via Vietnam Plus, 02 February 2021: Oc Eo, part of ancient Funan, will be recognised and preserved as a national relic site in Vietnam.
Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc has approved the planning for preserving and restoring Oc Eo – Ba The, a special national relic site of the ancient Oc Eo civilisation in the Mekong Delta province of An Giang.
The site covers 433.2ha of land in Oc Eo township of Thoai Son district.
Under the planning, relevant agencies will also capitalise on this relic site’s values to develop experience and ecological tourism.
The Oc Eo civilisation, part of the ancient kingdom of Phu Nam, was first discovered by French archaeologist Louis Malleretin 1942 via artefacts unearthed in the area of Ba The Mountain, now in Oc Eo township
