The exploration and excavation site spans 220 sq.m, with an exploration area of 20 sq.m and an excavation area of 200 sq.m.
Artifacts collected during the archaeological exploration and excavation process will be preserved by the My Son World Heritage Management Board.
In addition to organizing archaeological exploration and excavation, the My Son World Cultural Heritage Management Board has collaborated with domestic and international partners to conduct maintenance and restoration of towers G, H, A, K. They have also reinforced the supports of the site’s towers and conducted research on the age of the bricks and the stratigraphy in the area.
To enhance the quality of conservation work and promote heritage values, the My Son World Cultural Heritage Management Board is currently working with relevant agencies to excavate the path from tower K to towers E and F. They are also expanding the walkways outside the three towers B, C, and D to alleviate pressure on the site.
Formerly the religious and political capital of the Champa Kingdom, My Son relic site is situated in a hilly landscape in Duy Phu commune, Duy Xuyen district, approximately 70 km southwest of Da Nang city and 40 km from Hoi An city.
It consists of eight groups of 71 monuments constructed between the 7th and 13th centuries.
The temples in My Son were built in groups following a similar model. Each group comprised a main sanctuary (Kalan) surrounded by towers and auxiliary monuments. The towers, with their tiled and covered roofs, contained offerings and sacred objects brought by pilgrims. Cham temples are known for their lack of windows, which contributes to their dim interior. Windows can only be found in the towers.
Currently, there are only about 20 towers left standing.
Mysterious Cham Towers in Binh Dinh
Despite the impacts of time, the mysterious Cham towers that are one thousand years old have remained in the windy and sunny land of Binh Dinh in the Central region as vivid evidence of the flourishing period of the ancient Champa Kingdom in the 10th-15th centuries.
Enhancing Operational Efficiency at Vietnam’s World Heritage Sites
NDO—Nhan Dan recently published a Vietnamese-language story calling for an immediate end to the organisation of parties in the caverns at Ha Long Bay, which revealed typical shortcomings in the management of World Heritage Sites in Vietnam. But we must look no further than some limitations of the current management model to uncover the main cause of such confusion.
Prehistoric archaeological discoveries exhibited in Thai Nguyen
NDO – New archaeological discoveries from prehistoric times found in Thai Nguyen are on display at an exhibition that opened at Thai Nguyen provincial Museum in Thai Nguyen city, the capital of the province, on May 15.
Keeping Trang An heritage title
NDO – A variety of classical karst towers and a network of caves connected by an intricate system of subterranean waterways, sunken hidden vestiges of ancient Vietnamese people, traces of invasions by sea, geology and geomorphology evolution and many sacred ancient temples and pagodas are the outstanding global values of Trang An Landscape Complex – the world’s mixed cultural and natural heritage.
Project aims to create inclusive and sustainable growth in Vietnamese heritage
NDO – The British Council in Vietnam has recently launched the ‘Heritage of Future Past’, a cultural project which aims to promote inclusive and sustainable growth in Vietnamese heritage, as an event to mark the 25th anniversary of the British Council’s work in Vietnam.
