Inscriptions on the Marble Mountains, Da Nang City, is a system consisting of 78 documents in Chinese and Nom characters (Sino-Nom) carved on cliffs and caves, with variety in content and literary genres, created by the kings and mandarins of Nguyen Dynasty, venerable monks and intellectuals, dating from the first half of the 17th century to the 20th century



This is a unique and irreplaceable documentary heritage, which get the attention of Vietnamese and foreign researchers by its multi-faceted values in history, religion, geography, literature, language, culture and education.



The Inscriptions on the Marble Mountains store the memories of the economic, cultural, political and social contacts between Viet Nam and other countries on the maritime route across the region as well as the role of the Vietnamese women in the international marriages in the 17th century.