the appendix components to submit to the People's Committees of the provinces, then report to the Standing Committees of the three provinces and the Steering Committee, and send to the Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism before July 30, 2023.

According to VNA