VietNamNet Bridge - Thousands of artifacts of the Nguyen Dynasty
(1802-1945) are on display at the Museum of Hue Royal Antiquities,
attracting many visitors each day.
VietNamNet Bridge - Thousands of artifacts of the Nguyen Dynasty (1802-1945) are on display at the Museum of Hue Royal Antiquities, attracting many visitors each day.
The
Museum of Hue Royal Antiquities is one of the largest three museums in
Indochina, founded in 1923, with the original name of Khai Dinh Museum
(Musee Khai Dinh).
The Museum of Hue Royal Antiquities in Hue City is home to thousands
of rare artifacts about the life of kings of the Nguyen Dynasty, the
last feudal dynasty in Vietnam.
The museum has more than 8,000
valuable antiques. Most of the exhibits are artworks, items for daily
needs, rituals, beliefs ... including porcelain, bronze, precious metal,
fabric things. In front of the museum are ancient cannons.
Museum
leaders said that over time, wars, many antiques are not intact. But
today when tourists come here, they can still admire hundreds of rare
objects made by different kinds of materials. This is the throne of the
king.
This is the costume of crown prince of the Nguyen Dynasty.
Phan Thanh Hai, Director of the Center for Conservation of Hue Ancient
Relics, said in the Nguyen dynasty, the court issued strict regulations
on costumes for people of classes in society, based on the criteria:
materials, colors, sewing type, decoration and even the amount of
clothing.
Among the precious antiques that the museum has just
exhibited are the collection of royal treasures, including metallic
books and gold seals of the Nguyen Dynasty.
A gold book is a kind
of special bibliography, made from precious metals, used to record the
important events and rituals of the court, such as the coronation of a
king, the appointment of the crown prince, the queen, and the bestowing
of titles and medals to members of the royal family. The contents of
gold books were written by the king or mandarins.
Gold books are decorated with dragons on the cover.
Gold
seals represent the supreme power of kings and dynasties. In 143 years
of existence, the Nguyen Dynasty used more than 100 seals made of gold,
silver and gem.
The museum welcomes nearly 1,000 visitors a day, Hai said, adding that foreign tourists are very interested in the antiques.
The palanquin of King Bao Dai, the last king of Vietnam.