On July 23, the National Political Publishing House Truth said that the unit had just coordinated with the Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism to organize the second publication, with the addition of the Vietnamese - English bilingual book "Thousand Thousand Years of Vietnam National Civilization".
In the first publication, in 2023, the Truth National Political Publishing House introduced 265 artifacts and groups of artifacts recognized as National Treasures through 11 approval rounds. In this second edition, the Publishing House introduces 29 additional treasures recognized as National Treasures (12th round of recognition) according to Decision No. 73/QD-TTg, dated January 18, 2024 of the Prime Minister. Government.
As of January 18, 2024, Vietnam has 294 artifacts and groups of artifacts recognized as National Treasures , through 12 approval rounds since 2012.
These 294 national treasures are very special, "artifacts that have been passed down, have special value, are rare, typical of the country in terms of history, culture, and science", and are currently kept at most provinces and cities across the country and are preserved and protected under special regimes, with specific preservation methods depending on the material characteristics and age of each treasure.
Because of its special and rare value, the recognition of national treasures is carried out according to very strict and strict procedures. To be recognized as national treasures, artifacts must meet the criteria specified in Clause 3, Article 2 of Decree No. 92/2002/ND-CP, dated November 11, 2002 of the Government: artifacts must be original. , unique; has a unique form; has typical historical, cultural, or scientific value, represented as evidence of a major event or associated with the life and career of a national hero or outstanding celebrity; is a famous work of art for its ideological - humanistic value, aesthetic value and form of expression that represents a trend, a style, an era; is an invented product, a typical invention with high practical value, and has the effect of promoting social development at a certain historical period.
With the desire to help readers "enjoy" the treasures throughout our country, gain systematic, thorough, and profound understanding of all 294 treasures, so that these treasures can be honored, To spread the extremely valuable values they contain, the National Political Publishing House Truth coordinated with the Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism to compile and publish the bilingual book Vietnamese - English Ngan Thousand Years of Vietnam National Civilization.
The book will take readers through the chronological journey of the national treasures, starting from the period BC until the period of the revolutionary war, marked by the great turning point of the General Offensive and the Revolutionary War. Uprising in the spring of 1975 completely liberated the South and unified the country.
The book introduces the treasures in the most concise and concise way, but is enough for readers to have a basic, general view of the origin, era, characteristics and unique and typical values of the treasure. object. Accompanying that condensed information are images of each treasure.
"Hopefully the book will help the general public at home and abroad better understand the historical and cultural values "woven" by the hands and minds of Vietnamese people, continuously fostered throughout the years. thousand years, to create an advanced culture, rich in national identity" - National Political Publishing House Information Truth.
