The northern province of Quang Ninh held a ceremony in Ha Long city on April 22 to introduce two newly-recognised national treasures – the Dau Ram pottery jar and the Ngoa Van-Yen Tu golden lotus-flower-shaped box.
Golden lotus-flower-shaped box at Ngoa Van Pagoda on Yen Tu Mountain (Photo: VNA)
Quang Ninh (VNA) – The northern province of QuangNinh held a ceremony in Ha Long city on April 22 to introduce twonewly-recognised national treasures – the Dau Ram pottery jar and the NgoaVan-Yen Tu golden lotus-flower-shaped box.
The jar, datingback to the late Phung Nguyen period (3,400-3,000 years ago) and the goldenlotus-flower-shaped box of Ngoa Van Pagoda on Yen Tu Mountain, dating back to the14th century, are both preserved at Quang Ninh Museum.
The potteryjar was discovered in 1998 and the ornamental box found in 2012, however it wasuntil more recently that they received national treasure status in December2018 under a decision by Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc, along with 20 otherartifacts.
At theceremony, the province opened a thematic exhibition on “From Thang Long to YenTu – the journey from King to Buddha”.
On theoccasion, the Quang Ninh Museum also showcased 100 photos, documents, and otheritems highlighting the relic sites uncovered through digs at Thang LongImperial Citadel, along with the relic systems related to the Tran Dynasty(1225-1400) and Truc Lam Yen Tu sect in Quang Ninh.
Theexhibition aims to introduce historical and cultural values in the Tran Dynasty,as well as the thoughts of King-Monk Tran Nhan Tong, who founded the Truc LamYen Tu sect.
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Coming to the Vietnamese booth, visitors had the chance to take part in a bamboo dance, a workshop on painting woven bamboo or rattan, or quizzes about Vietnam.
Golden lotus-flower-shaped box at Ngoa Van Pagoda on Yen Tu Mountain (Photo: VNA) 
