Vietnam is currently home to 23 UNESCO world heritage pieces and thousands of historical and cultural relic sites.
Ha Long Bay, located in the Gulf of Tonkin within the northern province of Quang Ninh, received the World Heritage Site title given by UNESCO in 1994 and 2000 (Photo: VNA). |
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Dong Van Karst Plateau UNESCO Global Geopark in Ha Giang province(Photo: VNA). |
The complex of Hue Monuments was the first UNESCO World Heritage Site in Vietnam after it was recognized in 1993 (Photo: VNA). |
Hoi An Ancient Town in Quang Nam province was declared a World Cultural Heritage Site by UNESCO in 1999 (Photo: VNA). |
My Son Sanctuary in Quang Nam province was recognized as a UNESCO World Cultural Heritage Site in 1999 (Photo: VNA). |
Imperial Citadel of Thang Long was listed in UNESCO's World Heritage Site in 2010 (Photo: VNA). |
Citadel of the Ho Dynasty in Thanh Hoa province is named a UNESCO World Heritage Site in 2011 (Photo: VNA). |
Trang An Landscape Complex in Ninh Binh province became a UNESCO World Heritage Site in 2014 (Photo: VNA). |
The worship of Hung Kings in Phu Tho province recognized as a UNESCO Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity in 2012. (Photo: VNA). |
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The cultural space of the gongs in the Central Highlands of Vietnam (Photo: VNA). |
Quan ho Bac Ninh folk songs is part of the intangible cultural heritage of humanity (Photo: VNA). |
Recognised in 2011, Xoan singing of Phu Tho province is part of the |
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The 82 stone steles at the Temple of Literature, Vietnam’s first university, were inscribed in the Memory of the World Register (Photo: VNA). |
The woodblocks of Nguyen Dynasty were also included in the Memory of the World Register (Photo: VNA). |
Buddhist woodblocks at Vinh Nghiem Pagoda in Bac Giang province (Photo: VNA). |
The woodblocks of Phuc Giang School, in Ha Tinh province, are registered as Documentary Heritage by the Memory of the World Committee in Asia-Pacific (Photo VNA). |
Royal Literature on Hue Royal Architecture was recognized as Documentary Heritage in the Memory of the World Programme in the Asia-Pacific region (Photo: VNA). |
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The practices related to the Viet beliefs in the Mother Goddesses of Three Realms are on the Representative List of the Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity (Photo: VNA). |
Vi and Giam folk songs of Nghe Tinh are on the Representative List of the Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity (Photo VNA). |
Vietnam's folk game tug-of-war was also named part of the Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity (Photo VNA). |