Japanese Crown Prince visits My Son World Cultural Heritage Site

On the morning of September 24, Japanese Crown Prince Fumihito Akishino and Princess Kawashima Kiko visited the My Son World Cultural Heritage in Duy Phu Commune, Duy Xuyen District ( Quang Nam ).

Welcoming Japanese Crown Prince Akishino and Princess Kiko at My Son Temple Complex, Mr. Le Tri Thanh, Chairman of Quang Nam Provincial People's Committee, briefly introduced the process of restoration, upgrading and protection of My Son World Cultural Heritage in recent times. The locality has received timely attention from the Vietnamese Government and valuable assistance from many countries and organizations around the world in preserving this precious heritage for future generations.

Japanese Crown Prince Akishino and Princess Kiko visit My Son temple complex

Mr. Thanh also hopes that the Japanese Government will pay attention to supporting the locality financially, with experience and techniques to help restore, prevent degradation, preserve and sustainably promote the values ​​of the My Son World Cultural Heritage.

After watching unique performances by artists and actors from the My Son World Cultural Heritage Management Board, the Crown Prince and Princess visited the temple tower area.

Crown Prince Akishino said that before coming to My Son, he had learned about the story of the formation of the temple complex and expressed his interest in visiting this place in person.

At My Son, there is currently the My Son World Cultural Heritage Museum, a project funded by the Japanese Government to display artifacts excavated from the temple complex.

Japanese Crown Prince Akishino looks at patterns at a tower.

The World Cultural Heritage My Son is a famous architectural complex of the Cham people. After many ups and downs and changes of history, the temple complex is still a relic with unique cultural, artistic and architectural values ​​of humanity...

My Son Temple Complex was officially recognized by UNESCO as a World Cultural Heritage in 1999.

Previously, on the afternoon of September 23, Japanese Crown Prince Akishino and Princess Kiko met and paid a courtesy visit to leaders of Quang Nam province and visited Hoi An ancient town.

Japanese Crown Prince Akishino and Princess Kiko listen to an introduction to the temples and pagodas.

In Hoi An City, the Crown Prince and Princess also visited a number of places such as: the display of the Red Seal Ship model, the Japanese cultural exhibition house, the Japanese Covered Bridge relic... In addition, the Crown Prince and Princess also went to watch a tea ceremony performance, take souvenir photos...

Japanese Crown Prince Akishino said that this visit to Vietnam is of special significance, being the first official overseas visit of the Crown Prince and Princess after the Covid-19 pandemic. This is also the first visit to Vietnam by a member of the Japanese Royal Family in 6 years since the visit of the Japanese King and Queen in 2017. Japanese Crown Prince Akishino is delighted to visit Vietnam on the occasion of the 50th anniversary of the establishment of diplomatic relations between Vietnam and Japan.

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