Lang Son City: A bright spot in socializing the restoration and embellishment of architectural and artistic relics - Lang Son Newspaper

The keeper of the Le King Temple, Hoang Dong Commune, cleans the worship items at the altar of King Le Thai To (Le Loi).

Pac Moong Communal House, Quang Trung 1 Village, Quang Lac Commune is one of the architectural and artistic relics that has been interested in being embellished and restored from socialized sources. Previously, the communal house was built with bricks, the roof was covered with yin-yang tiles in the shape of the letter Nhat with an area of ​​30 m2. Over time, the communal house was ruined, leaving only the foundation and the base. In the late 20th century, local people contributed money to temporarily build a small house with an area of ​​8 m2, roofed with tiles for worship. In 2021, the People's Committee of the commune requested a policy from the superiors and called for socialized contributions from the people and visitors from all directions to rebuild the entire main room of the communal house (the main worship hall) with an area of ​​112 m2 and other worship items with a total cost of nearly 2 billion VND.

Ms. Nong Thi Thuy Huong, Vice Chairman of the People's Committee of Quang Lac Commune, Head of the Management Board of Pac Moong Communal House, said: Pac Moong Communal House was built by local people in the area to commemorate the merits of King Dinh Tien Hoang. When the communal house was restored and embellished, the people were very happy and excited. In order to widely promote the relic and attract more people to know about it, we have directed the cultural and social department to create articles promoting the value of the communal house and post them on the commune's electronic information page; village chiefs have stepped up propaganda about the meaning and value of the relic to raise awareness of protecting and promoting the value of the heritage in the community.

Not only Pac Moong communal house, in 2025, thanks to the attention of authorities at all levels and people, tourists from near and far, King Le temple, Hoang Tan village, Hoang Dong commune was inaugurated after 1 year of restoration and embellishment with a total cost of about 4 billion VND, 100% from socialized sources, with items such as the front hall; the back hall; temple yard...

Mr. Le Van Ta, the head of the Le King Temple, was excited: "I and the people here are very happy that the temple has been renovated to be spacious and clean. For us, the temple has a very great meaning, it is a place for the people to remember the merits of King Le Thai To (Le Loi) and his generals. Our permanent relic team of 6 people takes turns every day to come here to sweep and clean, ensuring that the relic is solemn and clean."

Pac Moong Communal House and King Le Temple are just two of many architectural and artistic relics in Lang Son city that have recently received social attention for restoration and embellishment. According to statistics, Lang Son city currently has 31 relics of 4 types: architectural and artistic; archeology; cultural history; scenic spots, including 18 architectural and artistic relics. Typical examples include Ky Cung Temple (Vinh Trai ward), Ta Phu Temple (Hoang Van Thu ward), Tien Pagoda (Chi Lang ward), Cua Tay Temple (Chi Lang ward)... With respect for traditional values, in recent years, Lang Son City People's Committee has taken many measures to preserve, conserve and promote, focusing on socializing the restoration and embellishment of relics, especially architectural and artistic relics in the area.

Ms. Hoang Minh Thao, Vice Chairman of Lang Son City People's Committee, said: Determining that the restoration and embellishment of relics is a necessary task, contributing to the development of tourism in the city, the City People's Committee annually issues documents directing and guiding the People's Committees at the commune level to establish and perfect the relic management board, effectively implementing the management, protection and promotion of the value of relics in the area, including architectural and artistic relics; guiding the process of requesting and ranking; preparing dossiers for permission to restore, embellish and restore relics. At the same time, directing relevant agencies to step up propaganda about the Law on Cultural Heritage and the work of protecting and promoting the values ​​of relics to the people in many forms such as: through directive documents, oral propaganda, on the loudspeaker system and through festivals...

Accordingly, authorities at all levels (where the relics are located) have sent letters to mobilize and call on the people, philanthropists, agencies and businesses in the area to support, thanks to which the degraded relics have been and are being promptly built and restored. From 2020 to now, the People's Committee of Lang Son city has built and restored more than 20 relics (including architectural and artistic relics) with a total cost of over 143 billion VND, of which nearly 60 billion VND is socialized. For example: in 2022, some altars in Thuy Cung cave - Tien Pagoda relic, Tien Well, Chi Lang ward were restored with a cost of 2 billion VND; in 2023 and 2024, the Ta Phu stele and temple relic, Hoang Van Thu ward were restored with a cost of nearly 46 billion VND...

Mobilizing social resources for restoration and embellishment has helped the relics become more and more spacious, clean and beautiful, attracting a large number of tourists to visit. If in 2020, Lang Son city welcomed over 1.1 million visitors, tourism revenue is estimated at over 350 billion VND, then in 2024 it welcomed over 2 million visitors, tourism revenue is estimated at over 1,700 billion VND. In the first quarter of 2025, the city welcomed over 1.5 million visitors (an increase of 19.4% over the same period in 2024), tourism revenue is estimated at over 1,800 billion VND, most of which is contributed by activities at architectural and artistic relics.

Mr. Phan Van Hoa, Deputy Director of the Department of Culture, Sports and Tourism, assessed: As one of the localities possessing many typical relics of the province, in recent years, Lang Son city has paid attention to doing a good job of preserving and promoting the value of relics, especially mobilizing socialization to restore and embellish architectural and artistic relics. The socialization has been carried out regularly and continuously by the city with a large amount of funding over the years. It can be said that Lang Son city is truly a bright spot in the socialization, restoration and embellishment of relics, worth learning, creating a strong spread throughout the province.

Promoting the achieved results, the City People's Committee continues to promote heritage education to raise people's awareness, join hands to preserve and promote the value of relics, and promote the development of cultural tourism.

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