Danang nominates three national treasures
Update: Jul 25, 2011
Danang City’s authorities have submit ted a document to the Ministry of Culture, Sports & Tourism to acknowledge the three precious artefacts of My Son E1 temple, Tra Kieu temple and Tara Bodhisattva statue at the Champa Sculpture Art Museum as national treasures, reports Tuoi Tre.
My Son E1 was built in the 7th-8th century and is a unique temple at the Champa vestige in My Son Holy Land. Tra Kieu temple, also created in the 7th-8th century, is a typical symbol for the royal citadel of Champa in Tra Kieu. The bronze Tara Bodhisattva statue, designed in the 9th century, represents the worship of Bodhisattva in the Indochina Buddha institute.
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