Thursday, 7/11/2024

documentary heritage

10 documentary heritage of Vietnam now recognised by UNESCO

The Nine Dynastic Urns, housed in the Hue Imperial Citadel in the central province of Thua Thien-Hue, have been inscribed in the Memory of the World Register, marking Vietnam’s 10th UNESCO-recognised documentary heritage.

Last Nguyen Kings' documents on display

The documents were officially recognised by UNESCO as one of 78 world documentary heritages in 2017. They are administrative documents issued by the Nguyen Dynasty, the last feudal system in Vietnam and the region.