Ruins of the Imperial Astronomical Observatory in Hue

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    HUE - Most of the items of the Kham Thien Giam relic - the Nguyen Dynasty meteorological agency - have seriously degraded and are on the verge of collapse.

    Day la hinh anh hien tai cua di tich Kham Thien Giam - co quan khi tuong trieu Nguyen. Noi tap trung quan vien chuyen quan sat, chiem nghiem thien van, lieu doan khi tuong thuy van, khi hau; co nhiem vu du bao thoi tiet va lam lich am duong ban hanh cho ca nuoc.
    This is the current image of the Kham Thien Giam relic - the meteorological agency of the Nguyen Dynasty. It is a place where officials who specialize in observing, contemplating astronomy, predicting hydrometeorology and climate gather; it is responsible for forecasting the weather and making the lunar calendar for the whole country.
    Dong thoi, quan ly tai lieu thu tich ve thien van, lich phap; chon ngay gio tot cho moi hoat dong cua vua, trieu dinh va cac cong viec san xuat nong nghiep cung le nghi ngoai dan gian.
    At the same time, manage astronomical and calendar documents; choose good days and times for all activities of the king, the court, agricultural production work and folk rituals.
    Kham Thien Giam duoc thanh lap tu nam 1803 duoi thoi vua Gia Long, hien dang toa lac tren duong Han Thuyen, phuong Thuan Thanh, quan Phu Xuan, TP Hue. Trai qua thoi gian, tru so Kham Thien Giam da bi hu hong khong con nguyen ven.
    Kham Thien Giam was established in 1803 under King Gia Long, currently located on Han Thuyen Street, Thuan Thanh Ward, Phu Xuan District, Hue City. Over time, the headquarters of Kham Thien Giam has been damaged and is no longer intact.
    Ghi nhan cua PV Bao Lao Dong tai di tich Kham Thien Giam, gan nhu toan bo cac hang muc trong khuon vien di tich nay deu da bi xuong cap nghiem trong, bien dang va su dung sai muc dich.
    According to Lao Dong Newspaper's reporter at the Kham Thien Giam relic site, almost all items in the relic site have been seriously degraded, deformed and used for the wrong purpose.
    Dang chu y, an tho ben trong di tich Kham Thien Giam cung khong con nguyen ven. Cac long vi dang bi phan huy, phan go da chuyen mau duc den do tiep xuc voi moi truong am uot lau ngay.
    Notably, the altar inside the Imperial Astronomical Observatory is no longer intact. The tablets are decomposing, and the wood has turned black due to long-term exposure to a humid environment.
    Tuy nhien phan son son thep vang tren long vi van con kha nguyen ven, noi bat giua mot an tho do nat.
    However, the gilded lacquer on the altar is still quite intact, standing out among the ruined altar.
    Buc tuong lon ve hinh cac chom sao duoc chu thich bang chu Han. Cung hinh ve cac vi tinh tu theo dang “bat quai do”.
    The large wall has drawings of constellations annotated in Chinese characters. Along with drawings of stars in the form of a "bagua diagram".

    Mot nha ve sinh hien dai xuat hien ben trong di tich do nguoi dan tung sinh song o day xay len, cung nhieu vi tri cua di tich da bi su dung sai muc dich. Ben canh do, trong khuon vien Kham Thien Giam van con nguoi dan sinh song tu nhieu nam nay.
    A modern toilet has appeared inside the relic built by the people who used to live here, and many locations of the relic have been misused. Besides, the Kham Thien Giam campus has still been inhabited for many years.
    Cac cot keo, cua va mai ngoi da bi moi mot, do gay nghiem trong buoc Trung tam Bao ton Di tich Co do Hue phai gia co tam, tranh nguy co do sap hoan toan. (Canh bao khong nen lai gan).
    The pillars, doors and roof tiles were damaged by termites and seriously broken, forcing the Hue Monuments Conservation Center to temporarily reinforce them to avoid the risk of complete collapse. (Warning: Do not approach).
    Ngay 11.2, trao doi voi Lao Dong, lanh dao Trung tam Bao ton Di tich Co do Hue (Trung tam) thong tin, hien nay, di tich nay dang trong giai doan trinh phe duyet xep hang Di tich cap Quoc gia, lam co so de trien khai du an bao quan, tu bo, phuc hoi di tich, do Trung tam lam chu dau tu.
    On February 11, speaking with Lao Dong, the leader of the Hue Monuments Conservation Center (Center) informed that this relic is currently in the process of being approved for ranking as a National Monument, as a basis for implementing a project to preserve, restore, and renovate the relic, with the Center as the investor.
    Lanh dao Trung tam thong tin them, ve khao sat va lap phuong an tu bo, phuc hoi, ban quan ly du an da phoi hop voi don vi tu van va thi cong (da duoc thong qua chu truong), hoan thanh ho so chi tiet. Du an da duoc de xuat trong ke hoach trung han 2026 - 2030. Neu nam 2025, di tich duoc xep hang som va giao chinh thuc cho Trung tam, thi se trien khai ngay viec tu bo.
    The Center's leaders added that regarding the survey and restoration plan, the project management board has coordinated with the consulting and construction unit (which has been approved in principle) to complete the detailed documents. The project has been proposed in the medium-term plan for 2026 - 2030. If in 2025, the relic is ranked early and officially handed over to the Center, the restoration work will be carried out immediately.

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