Hai Van Quan relic site offers free admission from August 1

Hai Van Quan relic site is expected to open to visitors for free from August 1, until a suitable ticket price list is established.

The Hue Monuments Conservation Center and the Department of Culture and Sports of Da Nang City have basically agreed on a plan to open Hai Van Quan to visitors. It is expected that on August 1, Hai Van Quan will begin welcoming visitors and will be free for locals and tourists until a suitable ticket price list is agreed upon.

The "First majestic pass" relic on the top of Hai Van pass

According to the Hue Monuments Conservation Center, although the restoration work has been completed and the site is ready to welcome visitors, Hai Van Quan is currently facing many difficulties in operating tourism services. The site still lacks tourism infrastructure such as parking lots, ticket sales points, work areas for tour guides and security guards, etc. In addition, due to its location at an altitude of more than 500m above sea level, the technical infrastructure system has not been invested in synchronously. The site is located in a difficult location, with limited phone and internet signals and a thin workforce, making management difficult.

Mr. Le Cong Son - Deputy Director of the Hue Monuments Conservation Center - said: "In the immediate future, there is no ticket price plan, so visitors will be temporarily exempted from the fee. From August 1, the fee will be waived, and it is expected that by early 2025, the ticket collection plan must be approved by the two localities of Thua Thien Hue and Da Nang.

Currently, the Hue Monuments Conservation Center is hiring 6 labor contracts to temporarily preserve and serve visitors.

Previously, on December 19, 2021, the Hue Monuments Conservation Center coordinated with the Department of Culture and Sports of Da Nang City to start the project to preserve, restore and promote the value of Hai Van Quan relic. The total investment of the project is more than 42 billion VND, 50% from the Da Nang city budget and 50% from the Thua Thien Hue province budget, the project implementation period is 2 years.

Hai Van Quan has been "transformed" after the restoration process.

It is known that Hai Van Quan relic was built in 1826, is a military fortification guarding the top of Hai Van Pass, right on the border between Thua Thien Hue province and Da Nang city. The relic was ranked as a national relic by the Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism in 2017. This is the only national relic in Vietnam under the management of 2 localities, Thua Thien Hue province and Da Nang city.

This is a place with an extremely important strategic and military position under the Nguyen Dynasty and was given the name "Thien ha de nhat hung quan" by King Minh Mang.

According to the leader of the Hue Monuments Conservation Center, from August 1, the unit will open to visitors the An Lang relic. Located in An Cuu ward, Hue city, the An Lang relic was built in 1889 and is currently the burial place of three kings: Duc Duc, Thanh Thai and Duy Tan.

Compared to other tombs of the Nguyen Dynasty kings, An Lang has a simple and modest architecture. However, it still retains the typical architecture of the Nguyen Dynasty. This work has been recognized as a National Monument (artistic architectural type) according to Decision No. 2890-VH/QD dated September 27, 1997 of the Ministry of Culture and Information (now the Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism). Previously, in 2019, the entire architectural system of this monument was restored with a total investment of more than 40 billion VND.

Some pictures of the "First majestic pass" before free tickets for visitors when stopping at the top of Hai Van pass: