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Hai Van Gate national relic site to be restored

The Hai Van Quan (Hai Van Gate) national relic site will be restored for preservation as proposed by the People’s Committee of central Thua Thien-Hue province.
Hai Van Gate national relic site to be restored ảnh 1Located 490m above sea level, Hai Van Gate sits atop its namesake mountain pass and connects Da Nang’s Lien Chieu district with Thua Thien-Hue’s Lang Co township, Phu Loc district. (Photo: VNA)

ThuaThien-Hue (VNA) – The HaiVan Quan (Hai Van Gate) national relic site will be restored for preservation asproposed by the People’s Committee of central Thua Thien-Hue province.

The committee’s proposal on an investment project for the work was approved bythe People’s Council of Thua Thien-Hue on April 23.

Located 490m above sea level, HaiVan Gate sits atop its namesake mountain pass and connects Da Nang’s Lien Chieudistrict with Thua Thien-Hue’s Lang Co township, Phu Loc district.

The Hai Van Pass runs some 21km on the Bach MaRange, which juts into the East Sea in central Vietnam.

The relic complex was built in 1826 under therule of the Nguyen dynasty’s King Minh Mang (1791-1841), who ordered theconstruction of multiple defensive structures on Hai Van Pass to protect thethen imperial capital of Vietnam in Hue. The structures includedfortifications, store houses and cannon forts.

According to historical records, after buildingthe complex, King Minh Mang inscribed its name in Vietnamese - “Hai Van Quan” -on the side of the gate facing the Hue Imperial Citadel, and the words “Thienha de nhat hung quan” (the world’s most marvelous wonder) on the other sidefacing Da Nang.

The gate was recognised as a national relic sitein April 2017.

It has grown to become a popular attractionamong tourists as it offers stunning views of the surrounding water bodies andlandscape. Last year, the relic site welcomed around 2 million tourists, 90percent of whom are foreigners.

The project, which has total funding of about42.33 trillion VND (1.82 billion USD), will be carried out by Thua Thien-Hueprovince and Da Nang city from 2019 to 2020.-VNA
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