Criteria for determining historical-cultural relics, famous landscapes and beauty spots in Vietnam

Nguyen Trinh

09:30, 06/01/2004

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.

According to Article 28 of the Law on Cultural Heritage 2001 of Vietnam, historical-cultural relics must attain one of the following criteria:

- Construction works and/or places associated with typical historical events in the process of national construction and defense;

- Construction works and/or places associated with the life and activities of national heroes, heroines or celebrities;

- Construction works and/or places associated with typical historical events in the revolutionary and resistance war periods;

- Locations of typical archaeological values;

- Architectural works in groups or single with typical architectural and/or artistic values for one or several historical periods.

Besides, famous landscapes and beauty spots must attain one of the following criteria:

- Natural sceneries or places where exists a combination of natural scenery and architectures with typical aesthetic value;

- Natural zones with scientific value in geology, topography, geography, biological diversity, typical ecological system or natural zones, where material traces of development stages of the earth.

Famous landscapes and beauty spots are natural sceneries or places where there exists a combination of natural scenery and architectures with historical, aesthetic and/or scientific value.

View more: The Law on Cultural Heritage 2001 of Vietnam takes effect from January 01, 2002.

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