What are historical-cultural relics? Classification of historical - cultural relics in Vietnam

What are historical-cultural relics? Classification of historical - cultural relics in Vietnam (Internet image)

1. What are historical - cultural relics?

According to Clause 3, Article 4 of the Law on Cultural Heritage 2001, a 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.

2. Criteria of historical - cultural relics in Vietnam

A historical-cultural relic must satisfy any of the following criteria:

- 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."

(Clause 1, Article 28 of the Law on Cultural Heritage 2001, amended in 2009)

3. Classification of historical - cultural relics in Vietnam

Cultural-historical relics, spots of beauty and scenic places in Vietnam (below collectively referred to as relics) shall be ranked as follows:

- Provincial-level relics are relics of typical local value, including:

= 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 are relics of typical national value, including:

= 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 are relics of particularly typical national value, including:

= 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.

(Article 29 of the Law on Cultural Heritage 2001, amended in 2009)

Diem My

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