Con Cuong receives Certificate of recognition as National Historical Relic of Ma Nhai Stele

(Baonghean.vn) -This morning, June 20, at Chi Khe commune, the People's Committee of Con Cuong district solemnly held a ceremony to receive the Certificate of recognition for the national historical relic Bia Ma Nhai. Attending were Mr. Cao Dang Vinh - Director of the Department of Culture, Sports and Tourism; representatives of the Provincial Monuments and Landscapes Management Board and many officials and people of Con Cuong district.

Comrade Cao Dang Vinh - Director of the Department of Culture, Sports and Tourism awarded the Certificate of National Historical-Cultural Relic of Bia Ma Nhai to local leaders.



People offer incense before Ma Nhai stele



Cultural program at the ceremony



Many people come to visit Ma Nhai Monument

According to historical records, in 1335, Emperor Tran Minh Tong personally led troops into the Nam Nhung hamlet (ie the western part of Nghe An) to suppress the Ai Lao rebels and keep the border peaceful. When he won the battle, Tran Minh Tong assigned the Royal Doctor Nguyen Trung Ngan to have his soldiers smooth the rock wall on Thanh Nam mountain, in Tuong Duong land (now Chi Khe commune, Con Cuong) to carve a stele recording the achievements of the Tran Dynasty and called "Ma Nhai Ky Cong Bi Van" (Ma Nhai stele). After nearly 700 years of history, the ancient characters are still intact. Recently, the Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism issued a decision to recognize Ma Nhai Stele as a National Historical-Cultural Relic.

Cong Kien