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| Awarding of Certificates of Recognition and Decisions at the ceremony. |
Attending the ceremony were former Chairman of Tien Giang Provincial People's Committee Nguyen Van Khang; Deputy Director of Tien Giang Provincial Department of Agriculture and Environment Tran Hoang Nhat Nam; Chairman of Tien Giang Provincial Ornamental Plants Association Pham Van Chinh; Deputy Secretary of District Party Committee, Chairman of District People's Committee Huynh Thanh Binh...
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At the ceremony, delegates burned incense at Ong Pagoda and listened to the announcement and presentation of the Decision of the Vietnam Association for Conservation of Nature and Environment recognizing the banyan tree at Ong Pagoda (Long Thoi Hamlet, Long Binh Commune, Go Cong Tay District) as a Vietnamese Heritage Tree. The banyan tree at Ong Pagoda is nearly 300 years old, dating back to around 1730, meeting all the conditions to be honored as a Vietnamese Heritage Tree.
From ancient times to the present, the banyan tree in Ong Pagoda has been considered a sacred place of the commune. During the resistance wars against the French colonialists and the American imperialists, this place was our shelter and meeting place to fight the enemy. In 1965, the enemy suspected that the revolutionary forces were sheltering in the pagoda area near the banyan tree, so they used artillery to bombard this area, causing 8 casualties.
Through the changes of time and history, the banyan tree at Ong Pagoda is still green, growing, and providing shade, closely associated with the daily life, spiritual life, history, and culture of local people.
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The ceremony also announced the Decision of the People's Committee of Go Cong Tay district on the establishment of the Heritage Tree Management Board for the banyan tree at Ong pagoda, consisting of 14 members, responsible for managing, protecting, exploiting, using, preserving and promoting historical values and cultural heritage according to the law.
Vice Chairman of Long Binh Commune People's Committee Le Thanh Quan was elected Head of Heritage Tree Management Board.
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| The banyan tree is recognized as a Vietnam Heritage Tree. |
Speaking at the ceremony, Vice Chairman of Go Cong Tay District People's Committee Vo Minh Phung emphasized: Heritage trees play a particularly important role in society, not only contributing to protecting the natural landscape, environment, preserving precious genetic resources, but also having the effect of arousing love for the homeland, country, national pride,educating the younger generation to appreciate and preserve the heritages left by their ancestors.
To protect and develop heritage trees, it is necessary to have the cooperation of the community in caring for and protecting the trees to grow well, prolong their lifespan, and create green spaces that not only contribute to protecting the environment, but also continue to promote the cultural values, revolutionary fighting traditions of the homeland, and develop unique ecological, cultural, and spiritual tourism in the locality.
KIM LAN - QUE ANH
Source: https://baoapbac.vn/van-hoa-nghe-thuat/202506/huyen-go-cong-tay-cong-bo-quyet-dinh-cong-nhan-cay-di-san-viet-nam-1045662/
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