The Prime Minister issued a decision to recognise 37 more national treasures on December 30.
Six ancient items that date back to the Dong Son civilisation(2,000-2,500 years ago), including a bronze drum in the Hung King templein the northern province of Phu Tho, were on the list.
The Oc Eo civilisation, which developed between the first and seventhcentury, contributed eight sets of ancient objects to the list,including a collection of golden items which are kept in the Long Anprovincial museum.
The Dong Son was a prehistoricBronze Age culture in Vietnam which was centred in the Red River Basinin the north. Its influence has also been found in other parts ofSoutheast Asia, including the Indo-Malayan Archipelago, from about 1,000BC to 1 BC. Its most well-known and prized antique is the Dong Sonbronze drum.
Meanwhile the Oc Eo culture was locatedin the Mekong Delta provinces of An Giang, Kien Giang, Dong Thap, CanTho and Bac Lieu, and part of Cambodia.
Paintings offour big names in the Vietnamese modern art, Nguyen Gia Tri, To NgocVan, Tran Van Can and Nguyen Sang were included in the list of nationaltreasures.
The ancient items also include those from the Ly, Tran, Le to Nguyen dynasties (the 11 th century to the 20 th century).
In October 2012, the Government recognised 30 ancient items as national treasures.-VNA
Six ancient items that date back to the Dong Son civilisation(2,000-2,500 years ago), including a bronze drum in the Hung King templein the northern province of Phu Tho, were on the list.
The Oc Eo civilisation, which developed between the first and seventhcentury, contributed eight sets of ancient objects to the list,including a collection of golden items which are kept in the Long Anprovincial museum.
The Dong Son was a prehistoricBronze Age culture in Vietnam which was centred in the Red River Basinin the north. Its influence has also been found in other parts ofSoutheast Asia, including the Indo-Malayan Archipelago, from about 1,000BC to 1 BC. Its most well-known and prized antique is the Dong Sonbronze drum.
Meanwhile the Oc Eo culture was locatedin the Mekong Delta provinces of An Giang, Kien Giang, Dong Thap, CanTho and Bac Lieu, and part of Cambodia.
Paintings offour big names in the Vietnamese modern art, Nguyen Gia Tri, To NgocVan, Tran Van Can and Nguyen Sang were included in the list of nationaltreasures.
The ancient items also include those from the Ly, Tran, Le to Nguyen dynasties (the 11 th century to the 20 th century).
In October 2012, the Government recognised 30 ancient items as national treasures.-VNA
