The thousand-year-old ancient tower area in the special national relic... floods every time it rains heavily.

(Dan Tri) - The thousand-year-old ancient tower area located in a special national relic in Ca Mau is flooded every time there is heavy rain, causing this relic to be more or less affected.

The Vinh Hung National Special Archaeological Site (formerly Vinh Hung A Commune, Vinh Loi District, Bac Lieu Province) is currently located in Chau Thoi Commune, Ca Mau Province.

Here is a thousand-year-old ancient tower (commonly called Vinh Hung ancient tower) discovered in 1911. This ancient tower is the only remaining Oc Eo culture architecture in the Southwest.

Vinh Hung archaeological site, home to a thousand-year-old ancient tower belonging to the only remaining Oc Eo culture in the Southwest (Photo: Nhat Linh Dan).

According to Dan Tri reporter, Vinh Hung ancient tower is located on a flat area of dozens of square meters, nearly 1 meter lower than the existing relic yard.

On July 17, through the reporter's observation, a part of the vast water tower area was overgrown with weeds.

The area around the ancient tower is flooded and overgrown with weeds (Photo: Nhat Linh Dan).

Mr. Le Anh Duy, a manager at the relic site, said that during the heavy rain for about 2 hours, the water flooded up to the first step of the tower's foot.

According to Mr. Duy, the relic staff used a water pump system to pump the water out but could not handle it in time.

The monument is flooded with water every time there is heavy rain (Photo: Nhat Linh Dan).

"We hope that the provincial authorities will soon consider overcoming this flooding situation," Mr. Duy suggested.

Vinh Hung archaeological site is one of the famous tourist attractions in the former Bac Lieu province (now Ca Mau province).

In 1992, the Vinh Hung archaeological site was recognized as a national monument by the Ministry of Culture and Information (now the Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism). On July 18, 2024, the Prime Minister issued Decision No. 694/QD-TTg on the ranking of the Vinh Hung archaeological site as a special national monument.

Source: https://dantri.com.vn/du-lich/khu-thap-co-nghin-tuoi-o-di-tich-quoc-gia-dac-biet-cu-mua-lon-la-ngap-20250718164755381.htm