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Hai Van Gate after over one year of restoration

By DA NANG Today / DA NANG Today
January 03, 2023, 18:27 [GMT+7]

After more than one year of restoration and maintenance, the Hai Van Quan (Hai Van Gate) national relic site is gradually changing, promising to be an ideal destination for tourists in the future.

The Hai Van Quan nestles at the top of its namesake mountain pass located at the geographical boundary between Da Nang and Thua Thien-Hue Province.
The Hai Van Quan nestles at the top of its namesake mountain pass located at the geographical boundary between Da Nang and Thua Thien-Hue Province.

The Hai Van Quan, a complex of brick-built gates dating from the Tran Dynasty, nestles at the top of its namesake mountain pass located at the geographical boundary between Da Nang and Thua Thien-Hue Province.

On November 19, 2021, the authorities of Da Nang and Thua Thien-Hue Province jointly began a project on the restoration and preservation of the Hai Van Quan.

Under the project, the original vestiges of the Nguyen Dynasty under the reign of Emperor Minh Mang in 1826 are restored. Damaged stone gates and brick walls are replaced.

Some bunkers during the resistance wars against French and American colonialists are kept for the purpose of connecting history between the wars.

The Hai Van Quan, which is known as 'Thien ha de nhat hung quan' (The most marvellous wonder), was built in 1826 under the rule of the Nguyen dynasty’s King Minh Mang (1791-1841), who ordered the construction of multiple defensive structures on Hai Van Pass to protect the then imperial capital of Viet Nam in Hue. The structures included fortifications, store houses and cannon forts.

In April 2017, leaders of the cultural sectors of Da Nang and Thua Thien-Hue Province jointly developed restoration plans when Hai Van Quan was recognized as a national-level relic site.
In April 2017, leaders of the cultural sectors of Da Nang and Thua Thien-Hue Province jointly developed restoration plans when Hai Van Quan was recognized as a national-level relic site.
The system of doors and gates of Hai Van Quan is being restored by replacing the newly built bricks above with mallet bricks, and making stone walls below.
The system of doors and gates of Hai Van Quan is being restored by replacing the newly built bricks with mallet bricks, and building stone walls.
The walls of the relic site are being restored, still preserving the ancient features of the site
The walls of the relic site are being restored, still preserving the ancient features of the site
The typical ancient features at the relic are still preserved.
The typical ancient features at the relic are still preserved.
Storms in October affected the Hai Van Quan restoration progress, but construction materials for the restoration work were still guaranteed.
Storms in October 2022 affected the Hai Van Quan restoration progress, but construction materials for the restoration work were still guaranteed.
Visitors to the national relic site will feel the unique ancient features here.
Visitors to the national relic site have the opportunity to enjoy the unique ancient features here.
The restoration process of the relic site is underway
The restoration process of the relic site is underway

Reporting by CHANH LAM - Translating by M.DUNG

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