Vietnam: What is a historical-cultural relic? What are the criteria for a historical-cultural relic? How to rank historical-cultural relics?
What is a historical-cultural relic in Vietnam?
Pursuant to the provisions of Clause 3, Article 4 of the Law on Cultural Heritage 2001, the specific concept of historical-cultural relic is defined as follows:
Historical-cultural relics are construction works and sites, as well as vestiges, antiques and/or national precious objects pertaining to such works and sites and having historical, cultural and/or scientific value.
Thus, historical-cultural relics are construction works and sites, as well as vestiges, antiques and/or national precious objects pertaining to such works and sites and having historical, cultural and/or scientific value.
What are the criteria for a historical-cultural relic in Vietnam?
According to the provisions of Article 28 of the Law on Cultural Heritage 2001 (Clause 1 of this Article is amended by Clause 9 of Article 1 of the Law on amendments to Law on Cultural Heritage 2009), the criteria for being a historical-cultural relic are prescribed as follows:
- A construction work or place is associated with a typical national or local historical or cultural event;
- A construction work or place is associated with the life and career of a national hero, personality or historical figure who has positive influence on the national or local development in different historical periods;
- An archaeological site has a typical value;
- An architectural or artistic work, architectural complex, overall urban architecture and place of residence has a typical value for one or more than one architectural or artistic development period.
What are the regulations on ranking historical-cultural relics in Vietnam?
According to Article 29 of the Law on Cultural Heritage 2001 (amended by Clause 10, Article 1 of the Law on Amendments to Law on Cultural Heritage) on ranking historical-cultural relics as follows:
Provincial-level relics
- Construction works, places marking important local historical events or milestones or associated with personalities who have positive influence on the local development in different historical periods;
- Architectural or artistic works, architectural complexes, overall urban architecture and places of residence of local value:
- Archaeological sites of local value;
- Natural landscapes or places with a combination of natural landscape and architectural or artistic works of local value.
National relics
- Construction works, places marking important national historical events or milestones or associated with national heroes, personalities or famous political, cultural, artistic or scientific activists, who have important influence on the nation's history;
- Architectural or artistic works, architectural complexes, overall urban architecture and places of residence of typical value in Vietnam's architectural and artistic development periods;
- Archaeological sites of outstanding value marking different development periods of the archaeological culture;
- Beautiful natural landscapes or places with a combination of natural landscapes and architectural or artistic works or natural zones of scientific value in terms of geology, geomorphology, geography, biodiversity or specific eco-systems.
Special national relics
- Construction works and places associated with events marking specially important developments of the nation's history or with national heroes or typical personalities who have great influence on the nation's history;
- Architectural or artistic works, architectural complexes, overall urban architecture and places of residence of special value marking Vietnam's different architectural and artistic development periods;
- Archaeological sites of outstanding value marking Vietnam's and world's important development periods of the archaeological culture;
- Famous natural landscapes or places with a combination of national natural landscapes and architectural or artistic works of special value, or Vietnam's and world's natural zones of value in terms of geology, geomorphology. Geography, biodiversity or famous specific eco-systems.
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