Part of the Ly Son-Sa Huynh Geo-Park (Photo courtesy of the park)Quang Ngai (VNS/VNA) - About 550 participants, including toparchaeologists, geologists, volcano researchers and historians from Vietnam andaround the world, will take part in the International Conference on the Ly Son-Sa Huynh Geo-Park in the central province of Quang Ngai on June 18-19.
The conference will include scientific reports and research on the Ly SonIslands, 30km off the coast of Quang Ngai province, and ancient volcanoes thatexisted more than 25 million years ago.
Director of the provincial Department of Culture, Sports and Tourism Nguyen MinhTri said the conference was a chance for Vietnamese and internationalscientists and experts to share their reports on the Ly Son-Sa Huynh terrainand cultural value before submitting them to UNESCO for recognition as GlobalGeo-Park status by the end of this year.
Tri said research had been conducted by Vietnamese and foreign scientists andgeologists.
“The recognition of Ly Son-Sa Huynh as a Global Geo-Park will help promote theunique culture, rich biodiversity and extinct volcanoes around Ly Son Islands,”Tri said.
“The area, which covers 4,600sq.km, including 2,000sq.km of land, has preservedthe rich values of culture, archaeology, tourism and Sa Huynh Culture,” hesaid.
He added the conference will aim to promote the value of the area and boostconservation of both culture and geology over the area of nine districts and QuangNgai city.
According to the provincial department, a series of activities and events willbe organised throughout June and July to promote the Ly Son-Sa Huynh Geo-Park.
Head coach of the national football team of Vietnam, Park Hang-seo, will takepart in an exchange at Tran Phu Sports Centre – host of the Ly Son-Sa Huynhfutsal tournament – on June 16.
A photo exhibition on the Ly Son-Sa Huynh geo-park and other Vietnamese andinternational geo-parks will be held during the conference in Quang Ngai cityon June 17-18.
The Ly Son Islands were born from volcanic eruptions millions of years ago,leaving a landscape filed with rocks, caves, cliffs, arches and lakes.
However, the rapid development of resorts, hotels and entertainment projectsthreatens to seriously damage the ancient geography of the area.
The islands and a vast coastal area in districts of Binh Son, Tra Bong, Ba To,Sa Huynh and Nghia Hanh, and Quang Ngai city, covering 4,600sq.km, are underconsideration as a Global Geo-Park for approval by UNESCO.
Ly Son Islands, known as the Kingdom of Garlic in Vietnam, has around 21,000inhabitants, of whom 73 percent make their living from farming garlic andspring onions, alongside fishing.
Archaeologists from Quang Ngai Museum and the Archaeology Institute found sixancient tombs and jewellery dating back 2,000 years.
Experts from the Vietnam Institute of Geo-sciences and Mineral Resources alsofound a unique complex of fossilised coral believed to date from 4,000 to 6,000years ago on Ly Son Islands.
The islands have abundant relics related to the Sa Huynh, Champa and Dai Viet (orGreat Viet) cultures that existed on the islands for thousands of years. — VNS/VNA
The conference will include scientific reports and research on the Ly SonIslands, 30km off the coast of Quang Ngai province, and ancient volcanoes thatexisted more than 25 million years ago.
Director of the provincial Department of Culture, Sports and Tourism Nguyen MinhTri said the conference was a chance for Vietnamese and internationalscientists and experts to share their reports on the Ly Son-Sa Huynh terrainand cultural value before submitting them to UNESCO for recognition as GlobalGeo-Park status by the end of this year.
Tri said research had been conducted by Vietnamese and foreign scientists andgeologists.
“The recognition of Ly Son-Sa Huynh as a Global Geo-Park will help promote theunique culture, rich biodiversity and extinct volcanoes around Ly Son Islands,”Tri said.
“The area, which covers 4,600sq.km, including 2,000sq.km of land, has preservedthe rich values of culture, archaeology, tourism and Sa Huynh Culture,” hesaid.
He added the conference will aim to promote the value of the area and boostconservation of both culture and geology over the area of nine districts and QuangNgai city.
According to the provincial department, a series of activities and events willbe organised throughout June and July to promote the Ly Son-Sa Huynh Geo-Park.
Head coach of the national football team of Vietnam, Park Hang-seo, will takepart in an exchange at Tran Phu Sports Centre – host of the Ly Son-Sa Huynhfutsal tournament – on June 16.
A photo exhibition on the Ly Son-Sa Huynh geo-park and other Vietnamese andinternational geo-parks will be held during the conference in Quang Ngai cityon June 17-18.
The Ly Son Islands were born from volcanic eruptions millions of years ago,leaving a landscape filed with rocks, caves, cliffs, arches and lakes.
However, the rapid development of resorts, hotels and entertainment projectsthreatens to seriously damage the ancient geography of the area.
The islands and a vast coastal area in districts of Binh Son, Tra Bong, Ba To,Sa Huynh and Nghia Hanh, and Quang Ngai city, covering 4,600sq.km, are underconsideration as a Global Geo-Park for approval by UNESCO.
Ly Son Islands, known as the Kingdom of Garlic in Vietnam, has around 21,000inhabitants, of whom 73 percent make their living from farming garlic andspring onions, alongside fishing.
Archaeologists from Quang Ngai Museum and the Archaeology Institute found sixancient tombs and jewellery dating back 2,000 years.
Experts from the Vietnam Institute of Geo-sciences and Mineral Resources alsofound a unique complex of fossilised coral believed to date from 4,000 to 6,000years ago on Ly Son Islands.
The islands have abundant relics related to the Sa Huynh, Champa and Dai Viet (orGreat Viet) cultures that existed on the islands for thousands of years. — VNS/VNA
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