Multilingual Voice-over, Audio Guide Services Available for My Son Sanctuary

The My Son World Cultural Heritage Management Board launched a digital product titled "Multi-language voiceover - Audio Guide" on July 19 to provide visitors with information about the My Son relic site, VOV reported.

The product is the result of a cooperation programme between My Son Cultural Heritage Management Board and VIETSOFTPRO Company, which was put into trial operation from June 19.

After a trial month, up to 2,000 tourists have used the digital product to seek information about the My Son relic site.

Foreign tourists use Multilingual Audio Guide (Audio Guide) to learn about My Son Sanctuary. Photo: Management Board of the My Son World Cultural Heritage

Phan Ho, director of the Management Board of the My Son World Cultural Heritage, said the new product fully supports multi-language voiceover for various tourists, noting that visitors are able to listen to the auto-translation several times.

At present, VIETSOFTPRO Company is working with the My Son World Cultural Heritage Management Board to add more languages to serve visitors, especially foreign tourists.

According to Ho, along with the digital conversion product "Multilingual Voiceover - Audio Guide", the unit has digitized thousands of artifacts at the relic site along with Sa Huynh - Champa Museum and My Son Museum, apply digital utilities to forest patrol, manage 1,158 hectares of landscape forest My Son cultural and historical relic. The Management Board implements administrative reform, sells e-invoice tickets according to the regulations of the Ministry of Finance, pays tickets via QR code and visa card.

My Son Sanctuary (Duy Phu Commune, Duy Xuyen District, Quang Nam Province) is one of the main Hindu temples in Southeast Asia and Vietnam.

The tower temples in My Son are examples of Champa religious architecture. With a history of construction and continuous development for nine centuries, the temples here have rich architecture. The temples represent the greatness and purity of Mount Meru (India).

Most of the temples and auxiliary buildings are built of brick with a delicate technique. The decorative patterns on the stone pillars along with the round statues and sandstone reliefs are carved based on Hindu myths.

Tourists can scan the QR Code seek information about the My Son relic site.

The harmonious combination with sophisticated carvings on the brick walls outside the tower has created the beauty of the My Son temple complex, with the most typical features of Champa art.

In the 4th century, under the Bhadravaman Dynasty, My Son valley was chosen as an important religious and belief center of the Champa kingdom.

In My Son, King Bhadravaman built temples, performed ceremonies, and worshiped. The temple towers were built to commemorate the great victories and conquests. It is also the place for kings to rest after death, their souls are gathered here with the gods of Hinduism, especially the God Shiva, who is considered the founder of the Champa kingdom.

At that time, the belief of God Shiva - the creator and destroyer of Hinduism was merged with the king to worship at My Son. The first temple was built of wood, worshiping god - King Bhadresvara, which is a combination in this form (combining the name of the God Isvara - also known as Siva - with the name of King Bhadravarman).

The maritime trade route between Champa and medieval countries spanned nearly ten centuries, with the formation and changes associated with the development of the Champa kingdom. Along with the number of tower temples built, My Son became a place marking the brilliant and unique development of Champa art.

The wars in the 11th century between Champa and other countries destroyed the Champa kingdom and temples in the My Son area. King Harivarman V and Giaya Indravarman III built additional small temples in My Son. In 1149, Giaya Harivarman I ascended the throne, established a new capital in ViJaya (Do Ban, Binh Dinh), restored churches and built two large temples in My Son.

The next king Indravarman IV, did not build much, but inlaid gold and silver on the roofs of temples. The amount of precious metal used amounted to 1,470 kilograms.

My Son Sanctuary has an important spiritual position for the residential community, the spiritual support of the ancient Cham people. It is a unique work of art that is valuable to this day.

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