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<\/a><\/p>\nThe annual C\u1ed5 Loa Festival<\/i><\/p>\n
The C\u1ed5 Loa Citadel was listed as a national relic site by the Ministry of Culture and Information in 1962 and was recognized by the Government as a special national relic site in 2012. C\u1ed5 Loa used to be the centre of the civil and military capital of the state of \u00c2u L\u1ea1c during the period of King An D\u01b0\u01a1ng. It was also the capital city of the monarchical state under the rule of Ng\u00f4 Quy\u1ec1n. This is a site of especially important historical and cultural values, regarded by scholars as \u201cthe oldest and most substantial citadel with one of the most original architectural styles in the Vietnamese aged-old traditions of citadel construction\u201d.<\/p>\n
Currently, the relic site houses many types of original patrimony, tangible and intangible alike, which was associated with the early days of nation-building. The most typical relic that remains to date is the C\u1ed5 Loa Citadel which feature three rounds of walls namely inner wall, middle wall and outer wall (th\u00e0nh N\u1ed9i, th\u00e0nh Trung v\u00e0 th\u00e0nh Ngo\u1ea1i), measuring about 16 kilometres. At the centre of the citadel is a complex of relics, including \u0110\u1ec1n Th\u01b0\u1ee3ng (Th\u01b0\u1ee3ng Temple), \u0110\u00ecnh Ng\u1ef1 tri\u1ec1u (Court Communal House), M\u1ef5 Ch\u00e2u Temple, and B\u1ea3o S\u01a1n Pagoda, among others.<\/p>\n
\u00a0C\u1ed5 Loa is a site of long cultural tradition. The diversity and originality of C\u1ed5 Loa are manifested in terms of the history-humanity-ecology triangle of values. Therefore, the master plan aims to preserve the C\u1ed5 Loa Citadel along with the improvement of social well-being based on the above-mentioned triangle of value; preserve, and retain the authenticity and integrity of the standing monuments and underground relics as well as the overall historical, rural and agricultural environment; stabilize and improve the quality of life for the inhabitants of C\u1ed5 Loa. These are the core tools to fulfill the dual goals of preserving and promoting the historical and cultural values of C\u1ed5 Loa. Accordingly, the C\u1ed5 Loa relic site serves as an important space connecting major tourism routes such as the cultural landscape of Red River \u2013 West Lake \u2013 Ba V\u00ec, the H\u00f9ng Temple – M\u00ea Linh – C\u1ed5 Loa – Th\u0103ng Long Imperial Citadel – S\u01a1n T\u00e2y – Luy L\u00e2u ancient citadel. The site of C\u1ed5 Loa will gradually transform from a rural part of Hanoi city into a new model of \u201cHistory-Ecology-Humanity Park\u201d with tourism being its major economic sector. This is done along the line of protecting living heritage, cultural space, traditional village space and the lanndscape of C\u1ed5 Loa.<\/p>\n
The details of the plan touches upon many aspects such as the size of the population, land use planning, relic conservation planning, spatial planning and urban design, the planning of technical infrastructure of the C\u1ed5 Loa site. Most noteworthy are the Project for the conservation, embellishment and promotion of the values of C\u1ed5 Loa, the investment regulations for the construction, conservation, embellishment and promotion of the value of the relic site with many specific programmes and an investment capital of about VND7,400 billion. This includes programmes in housing, evacuation and resettlement; preservation of the tangible and intangible values; development of infrastructure; preservation and exploitation of the urban landscape and natural values closely associated with the relic site; promotion of the values of the relic site and enhance its visibility; the guarantee of social well-being and the training of human resources; programmes for capacity building in management and expedition of investment.<\/p>\n