Source: vietnamnews.vnagency.com.vn
HUE, VIETNAM, September 29, 2009: The remains of a 1,200-year-old Cham sanctuary unearthed in Phu Vang District in Hue, Vietnam, will undergo major protection works costing US$32,000. The Chams, who practiced Hinduism, are now a minority group in Vietnam.
The sanctuary will get a security post, equipment to safeguard the structure and a stele providing information about it. Its foundation will be strengthened, and two guards will be posted permanently to protect it from vandalism, according to Cao Huy Hung, director of the province’s Historic and Revolutionary Museum and the project co-ordinator.
Subsequent excavations by archaeologists revealed the foundation of another structure nearby besides many religious artifacts belonging to the ancient Cham people. The main tower has been dated between the eighth and ninth centuries, making it among the earliest Cham relics discovered so far.