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The annual Lunar New Year Spring Calligraphy Festival is poised to open at Van Lake next to the Temple of Literature, known locally as Van Mieu – Quoc Tu Giam, in Hanoi with a large number of residents and tourists set to attend the event.
Service helps preserve solemn atmosphere in historical sites
The Temple of Literature, a renowned relic site in Hanoi has undertaken various initiatives to implement the recently issued Code of Conduct for Tourists.
Learning through heritage
The programme named ‘Ancient Class’, is a combination of visiting and learning in the Temple of Literature. The trial programme is built in accordance with one or more classes as opposed to the school as a whole.
Temple of Literature in large photos
VietNamNet Bridge – Let’s explore Van Mieu - Quoc Tu Giam (Temple of Literature), the first university of Vietnam through 360 degree pictures.
Six typical tourist activities that many local residents rarely do
VietNamNet Bridge - Most people in Hanoi have never or have only done
once in their lives several activities that are common for foreign
tourists.
Portraits put money in student pockets
VietNamNet Bridge – Professional and amateur painters, particularly
fine arts students, can earn money by sketching portraits of passers-by
at historical and cultural sites in Ha Noi -- though many quit due to
the cold.
Street portrait season kicks off
VietNamNet Bridge – It is portrait season at historical and cultural
sites in Ha Noi, such as Van Mieu and Hoan Kiem
Lake. During Tet, enterprising professional and amateur painters and
fine arts students can earn as much as VND1 million a day
Japanese tour offered at Temple of Literature
A Japanese tour of Van Mieu (Temple of Literature) – a symbol of Ha
Noi's culture and history – will be held by the Friends of Viet Nam
Heritage (FVH) next Monday.
Character building calligraphy proves a hit
Once the preserve of ancient scholars and elites, calligraphy has
enjoyed a renaissance in recent years as anxious students seek hangings
in ancient Han-Nôm characters which are thought to bring good luck.
Being touched by visitors, ancient doctoral steles worn out
"Being touched by hands with sweat for many
consecutive years, many doctoral steles in the Temple of Literature are
worn out. For example, a stele that was made in 1452 now has no words
left," says Dr. Nguyen Minh Tuong, Institute of History.
Doctoral laureate steles to be recognized by UNESCO
Eighty-two doctoral laureate steles under the
early Le, Mac and late Le dynasties (1442-1779) in Hanoi’s Van Mieu will get UNESCO’s Global Memory of the World
Programme’s certificate.
Asking for scripts at new-year spring festival
VietNamNet Bridge – The Spring Festival at Van Mieu - Quoc Tu Giam
(Temple of Literature) opened this morning, February 11, with many
activities.
The Street of Calligraphers in pictures
VietNamNet Bridge – Over a week before the traditional New Year,
dozens of calligraphers of different ages have gathered on Hanoi’s Van
Mieu Street as usual.
Exhibition features traditional worship of education
Shrines and altars honouring studying and education are being displayed
at an exhibition organised at Hanoi's Van Mieu (Temple of Literature),
which also houses motifs of Confucius and other learned scholars.
