Planning approved to preserve Oc Eo - Ba The special national relic site
Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc has approved the planning for preserving and restoring Oc Eo - Ba The, a special national relic site of the ancient Oc Eo civilisation in the Mekong Delta province of An Giang.
An excavation site of the Oc Eo - Ba The special national relic site in An Giang province (Photo: baoangiang.com.vn)
Hanoi (VNA) – Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc hasapproved the planning for preserving and restoring Oc Eo - Ba The, a specialnational relic site of the ancient Oc Eo civilisation in the Mekong Deltaprovince of An Giang.
The site covers 433.2ha of land in Oc Eotownship of Thoai Son district.
Under the planning, relevant agencies will alsocapitalise on this relic site’s values to develop experience and ecologicaltourism.
The Oc Eo civilisation, part of the ancientkingdom of Phu Nam, was first discovered by French archaeologist LouisMalleretin 1942 via artefacts unearthed in the area of Ba The Mountain, now inOc Eo township.
The civilisation, named after Mound Oc Eo inThoai Son district where the relic site was first found, took shape anddeveloped strongly in southern Vietnam between the first and seventh century.
Apart from Thoai Son, relics of the Oc Eocivillisation have also been found in other localities of An Giang province.There is a rich diversity of artefacts discovered so far, including thoserelating to religion, architecture, graves, and canals./.
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An excavation site of the Oc Eo - Ba The special national relic site in An Giang province (Photo: baoangiang.com.vn) 
