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Quoc Tu Giam Temple - Ancient beauty is forgotten in Hue
Ngày đăng: 2020-05-28 09:35:39
Referring to Hue, people often think of unique architectural works such as Dai Noi, Tu Duc Mausoleum, Thien Mu Pagoda, ... Along with poetic and lyrical natural scenes such as Perfume River, Ngu Mountain, Trang Tiền Bridge, ... In addition, Huế also reminds people of the ancient and solemn schools such as Quốc Học Huế, Hai Bà Trưng School. However, few people know that there is an old famous school in Hue, that is Quoc Tu Giam School - the first university built on this ancient capital.
Road to Van Mieu Quoc Tu Giam
Literature Temple of Literature in Hue actually has 2 places.
+ The first place: in the territory of An Ninh Thuong, Huong Tra district, about 5 km from Hue to the West, the school is next to the Temple of Literature, facing the Huong River.
+ The second location: is located at No. 1, Street 23/8, Thuan Thanh Ward in the imperial city of Hue.
To get to these 2 places, you can move by car or motorbike, only takes about 10-15 minutes to arrive. To get to the first place, you go straight to Kim Long Street, continue through Thien Mu Pagoda, a 2km stretch will arrive. The second place from the center of Hue city, you go straight Bui Thi Xuan street about 2km then turn left to Da Vien bridge then turn to Le Duan street, go straight about 2km to reach Quoc Tu Giam Hue School.
History of Hue's oldest school
The Temple of Literature is one of the works belonging to the Hue Monuments Complex, founded by the Nguyen Dynasty to honor the saints of the Confucianism and to train talented people of the country at that time. Historical records also show: In 1808, Gia Long and the court decided to choose a low hill above Thien Mu pagoda, close to the left bank of the Perfume River, which is in An Ninh Thuong district, Huong Tra district, about 5 km from Hue citadel. km to the west to build first. At that time, Quoc Tu Giam school was also established here and operated until 1908 before moving to Thanh Noi.
Quoc Tu Giam school has a large area. In 1821, the school built another Di Luan Duong building consisting of 5 compartments and 2 fishing grounds, behind which was a lecture hall with 7 compartments and 2 leaners. The two school buildings are 3 rooms with 2 wings and surrounded by a protective wall.
In 1908, during the reign of Duy Tan, Quoc Tu Giam was moved inside the Imperial City, outside the Southeast of the Imperial Citadel (present location). Compared to the old architecture, the new Quoc Tu Giam was built with many new constructions, in which, the old architecture of Di Luan Duong was kept unchanged. The two sides are two rows of classrooms remain the same and student dormitories; behind the school, in the middle is the Tan Tho Vien building, flanked by the houses of the Teu Tuu, Tuoi (principal, assistant principal) and other school officials. Among these constructions, Di Luan Duong, Tan Tho Vien and the building for Teu Quoc Tu Giam are traditional wooden structures with high artistic value (Tan Tho Vien). , Di Luan Duong is derived from the architectural works of Palace Bao Dinh). In 1923, Tân Thơ Library became the Khải Định Museum, so Quốc Tử Học school had to set up a new library called Bảo Đại Library at the back of Di Luân Đường.
Coming to Van Mieu or Quoc Tu Giam Hue School, you will not be surprised by the ancient and learning history of the people here. Here you will see 32 steles engraved with the names of 293 Dr. Nguyen dynasties starting from the first examination in Minh Mang to the last exam in Khai Dinh year.
Up to now, Quoc Tu Giam Hue is the only feudal university in existence in our country. This place has become a part of the ancient vestige complex of Hue which is recognized by UNESCO as a World Cultural Heritage. So why not visit and explore such a wonderful place? Add Quoc Tu Giam Temple to your Hue exploration itinerary right away!