With nearly 1,600 historical relics, including five special national relics and four UNESCO-recognised intangible cultural heritages, the northern province of Bac Ninh has implemented a series of initiatives to awaken its heritage.

The Hanoi People's Committee has just issued a decision to recognise the Huong Son special national relic complex (Huong Pagoda) in Huong Son commune, My Duc district, as a city-level tourist destination.

A total of 120 young overseas Vietnamese (OVs) from across 17 countries and territories worldwide paid tribute to President Ho Chi Minh at the Kim Lien special national relic site in the late leader’s hometown in the central province of Nghe An’s Nam Dan district on July 25, as part of their Vietnam Summer Camp 2023.

Deputy Prime Minister Vu Duc Dam has signed a decision recognising five more relic sites as special national ones.

A memorial to late President Ho Chi Minh on Co To island in the northeastern coastal province of Quang Ninh received its certificate as a special national relic site at a ceremony on May 7.

VOV.VN - The People’s Committee of Dong Da district and relevant units held a ceremony on April 16 to commence the Kim Lien Temple festival and receive the Prime Minister's certificate recognising the temple as a special national relic site.

A certificate recognising the system of relics commemorating President Ho Chi Minh as a special national relic site was granted to authorities of central Thua Thien-Hue province at a ceremony on November 23.

Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc has approved the recognition of seven special national relics, including the architectural relic of Ha Hiep communal house in Hanoi capital city’s Phuc Tho district.

The Prime Minister has issued a decision to establish the National Council for Cultural Heritage, an advisory body to help the PM on work relating to the preservation and promotion of the values of cultural heritage in Vietnam.

The project to conserve and improve the special national relic site of the Dien Bien Phu Victory until 2030 has recently been approved by the People’s Committee of the northern province of Dien Bien.