Stone plateau declared world geopark

Dong Van Stone Plateau in the northern mountainous province of Ha
Giang has been recognised as a member of the Global Network of
National Geoparks (GGN).

The news was announced by
the Vietnamese delegation attending the European Geoparks Conference in
Lesvos , Greece , on Oct. 3.

The plateau has now
become the first geological park in Vietnam and the second geological
park in Southeast Asia after Langkawi Geological Park in
Malaysia.

The GGN proposed Vietnam develops a
master development plan to encourage people to preserve cultural and
geological heritage values together with local sustainable development.

The park is expected to eliminate poverty through sustainable economic development in Ha Giang province.

The document on Dong Van Stone Plateau was among six dossiers approved at the conference.

Dong
Van, which has remained untouched for hundreds of millions of years,
has mammoth rocks spread over four districts – Quan Ba, Yen Minh, Meo
Vac, and Dong Van – and is 1,000m above sea level.

The
plateau is made up of at least 80 percent limestone and has fossils of
thousands of species of ancient creatures from 400-600 million years
ago.

It is also home to several cultures that sprung up
over the centuries. The 574-sq.km plateau now has 250,000 people
belonging to 17 ethnic groups./.

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Thousands of monks and pilgrims from around the country attended a ceremony on the weekend to sanctify a giant Buddha statue at Phat Tich Pagoda in the northern province of Bac Ninh, reports VietnamPlus.

Ten thousand lit candles lined the path from the pagoda’s gate to the top of Phat Tich Mountain where the giant Buddha statue sits. After the ceremony there was a10-minute fireworks display.

The VND75 billion stone statue, which is 27 meters high and weighs 3,000 tons, is a replica of the Buddha Amitabha statue from the Ly Dynasty. It was invested by the government with support from other organizations and individuals around the country.

The statue is one of biggest stone Buddhas in Southeast Asia and is Vietnam’s first giant stone statue.

Phat Tich Pagoda, built between the seventh and 10th century in Phat Tich Commune, Tien Du District, Bac Ninh Province, is recognized as a national relic that houses numerous objects of cultural value from the Ly Dynasty including a statue of Buddha Amitabha on a 1.87m high lotus pedestal carved out of blue stone, a tower garden, and a stone board engraved with images of musicians and dancing girls.

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Thousands of monks and pilgrims from around the country attended a ceremony on the weekend to sanctify a giant Buddha statue at Phat Tich Pagoda in the northern province of Bac Ninh, reports VietnamPlus.

Ten thousand lit candles lined the path from the pagoda’s gate to the top of Phat Tich Mountain where the giant Buddha statue sits. After the ceremony there was a10-minute fireworks display.

The VND75 billion stone statue, which is 27 meters high and weighs 3,000 tons, is a replica of the Buddha Amitabha statue from the Ly Dynasty. It was invested by the government with support from other organizations and individuals around the country.

The statue is one of biggest stone Buddhas in Southeast Asia and is Vietnam’s first giant stone statue.

Phat Tich Pagoda, built between the seventh and 10th century in Phat Tich Commune, Tien Du District, Bac Ninh Province, is recognized as a national relic that houses numerous objects of cultural value from the Ly Dynasty including a statue of Buddha Amitabha on a 1.87m high lotus pedestal carved out of blue stone, a tower garden, and a stone board engraved with images of musicians and dancing girls.

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Thousands of monks and pilgrims from around the country attended a ceremony on the weekend to sanctify a giant Buddha statue at Phat Tich Pagoda in the northern province of Bac Ninh, reports VietnamPlus.

Ten thousand lit candles lined the path from the pagoda’s gate to the top of Phat Tich Mountain where the giant Buddha statue sits. After the ceremony there was a10-minute fireworks display.

The VND75 billion stone statue, which is 27 meters high and weighs 3,000 tons, is a replica of the Buddha Amitabha statue from the Ly Dynasty. It was invested by the government with support from other organizations and individuals around the country.

The statue is one of biggest stone Buddhas in Southeast Asia and is Vietnam’s first giant stone statue.

Phat Tich Pagoda, built between the seventh and 10th century in Phat Tich Commune, Tien Du District, Bac Ninh Province, is recognized as a national relic that houses numerous objects of cultural value from the Ly Dynasty including a statue of Buddha Amitabha on a 1.87m high lotus pedestal carved out of blue stone, a tower garden, and a stone board engraved with images of musicians and dancing girls.

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