The Provincial People's Committee has just issued a plan to manage, protect and promote the value of the national treasure, the Avalokitesvara Statue of Bac Binh. This is a treasure recognized by the Prime Minister as a national treasure (13th batch) in 2024 and is currently kept at the Provincial Museum.
Accordingly, the People's Committee requested to develop a plan to protect and ensure security and safety for the national treasure, the Avalokitesvara Statue of Bac Binh. Regularly carry out preservation work according to regulations and promptly report to the Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism on issues that affect or negatively impact the national treasure.
The Department of Culture, Sports and Tourism provides professional guidance on the management, protection and promotion of the value of the province's national treasures. At the same time, organize a ceremony to announce the Prime Minister's Decision on the recognition of national treasures (phase 13), associated with the Kate Festival in 2025 taking place at the Po Sah Inư tower relic. Review and propose the purchase of necessary equipment and repair and upgrade the storage system and exhibition house of the Provincial Museum to ensure conditions for the safe and effective storage, preservation and promotion of the value of cultural heritage and national treasures according to regulations.
In addition, relevant units need to promote propaganda and raise awareness among cadres, party members and people about the value and importance of national treasures. Coordinate with local authorities and relevant agencies to diversify promotional activities and introduce the province's cultural heritage and national treasures through integrating them into on-site displays and organizing mobile exhibitions in localities and schools. Support the Provincial Museum to ensure the safety of artifacts and national treasures kept and displayed at the Provincial Museum and when they are displayed on mobile displays in localities in the province.
It is known that the Avalokitesvara Statue of Bac Binh is a Cham cultural artifact, made from fine-grained sandstone (small-grained granite) in dark gray color, 61cm high, weighing 13kg, dating back to the 8th - 9th century. The statue was accidentally discovered by local people during the process of farming in Thanh Kiet village, Phan Thanh commune, Bac Binh district, before 1945. In 1996, the Avalokitesvara statue was buried in the garden. In 2001, while digging the foundation to build a gate pillar, a local discovered this statue and handed it over to the Binh Thuan Provincial Museum.
The Avalokitesvara statue in Bac Binh represents the art of sculpture and religious architecture of the southern part (Kauthara region) in the Champa cultural space. It is the product of the convergence of exogenous and endogenous elements, from stone carving techniques, plastic arts to religious philosophy, creating a product that both meets the needs of worship and brings very high aesthetic value to the object, bringing solemnity in a balanced overall composition without losing the soft and lively lines that are one of the outstanding characteristics of Champa plastic arts.
Source: https://bvhttdl.gov.vn/binh-thuan-tang-cuong-bao-ve-va-phat-huy-gia-tri-bao-vat-quoc-gia-tuong-avalokitesvara-bac-binh-20250313153337639.htm
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