Vietnam’s own ‘great wall’ uncovered
By Adam Bray, Special for CNN
January 26, 2011 3:44 p.m. EST
It’s not on the same scale of China’s Great Wall but is still significant for Vietnam’s past and future.
STORY HIGHLIGHTS
- Team uncovers what it calls the “longest monument in Southeast Asia”
- The Long Wall stretches for 127km and was used to regulate trade and travel
- It could help redefine tourism in Vietnam
- It’s nicknamed Vietnam’s Great Wall, by locals although it is not on the same scale as China’s
Editor’s note: Adam Bray has written extensively on Vietnam and is the first journalist to have visited the Long Wall.
Quang Ngai, Vietnam (CNN) — Nestled in the mountain foothills of a remote province in central Vietnam, one of the country’s most important archaeological discoveries in a century has recently come to light.
After five years of exploration and excavation, a team of archaeologists has uncovered a 127-kilometer (79-mile) wall — which locals have called “Vietnam’s Great Wall.”
Professor Phan Huy Lê, president of the Vietnam Association of Historians, said: “This is the longest monument in Southeast Asia.”
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