Nighttime Tour to World Heritage Site Opens
The world cultural heritage site of My Son in central Quang Nam province has welcomed tourists at night for the first time from March 11, 2006 to display its ancient Hindu relics.
The event was held on the same night as part of the “National Tourism Year 2006 - Quang Nam, a destination of two world heritage sites.”
The Tourism Department of central Quang Nam province, where My Son is situated, said it had invested VND2.8 billion (over US$176,000) in the installation of new floodlights, and a lighting system to help tourists explore the site by night.
Other preparations are underway and will be finished before the festival starts, an official from the department said, adding that the move will help the province lure more vacationers in the upcoming time.
My Son used to be a center of spirituality and worship during the Champa kingdom between the 4th and 13th centuries. The site, exemplifying the height of Cham architectural achievement, is a large complex of religious monuments originally comprised of more than 70 structures, 25 of which remain.
UNESCO recognized My Son as a world heritage site in 1999.
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