Thanh Hoa to spend $1mil to promote site

Online Travel Vietnam: Thanh Hoa Province has set aside VND21.7billion (US$1million) to promote the Ho Dynasty Citadel which will receive UNESCO’s World Cultural Heritage Site certificate next June.



Under the plan, Thanh Hoa will pump cash to upgrade the website promoting the citadel, research about the An Ton quarry which is believed to supply construction materials for the citadel as well as restore the Nam Giao Altar which has been threatened by a nearby landfill.

Located in Vinh Loc District, the citadel was the capital of Vietnam from 1397 to 1407.
It is a great work of architecture consisting of a bamboo hedge, a moat and a citadel wall plus a palace complex with marble-paved roads connecting each palace to another.

With UNESCO's recognition, the Ho citadel will become one of the seven world cultural and natural heritage sites in Vietnam besides Ha Long Bay, Phong Nha - Ke Bang National Park, Hoi An Ancient Town, Hue Ancient Capital, My Son Holy Land, and the Thang Long Royal Citadel.

Source: tuoitrenews.vn.