Thang Long Citadel relics to be open to the public

The Hanoi People’s Committee and the Vietnam Academy of Social Sciences (VASS) have agreed to showcase some of the relics at the Thang Long Imperial Citadel on the occasion of the capital city’s 1,000th anniversary.
At their meeting on March 31, the two sides agreed that the exhibition must comply with the Heritage Law and meet the demand and aspiration of people who want to study the relic site.
Relevant agencies are required to build a careful plan for the display before summiting it to the authorities for approval.
Also at the meeting, historians and archaeologists said that initial studies have discovered the special cultural values of the Thang Long Imperial Citadel relic complex, which was a centre of the Chinese and Indian cultures lasting through 13 centuries and served as Vietnam’s national administrative centre from the feudal dynasties of Ly and Tran to the era of Ho Chi Minh.
The site is one of the 10 special national relics nominated for UNESCO recognition as world cultural heritage in 2010.