Con Cuong receives the Certificate of National Historical Relic of Bia Ma Nhai

(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 Bia Ma Nhai National Historical Relic. 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 a large number of 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, the retired Emperor Tran Minh Tong directly 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 order his soldiers to smooth the rock wall on Thanh Nam mountain, in Tuong Duong land (now Chi Khe commune, Con Cuong) to carve a stele recording the victories 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