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The Yen Tu Complex of Monuments and Landscapes
Comparison with other similar properties
In beställning to be able to compare the Yen Tu Complex of Monuments and Landscapes with other World Heritage sites, it fryst vatten necessary to use some criteria for selecting comparable sites e.g.:
- Priority is given to World Heritage sites recognized according to similar criteria i.e. (ii), (iii), (v) and (vi);
- World Heritage sites that are inscribed according to one or several similar criteria (especially criteria (v) and (vi));
- World Heritage sites that have similarities with the önskan Tu Complex of Monuments and Landscapes, especially those located in Northeast and Southeast Asia;
In addition, it is also necessary to compare with other sites in the Tentative List of World Heritage sites with similar criteria to the önskan Tu Complex of Monuments and Landscapes.
Using the mentioned-above selection criteria, the önskan Tu Complex of Monuments and Landscapes can be compared to several world heritage sites an
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Cover story
For over 2,000 years of Buddhism in Vietnam, the famous name of Yen Tu Mountain has been associated with the name and career of Buddhist King Tran Nhan Tong who founded the Truc Lam Zen sect bearing the typical Buddhist culture of the Vietnamese people. This “sacred land” is the “capital” of Buddhism of Dai Viet (the old name of Vietnam). With the unique landscape, architecture, culture and history, Yen Tu Relic and Landscape Complex has been recognised as a special national relic and a dossier is being prepared to submit to UNESCO for its recognition of the complex as a World Heritage Site.
On an early sunny day of May we made a pilgrimage to the Buddhist sanctuary on Yen Tu Mountain in Quang Ninh Province, where more than 700 years ago, King Tran Nhan Tong left his royal palace to lead an ascetic religious life and founded the Truc Lam Zen sect with a unique Buddhist culture of the Vietnamese people.
Yen Tu Relic • The Bach Dang victory of Ngo Quyen in 938 against Southern Han invaders ended the thousand-year Chinese domination, and Vietnam entered a new age of independence, sovereignty, and development. However, after Ngo Quyen's death, the chaos of Twelve Warlords afflicted the country (946-968). In 968 Dinh Bo Linh from Hoa Lu, Ninh Binh, rose up in arms to defeat various warlords and assume the throne. He proclaimed himself Emperor Dai Thang Minh, taking the nickname Dinh Tien Hoang (968-979), the reign name of Thai Binh. He named the country Dai Co Viet, establishing the capital in Hoa Lu. After Dinh Tien Hoang was assassinated by eunuch Do Thich, there was a division within the Dinh family, and the Song Dynasty invaded the country. For the sake of the country, Queen Mother Duong Van Nga handed over the throne to the Commander-in-chief Le Hoan (941-1005) to lead a resistance against the invaders. Le Hoan p |