Ngu Hanh Son Cultural and Historical Site
| Alternative site name(s) Marble Mountains Province(s) Da Nang Area 400 ha Coordinates 16°01'N, 108°16'E Agro-ecological zone South Central Coast Decreed by government Yes Management board established No |
Investment plan prepared No VCF eligibility criteria met None Social screening criteria met None Conservation needs assessment prepared No Operational management plan prepared No Tracking tool completed No Yes |
Management history
Ngu Hanh Son Cultural and Historical Site was included on Decision No. 194/CT of the Chairman of the Council of Ministers, dated 9 August 1986 (MARD 1997). This decision decreed the establishment of a 400 ha cultural and historical site for the protection of a “renowned landscape protection forest” (Cao Van Sung 1995). Although the site was decreed as a Special-use Forest, it is currently under the management of Da Nang City Department of Culture and Information (Da Nang Provincial FPD verbally 2003).
Ngu Hanh Son is included on a list of Special-use Forests to be established by the year 2010, prepared by the FPD of MARD, as a 400 ha cultural and historical site (FPD 2003); this list has not yet been approved by the government.
Topography and hydrology
Ngu Hanh Son consists of five limestone karst outcrops: Thuy Son, Moc Son, Hoa Son, Kim Son and Tho Son (Storey and Robinson 1995). The highest outcrop, at 107 m, is Thuy Son, which contains a number of natural caves (Dodd and Lewis 1996).
Biodiversity values
The biodiversity of the site have not been studied. However, the site has been extensively deforested, and only a small area of vegetation remains (Da Nang Provincial FPD verbally 2003).
Conservation issues
No information.
Other documented values
Ngu Hanh Son has been developed as a site for tourism, and is visited by large numbers of domestic and foreign tourists each year. The caves inside Thuy Son mountain contain a number of Buddhist shrines, and Thuy Son is a popular place of pilgrimage for Buddhists (Storey and Robinson 1995).
Related projects
No information.
Conservation needs assessment
A conservation needs assessment has not been conducted for the site.
Operational management plan
An operational management plan has not been prepared for the site.
Eligibility against VCF criteria
Ngu Hanh Son is ineligible for VCF support because it does not meet the criteria for supporting forest biodiversity of international importance. In addition, the site is a cultural and historical site, and it is not under appropriate conservation management.
| Criterion |
Eligibility |
| AI |
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| AII |
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| BI |
Decision No. 194/CT, dated 09/08/86 |
| BII |
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| BIII |
Under provincial management |
| CI |
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| CII |
Social screening requirements
A social screening report has not been prepared for the site.
| Criterion |
Eligibility |
| A |
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| B |
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| C |
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| D |
Literature sources
Dodd, J. and Lewis, M. (1996) Vietnam: the rough guide. London: Rough Guides.
Storey, R. and Robinson, D. (1995) Lonely planet travel survival kit: Vietnam. Third edition. Hawthorn: Lonely Planet Publications.
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