Training course on making plans and projects for relics preservation

Bronze pagoda in Quang Ninh province (Source: baoquangninh.com.vn)

On September 4, in Ha Long city, Quang Ninh provincial Department of Culture, Sports and Tourism held a training course on making plans and projects for preserving and restoring relics.

Earlier, the Prime Minister promulgated Decree 70/NĐ- CP dated September 18 2012 regulating authorities, procedures on making and approving plans on preserving and restoring cultural and historical relics, and beautiful landscapes. The Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism issued Circular 18/2012/TT- BVHTTDL dated December 28, 2012, regulating details in implementing several regulations on preserving and restoring relics.

During the training course, Le Thanh Vinh, head of the Institute of Relics Preservation under the Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism, provided basic information about Decree 70 and Circular 18.

There are many cultural and historical relics and famous beautiful landscapes in Quang Ninh province. The province effectively promoted the value of relics in local socio-economic development. Plans and projects on relic preservation in the province must follow legal regulations on building cultural heritages, and international conventions of which Vietnam is a member; and must be suitable with socio-economic development objectives, ensuring national security and defence./.