On the afternoon of August 3, City People's Committee. Hoi An, Quang Nam province held the inauguration ceremony of the project to restore the Cau Pagoda relic (Lai Vien Kieu). This is the largest-scale restoration ever, with a total cost of 20.2 billion VND, from the provincial and Hoi An budgets.
Mr. Nguyen Van Son - Chairman of Hoi An City People's Committee assessed that the restoration project has achieved many remarkable results.
Firstly, the shape of the architecture and structure of Cau Pagoda, from overall to detail, are preserved almost intact; After being renovated, Cau Pagoda has its original values preserved to the maximum; The defects have been almost completely overcome, significantly strengthening the certainty, ensuring stability and sustainability to continue to endure with Hoi An cultural heritage.
In addition to preserving and preserving the value of the monument, the project has also synchronously invested in upgrading landscape infrastructure and the surrounding environment, effectively and long-term promoting the value of the monument.
Mao Miyazaki, Architect, volunteer from JICA (Japan) participating in the restoration of the Covered Bridge project, said that at the beginning of participating in the project, the current condition of the Covered Bridge was seriously degraded. The restoration work was carried out carefully and thoroughly according to the lower solution method.
“The viewpoint and solution throughout the Cau Pagoda renovation project is to preserve the integrity of the overall architectural form and structure, each original part, structure, and artifact, with cherished historical value. Preserve it to the maximum extent possible" - Mao Miyazaki shared.
As noted by Lao Dong reporter, in the afternoon the Cau Pagoda renovation project was inaugurated and reopened, welcoming many domestic and foreign tourists. Most opinions agree with the policy of restoration to preserve the 400-year-old Cau Pagoda relic.
Mr. Nguyen Vu Tuan (62 years old) from Hanoi shared, "This is the second time I have come to Hoi An and visited Chua Cau. Last time the building was old and degraded, many structures were severely damaged, but today the Covered Bridge is much more beautiful. In my opinion, the restoration units have done quite well for a monument that is in danger of collapsing."
At the inauguration ceremony, the Hoi An Cultural Heritage Management and Conservation Center launched the book "Renovating the Cau Pagoda relics", to introduce to the public detailed records of the process of renovating the Cau Pagoda relics. .
Up to now, Covered Bridge has undergone at least 8 renovations, in 1763, 1817, 1875, 1915, 1962, 1986, 1996 and 2022. In the latest restoration in December 2022, the Hoi An government allowed It is known that nearly 60% of the volume of wood, nearly 30% of the tiles, 80% of the ancient plates, 20% of the foundation stone structures, 35% of the decorative varieties of the roof, etc. are preserved and repositioned at the site. relic after renovation.
