1. The railings of the Ly Dynasty
The Ly Dynasty railings date back to the early 12th century (about 1108 - 1117) and are unique stone relics, made entirely by hand-carved carving techniques.
The Ly Dynasty railings were recognized by the Prime Minister as a National Treasure in 2015 and are currently kept at the Nam Dinh Provincial Museum.
This national treasure is still relatively intact, made of gray solid stone (sand stone), boxy, 205cm long, 46cm high, 17cm thick, with a square end, a pointed cross-head, divided into two parts.
2. Set of tablets and incense in Mac Dynasty ceramics
Also displayed at Nam Dinh Provincial Museum, national treasures of the Mac Dynasty's lantern set and ceramic incense tablets are original, unique in quantity, form, artistic style, and era.
The headlights have a face diameter of 17cm; the base diameter is 21.2cm and the height is 76cm. The shape of the lantern base is meticulously completed, highlighting a variety of decorative themes such as dragons, phoenixes, urban flowers, plantain leaves, lotus petals, Chinese characters and having all the components including: base, body, necklace.
Like a lampstand, ceramic incense is also the only copy with a sophisticated, decorative pattern that is different from the incense sticks of the same period.
3. A Di Da Buddha statue
National treasure The A Di Da Buddha statue made of stone at Ngo Xa pagoda (old Yen Loi commune, now Tan Minh commune, Y Yen district, Nam Dinh province) is made of green gray stone block material (sand stone).
In terms of size, the A Di Da Buddha statue has a total altar and statue 2m high. In which, the statue is 0.92m high; the two knees are khu khu khu khu khuc 0.72m wide; the pedestal is 1.08m high; the lotus pedestal is 0.76m in diameter. The statue has a face and shape of a man, sitting in a meditation position, a high neck with 3 turns, a conical face, a straight nose bridge, torsioned hair, and a bulging (short) tip.
4. Truc Lam Tam To statue set
The Truc Lam Tam To statue set dating back to the 17th century, worshiped at Pho Minh Pagoda, belonging to the Tran Temple Special National Monument (Loc Vuong Ward, Nam Dinh City) is a national treasure in its original state.
The statue set dates back to the 17th century, and is still intact, made of wood, lacquer, gold leaf, depicting the three ancestors of the Truc Lam Zen sect, including: The First Committee of King Tran Nhan Tong, the Second Committee of the Phap Loa Group and the Third Committee of the Huyen Quang Group. Each statue weighs about 150kg.
5. Architectural model of a house and land during the Tran Dynasty
In 2015, the model of the Tran Dynasty's brick-and-make real estate architecture was recognized as a national treasure by the Prime Minister. In terms of historical and cultural value, this is an original artifact, crafted entirely by hand, dating back more than 700 years.
The model has a unique and complete artistic architecture of 14 pieces together creating an "international" architecture, measuring 100cm long and 95cm wide. The center of the house model is a cluster of works including a rectangular main building with 4 tiled roofs, a wide porch, and 2 round columns on both sides, with a set of door decorated with a dragon and mountain gown.
