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Temple of Literature - The first
university of Vietnam
Location:
Temple of Literature is
located on Van Mieu Street, 2km west of Hoan Kiem
Lake.
Characteristics:
Van Mieu - Quoc Tu Giam is a famous historical and
cultural relic consisting of the Temple of
Literature and Vietnam’s first university. The
Temple of Literature was built in 1070 in honour
of Confucius, his followers and Chu Van An, a
moral figure in Vietnamese education.
Quoc Tu Giam, or Vietnam's first university, was
built in 1076. Throughout its hundreds of years of
activity in the feudal, thousands of Vietnamese
scholars graduated from this university.
In 1483 Quoc Tu Giam was changed into Thai Hoc
Vien (Higher Educational Institute). After decades
of war and natural disasters, the former
construction was completely destroyed. In
preparation for the celebration of the 1000th
anniversary of Thang Long (present day Hanoi)
another construction has been built following the
model of the previous Thai Hoc Vien on the same
ground. The work includes the front hall, the back
sanctuary, lean-tos on the left and on the right,
the courtyard, and subsidiary structures.
This site preserves historical vestiges of a
1,000-year-old civilization such as statues of
Confucius and his disciples (Yan Hui, Zengshen,
Zisi, Mencius), and ancient constructions such as
Khue Van Cac (Pavilion of the Constellation of
Literature) and the Worshipping Hall.
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