Establishment of a Scientific Council to appraise the planning for restoration and rehabilitation of the Hue Monuments Complex

On December 6, the Office of the Hue City People's Committee announced that the Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism (MCST) has just issued a decision to establish a Scientific Council to appraise the planning for preservation, restoration and rehabilitation of the Hue Monuments Complex until 2030, with a vision to 2050.

According to this decision, the Scientific Council for the appraisal of the planning for the preservation, restoration and rehabilitation of the Complex of Hue Monuments consists of 20 members, with Deputy Minister of Culture, Sports and Tourism Hoang Dao Cuong as Chairman of the Council; Associate Professor, Dr. Le Thi Thu Hien, Director of the Department of Cultural Heritage as Vice Chairman of the Council, and many Council members from central ministries, branches and Hue City.

Recently, many relics belonging to the Hue Monuments Complex have been restored and embellished to promote heritage values.

The Council is responsible for assessing the planning for the preservation, restoration and rehabilitation of the Complex of Hue Monuments until 2030, with a vision to 2050; synthesizing and reporting the results to the Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism for consideration and decision. The Council is responsible for its assessments and conclusions and is self-dissolved after completing its tasks.

The establishment of the Scientific Council to appraise the planning for preservation, restoration and rehabilitation of the Complex of Hue Monuments until 2030, with a vision to 2050, is of special importance to the work of preserving and promoting the value of Hue Heritage.

The establishment of the Council demonstrates the strong commitment of the Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism and Hue City to protecting the Complex of Hue Monuments. Thereby, not only preserving the unique historical, architectural and royal art values, but also creating a foundation for the economic - cultural - tourism development of the locality. This is considered one of the key tasks to help Hue City continue to affirm its position as a "heritage city", a unique cultural center of Vietnam and the region.

The Complex of Hue Monuments includes many historical and cultural relics built by the Nguyen Dynasty from the early 19th century to the first half of the 20th century. Most of these relics are currently under the management of the Hue Monuments Conservation Center and were recognized by UNESCO as a World Cultural Heritage in 1993. The Hue Monuments have been ranked by the Prime Minister in the list of 130 particularly important national relics.

Source: https://cand.com.vn/Chuyen-dong-van-hoa/thanh-lap-hoi-dong-khoa-hoc-tham-dinh-quy-hoach-tu-bo-phuc-hoi-quan-the-di-tich-co-do-hue-i790276/