What is special about the system of 5 hundred-year-old lime kilns preserved in Hue?

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HUE - With historical value and ancient architecture, the system of 5 remaining lime kilns of Long Tho cement factory will be renovated and preserved by Thua Thien Hue province.

Close-up of the 5 lime kilns of the old Long Tho cement factory.
Hoang tan, nhech nhac cung chut ma mi, day la hien trang mot phan cua nha may xi mang Long Tho (cu) con sot lai tren dat Thuy Bieu, TP Hue. Noi bat giua mot khu dat rong lon voi day gach da do nat la mot cong trinh hinh chu L, bi bao trum boi co dai.
This is the current state of a part of the old Long Tho cement factory that remains on Thuy Bieu ward, Hue city. Standing out in a large area of ​​land filled with rubble is an L-shaped structure, covered with weeds.
Ghi nhan cua PV Bao Lao Dong, ben trong co 5 lo voi nho len, hau het cac hang muc da xuong cap tuong doi nghiem trong. Day la nha may tung la mot dai cong truong cua the ky truoc, nay chi con sot lai dong tan du sau khi nha may di doi den vi tri moi.
According to Lao Dong Newspaper, there are 5 lime kilns protruding inside, most of which have been seriously degraded. This factory used to be a large construction site in the last century, now only a pile of ruins remains after the factory moved to a new location.
Nam 1896 hang xay dung tu nhan Bogaert (Phap) da xay dung xi nghiep voi nuoc Long Tho tren manh dat ben duong Long Tho (phuong Thuy Bieu, TP Hue) ngay nay. Anh: Vien De/Cong thong tin Cty CP Long Tho.
In 1896, the private construction company Bogaert (France) built the Long Tho lime factory on the land next to Long Tho Street (Thuy Bieu Ward, Hue City) today. Photo: Vien De/Long Tho Joint Stock Company Information Portal.
Ngoai san xuat voi nuoc, xi nghiep con cho ra lo cac loai vat lieu xay dung nhu gach ngoi, gach kham xi mang, gach hoa, Blo, tam lop khong tham nuoc. San pham san xuat co chat luong tot nen duoc tieu thu trong nuoc va so it duoc xuat khau.
In addition to producing lime water, the factory also produces construction materials such as bricks, tiles, cement mosaic tiles, and mosaic tiles. The products are of good quality, so they are consumed domestically and a small amount is exported.
Sau giai phong, xi nghiep voi nuoc Long Tho van ton tai, Nha nuoc da dau tu xay dung day chuyen cong nghe xi mang lo dung (cong suat thiet ke 20.000 tan/nam) tai nha may xi mang Long Tho. Anh: Cong thong tin Cty CP Long Tho.
After liberation, Long Tho lime factory still existed, the State invested in building a vertical kiln cement technology line (designed capacity of 20,000 tons/year) at Long Tho cement factory. Photo: Long Tho Joint Stock Company Information Portal.
Nhung nam 2000, nha may xi mang Long Tho bi liet vao danh sach cac co so gay o nhiem nghiem trong, bat buoc phai di doi khoi khu vuc do thi. Mai den nam 2021, nha may moi duoc chuyen den Cum Cong nghiep Thuy Phuong (thi xa Huong Thuy, tinh Thua Thien Hue).
In the 2000s, Long Tho Cement Factory was listed as a serious polluter and was forced to relocate from the urban area. It was not until 2021 that the factory was moved to Thuy Phuong Industrial Cluster (Huong Thuy Town, Thua Thien Hue Province).
Sau khi xi nghiep roi di, UBND tinh Thua Thien Hue giao Trung tam Phat trien quy dat tinh xay dung hang rao bao ve, han che nguoi dan ra vao khu dat nha may cu.
After the factory left, the People's Committee of Thua Thien Hue province assigned the Provincial Land Fund Development Center to build a protective fence to limit people from entering and leaving the old factory area.
Theo So Xay dung tinh Thua Thien Hue, da co bao cao UBND tinh ve viec chinh trang, cai tao mot so hang muc trong khu nha may xi mang Long Tho cu. Theo do, hien trong khu dat nha may xi mang noi tren con mot thap nuoc va he 5 lo voi gan voi thap chuyen vat lieu.
The Department of Construction of Thua Thien Hue province said that it has reported to the Provincial People's Committee on the renovation and improvement of some items in the old Long Tho cement factory. Accordingly, currently in the land of the above cement factory there is still a water tower and a system of 5 lime kilns attached to a material transfer tower.
Rieng he 5 lo voi la cong trinh kien truc tieu bieu cua thoi ky dau nganh cong nghiep nen tinh Thua Thien Hue de xuat giu lai, dong thoi giao UBND TP Hue lap phuong an chinh trang, cai tao nham phat huy gia tri lich su, gioi thieu den nguoi dan va du khach.
The system of 5 lime kilns is a typical architectural work of the early industrial period, so Thua Thien Hue province proposed to preserve it and at the same time assigned the Hue City People's Committee to develop a plan to restore and renovate it to promote its historical value and introduce it to the people and tourists.

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