Central cave proposed as world heritage site
07:14 08/03/2009

      The north-central Thanh Hoa Province and Vietnam Archeology Institute met Saturday to make a profile of the Con Moong Cave and propose it be recognized as a world cultural heritage by UNESCO.

 

 

The Con Moong Cave, which was discovered in 1975, is located in Thanh Yen Commune of Thach Thanh District and in the buffer zone of the Cuc Phuong National Park.

 

Archeological studies have showed the cave has cultural relics of the people from the Son Vi, Hoa Binh and Bac Son civilizations dating back between 7,000 and 13,000 years.

Reported by Ngoc Minh

Source : thanhniennews.com