Image of Hue Temple of Literature relic before restoration

Toa lac ben duong Van Thanh (phuong Huong Ho, TP Hue), di tich Van Mieu la mot trong nhung cong trinh tieu bieu trong Quan the kien truc Co do Hue duoc xay dung vao nam 1808 duoi thoi vua Gia Long. Anh: Nguyen Phong.

Located on Van Thanh Street (Huong Ho Ward, Hue City), the Temple of Literature is one of the typical structures in the Hue Ancient Capital Architectural Complex, built in 1808 under the reign of King Gia Long. Photo: Nguyen Phong.

Van Mieu ten chinh thuc la Van Thanh Mieu, ham nghia la ngoi mieu tho vi Thanh ve Van, nguoi duoc hau the ton vinh la Van The Su Bieu (nguoi thay cua muon doi) do la Khong Tu. Mieu cung phoi tho cac vi Nhan Tu, Tang Tu, Tri Tu, Manh Tu, cac vi tien hien, tien nho.

The official name of the Temple of Literature is the Temple of Literature, meaning the temple worships the Saint of Literature, who is honored by later generations as the Teacher of All Generations, Confucius. The temple also worships Yan Zi, Zeng Zi, Zhi Zi, Mencius, and other sages and Confucian scholars.

Cac kien truc su duoi thoi vua Gia Long da cho xay dung Van Mieu tren mot mat bang hinh gan vuong, moi canh khoang 160m, chung quanh co la thanh cao 2m bao boc. Trong khuon vien mieu co khoang 50 cong trinh kien truc lon nho. Khuon vien chinh co hai day nha bia doi dien nhau gom 32 tam bia, moi day co 16 tam, bia cao nhat cao 1,15m va rong 0,85m.

The architects under King Gia Long built the Temple of Literature on a nearly square site, each side about 160m, surrounded by a 2m high rampart. In the temple grounds there are about 50 large and small architectural works. The main grounds have two rows of stele houses facing each other consisting of 32 steles, each row has 16 steles, the tallest stele is 1.15m high and 0.85m wide.

Tren 32 tam bia nay khac ten, tuoi, que quan cua 293 vi Tien si trieu Nguyen, bat dau tu khoa thi dau tien nam 1822 (duoi thoi vua Minh Mang) den khoa thi cuoi cung vao nam 1919 (duoi thoi vua Khai Dinh). Tat ca cac tam bia deu duoc dat tren con rua lam bang da thanh va da cam thach.

On these 32 steles are engraved the names, ages, and hometowns of 293 Nguyen Dynasty doctors, starting from the first examination in 1822 (under King Minh Mang) to the last examination in 1919 (under King Khai Dinh). All the steles are placed on turtles made of stone and marble.

Ngay xua, vua Gia Long cho xay dung truong Quoc Tu Giam thu hai cua dat nuoc tai duong Van Thanh (tuc vi tri Van Vo Mieu ngay nay). Vi truong o hoi xa kinh thanh, nen nam 1908, trieu dinh cho doi ve gan ben trai Dai Noi nhu hien nay.

In the past, King Gia Long built the country's second Imperial Academy on Van Thanh Street (the current location of Van Vo Mieu). Because the school was a bit far from the capital, in 1908, the royal court moved it to the left side of the Imperial City as it is today.

Van Mieu la mot bieu tuong doc dao cua nen giao duc nuoc ta duoi thoi quan chu. Viec lap Van Mieu va dung bia Tien si nham luu lai va nhac nho ve truyen thong tot dep cua dan toc la su ton trong viec hoc, de cao nhan tai cua dat nuoc. Ngay nay, co rat nhieu hoc sinh, sinh vien o Hue thuong xuyen tim den Van Mieu de thap huong, cau mong cho thi cu do dat.

The Temple of Literature is a unique symbol of our country's education under the monarchy. The establishment of the Temple of Literature and the erection of the Doctorate Stele were to preserve and remind the nation of the fine tradition of respecting learning and promoting the country's talents. Nowadays, many students in Hue often go to the Temple of Literature to burn incense and pray for success in their exams.

Trai qua hon 200 nam, di tich Van Mieu da bi xuong cap kha nang ne. Nam 2022, HDND tinh Thua Thien Hue phe duyet chu truong dau tu du an Tu bo, ton tao va phuc hoi thich nghi di tich Van Mieu (giai doan 1) cung cac hang muc cu the. Tong muc dau tu gan 66 ti dong tu ngan sach Nha nuoc.

After more than 200 years, the Temple of Literature has been severely degraded. In 2022, the People's Council of Thua Thien Hue province approved the investment policy for the project of Restoration, embellishment and adaptive restoration of the Temple of Literature (phase 1) along with specific items. The total investment for the restoration is nearly 66 billion VND from the State budget.

Nhung hoa van kham sanh su con sot lai trong khuon vien Van Mieu.

The remaining porcelain mosaic patterns in the Temple of Literature grounds.

Dien Dai Thanh chi con sot lai nhung chan tan bang da.

Dai Thanh Palace only has stone pedestals left.

Nhung qua trinh khao sat, danh gia chat luong hien trang cong trinh, cac don vi da de xuat dieu chinh chu truong dau tu, bo sung nhieu hang muc khac.

But during the process of surveying and evaluating the current quality of the project, the units proposed adjusting the investment policy and adding many other items.

Thang 12.2024, HDND tinh Thua Thien Hue da xem xet, thong qua Nghi quyet dieu chinh chu truong dau tu du an Tu bo, ton tao va phuc hoi thich nghi di tich Van Mieu (giai doan 1).

In December 2024, the People's Council of Thua Thien Hue province reviewed and approved the Resolution adjusting the investment policy for the project of Restoration, embellishment and adaptive restoration of the Temple of Literature relic (phase 1).

Voi cac noi dung ke tren, tong muc dau tu cua du an sau khi duoc dieu chinh la hon 132,1 ti dong, tang hon 66,1 ti dong so voi chu truong dau tu da phe duyet truoc do. Viec trung tu du kien se duoc thuc hien vao nam 2025 va hoan thanh sau 3 nam.

With the above contents, the total investment of the project after adjustment is more than 132.1 billion VND, an increase of more than 66.1 billion VND compared to the previously approved investment policy. The restoration is expected to be carried out in 2025 and completed after 3 years.