Ten years after receiving UNESCO World Heritage status, the Trang An Landscape Complex in the northern province of Ninh Binh has brought significant economic benefits to local authorities and communities. Heritage tourism has become a key driver of job creation and development across culture, crafts, services, agriculture, and tourism.
The Trang An Landscape Complex, the first-ever Mixed Heritage Site of Vietnam and Southeast Asia, has not only become a key driver of socioeconomic development for the northern province of Ninh Binh but also served as a model for inspiring the preservation of humanity’s valuable assets.
Spanning 12,252 hectares, the Trang An Landscape Complex features several nationally significant sites, including the Trang An Eco-tourism Complex, Tam Coc-Bich Dong Tourist Area, Bai Dinh Pagoda, and the Hoa Lu Ancient Capital Special National Relic.
From October 18 to 29, Ninh Binh province will host a series of vibrant festivals to mark the 10th anniversary of Trang An Landscape Complex's recognition as a UNESCO World Heritage site.
President of the Australian Senate Sue Lines and her entourage made a tour of the Trang An eco-tourism site, part of the Trang An landscape complex, in Ninh Binh province, approximately 100km south of Hanoi, on August 25 as part of her ongoing official visit to Vietnam.
To promote the value of cultural heritage, the northern province of Ninh Binh, which is home to Trang An Landscape Complex – a UNESCO-recognised World Cultural and Natural Heritage Site, has been implementing strategic solutions to harmoniously solve the relationship between restoration and conservation and sustainable development.
Tam Coc-Bich Dong is a beautiful cave complex located in Trang An scenic landscape - a key national tourist area of Vietnam, which was ranked by the Prime Minister as a special national relic site and was recognised as a World Natural and Cultural Heritage Site by UNESCO in 2014.
Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh on May 28 expressed his belief that the northern province of Ninh Binh will grow rapidly and sustainably in the time ahead.
The Trang An Landscape Complex in Ninh Binh province was recognised by UNESCO in 2014 as a World Cultural and Natural Heritage Site. It was the first-ever mixed heritage site in Vietnam and Southeast Asia to gain such recognition.
Owning many tangible and intangible UNESCO-recognised heritage sites, Vietnam is striving to optimise the value of the UNESCO titles for stronger socioeconomic development.
A ceremony was held in the northern province of Ninh Binh on April 26 evening to celebrate the 10th anniversary of UNESCO's recognition of Trang An Landscape Complex as a World Cultural and Natural Heritage Site.
The northern province of Ninh Binh hopes to receive further support from UNESCO to preserve and promote its cultural heritage as well as better integrate into the world’s network of heritage, tourism and cultural industry hubs and creative cities, Secretary of the provincial Party Committee Doan Minh Huan has said.
Vietnam always attaches importance to multilateral cooperation and the role of UNESCO, Minister of Foreign Affairs Bui Thanh Son told visiting President of the 42nd General Conference of UNESCO Simona-Mirela Miculescu in Hanoi on April 25.
A series of activities will be held in the northern province of Ninh Binh on the occasion of the five-day holiday of the Liberation of the South and National Reunification Day (April 30) and May Day (May 1) from April 27 to May 1.
An online exhibition featuring the Trang An Landscape Complex in Vietnam’s northern Ninh Binh province was launched on Google Arts & Culture on April 18 by the complex's management board with the support of Google Arts & Culture and UNESCO World Heritage Centre.
The northern province of Ninh Binh will organise activities this year to celebrate the 10th anniversary of UNESCO recognition of the Trang An Landscape Complex as a World Cultural and Natural Heritage Site, the provincial authorities announced on January 24.
Nighttime tourism is considered a new highlight in Ninh Binh’s tourism scene, with the northern province exploiting nighttime cultural tourism to attract tourists and encourage them to stay longer to boost tourism revenue.
About 100 km south of Hanoi, Ninh Binh province is known for its many cultural heritage sites, such as Trang An Landscape Complex and Bai Dinh Pagoda. From May to August each year, such sites are adorned with blooming lotus ponds, attracting crowds of tourists.
Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh has issued a decision approving the formulation of a planning project to preserve and restore the special national landscape site of Trang An - Tam Coc - Bich Dong in the northern province of Ninh Binh.
