Over 77 billion VND invested in renovating and embellishing Kiep Bac Temple
On June 28, the Department of Culture, Sports and Tourism of Hai Duong and the Management Board of Con Son-Kiep Bac relics held a groundbreaking ceremony to restore and embellish Kiep Bac Temple, with a total investment of over 77 billion VND.
Visitors burn incense at the Kiep Bac-Con Son festival.
(Photo: Nguyen Hong Cuong/VNA)
The above capital is taken from the national target program on culture, donations to the State budget, provincial budget support and funding from organizations and individuals. The Kiep Bac Temple restoration and embellishment project is divided into 2 phases with 12 construction items including restoration and embellishment of the front hall, the middle hall, the back hall, etc.
The investor is the Con Son-Kiep Bac Relic Management Board; the design consultant is Hoang Dao Architecture Limited Company; the construction unit is Thanh Binh Relic Restoration Limited Company.
Kiep Bac Temple is located in the historical relic and scenic complex of Con Son-Kiep Bac which was ranked as a National Monument by the State in 1962; ranked as a Special National Monument in 2012 and in the 2013 Con Son-Kiep Bac Spring Festival, the Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism officially recognized the Con Son Spring Festival and the Kiep Bac Autumn Festival as National Intangible Cultural Heritage.
The Kiep Bac Temple restoration and embellishment project will restore all construction items and worship systems that were destroyed during the war, completing the temple's architectural landscape space, serving the organization of festivals, sightseeing, education of patriotic traditions, national pride../.
According to (TTXVN) - LT
