Master plan to preserve Vinh Nghiem Pagoda in Bac Giang
The northern province of Bac Giang is going to make a master plan on the preservation and promotion of the values of Vinh Nghiem Pagoda, a special national relic site.
Part of Vinh Nghiem Pagoda in Bac Giang province (Photo: dulich.bacgiang.gov.vn)
Hanoi (VNA) – The northern province of Bac Giang isgoing to make a master plan on the preservation and promotion of the values ofVinh Nghiem Pagoda, a special national relic site.
The planning task, recently approved by the PrimeMinister, includes researching, surveying and assessing the relic site’ssituation; specifying priority issues, along with viewpoints and short- andlong-term targets of the relic site master plan; and making orientations forthe preservation and promotion of the site’s values.
The planning aims to specify all historical,architectural and artistic values of the pagoda, helping to further clarify thehistorical and cultural values of the Truc Lam Yen Tu Buddhist sect. It willmake directions for preserving relics, intangible cultural heritage, thehistorical and cultural space attached to the relic site and local landscapes,and the surrounding area so as to turn Vinh Nghiem Pagoda into a cultural andreligious centre of the Truc Lam Yen Tu Buddhist sect.
It is also set to connect Vinh Nghiem Pagodawith other historical and cultural relic sites and scenic landscapes of BacGiang province, especially the Yen Tu relic complex, to create a diverse culturaltourism product.
The master plan will be the legal basis for themanagement and implementation of member projects on the relic site’s valuepreservation and promotion, and for the making of regulations and solutions onthe site management.
Vinh Nghiem Pagoda, also called La or Duc LaPagoda, is 20 km southeast of Bac Giang City.
Built in the 11th century under the Ly Dynasty,the pagoda served as a training institution for Vietnamese monks during theTran Dynasty (13th-14th centuries).
It has been considered the first Buddhismuniversity of Vietnam and the place of origin of the Truc Lam Yen Tu Buddhistsect. It is also home to a collection of 3,050 carved woodblocks enlisted byUNESCO as World Documentary Heritage in the Memory of the World Programmein 2012.
Vinh Nghiem Pagoda was recognised as a nationalhistorical – cultural relic site in 1964 and a special national relic site in2015. Its festival, which is held annually from the 12th to 14th day of thesecond lunar month, was also named part of the national intangible culturalheritage in 2013.-VNA
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Part of Vinh Nghiem Pagoda in Bac Giang province (Photo: dulich.bacgiang.gov.vn) 
