Temple Of Literature – Peaceful Corner Of Hanoi Culture

Temple of Literature is the first university in Vietnam, not only a famous historical site in the capital but also has earlier periods of feudal history and Preserve the traditional values of the land of Vietnam. The Temple of Literature is a golden dust that glitters on the land of Hanoi today and in the future. On the trip to experience  Hanoi, do not forget to visit, discover the first university with Journey Vietnam!

When you join to any Vietnam package tours or any Hanoi daily tour, the Temple of Literature will be the destination that you have a chance to visit.

Temple of Literature along the lines of time

The Temple of Literature was built in the year 1070 in the reign of King Ly Thanh Tong to worship Confucianism, then became the place to organize examinations, aiming at fostering talents and training talented people. To appoint mandarins, join in construe the country.

In it, the first examination took place in 1075 under the reign of King Ly Nhan Tong and the feudal dynasties later inherited the rugby competition, attracting many talented contestants. At the same time, through the different periods, the way of organizing exams and teaching in Temple of Literature is also renovated and improved.

Temple of Literature relic complex is quite diverse, on a 54331 m2 campus, including many small architectural works harmoniously in the campus. Over and over again, but still retains most of the architecture. Each building has different characteristics, impressive different. In particular, Temple of Literature’s population divided into 5 zones.

Temple of Literature – Symbol of Vietnamese culture

Today, Temple of Literature is also the place to organize the poetry society. It is a place of praise for excellent and excellent students and a popular sightseeing destination which attracts many domestic and international visitors for the occasion. traveling Hanoi. At the same time, this is also a meeting point for the “text” of Hanoi people in the traditional New Year’s Day with the hope of a happy new year or in the important seasons of the country with the passage of the “Candidates “.

At any place in the Temple of Literature, you will also feel a strange peace, as if back to the time back years ago. Touching the first step into the Temple of Literature, you will feel like you are leaving the reality, leaving behind the city noisy, crowded.

Temple of Literature as a candle is always burning, lit the traditions of Vietnam’s fondness for learning. Lost in that school, it seems you energized, as filled up with energy to be faithful in the journey of exploring human knowledge and efforts to study nonstop. Don’t forget to visit this one of the best destination in Vietnam!

Hanoi is still modern and civilized, but somewhere in the corners of the capital city there are always ancient monuments, calm and keep the traditional cultural values nice. It is a harmonious combination of modernity and antiquity, two pieces that exist in parallel together. Therefore, populations of Temple of Literature relics will always be a part of the soul of the land of Hanoi, the country of Vietnam and will forever be the pride of the people of Vietnam.