Discovery of ancient stone field in Mu Cang Chai dating back about 300-400 years

Yen Bai Provincial Museum has just discovered ancient stone carvings scattered in the communes of Che Cu Nha, La Pan Tan, Lao Chai, De Xu Phinh...

Through the first survey, the Provincial Museum discovered ancient stone fields in the villages of Tang Ghenh, Hu Tru Lin, Hong Nhi Pa, of which the most concentrated are in Tang Ghenh village in Lao Chai commune, 13km from Mu Cang Chai town towards Lai Chau on the other side of the Nam Kim river.

The ancient carved sandstone blocks are scattered, 20m to 10km apart, some are submerged, some are exposed on the slopes about 100-200m from small streams. Researchers determined along the 1km East-West axis of the eastern slope of the gentle mountain range, following the small stream Mi Hang.

Ancient stone

Preliminary statistics show that there are about 20 orphaned rocks scattered on the fields, along the roads and around the villages. The rocks have a volume of 2m3 - 50m3. The rocks chosen by the ancients to carve are those located in open positions, standing on the rocks can see all four directions.

The shapes of the rocks include towers, mountains, turtles or like an open page before the majestic nature. The carvings on the rocks are mostly terraced fields, cranes, heavenly horses, astronomical maps, yin and yang and the five elements... along with many characters, one can suspect that they are ancient writings...

According to VNA