Doctoral steles recognized as world documentary heritage
09/03/2010
The decision was made in the annual plenary of the UNESCO's Memory of the World in 
Stone steles in Hà Nội’s stone steles are considered a stone history book
So far, the doctoral laureate steles were Việt
The Founded in the 11th century as a temple dedicated to Confucius and then the country’s first university, Văn Miếu-Quốc Tử Giám was the biggest educational center where thousands of eminent scholars were trained. Its campus houses a garden of 82 stone steles honoring all doctoral laureates of the royal examinations held between the 15th and 18th centuries. |
The stone steles in the
Second, each inscription highlights feudal dynasties’ viewpoints and philosophy of national construction and protection, cultural preservation, education development, nurturing and using talented people.
Third, the steles provide many details of the biographies of thousands of Vietnamese celebrities.
Fourth, the Chinese characters, carved on the steles, are evidences for the development of the Chinese script in Việt
Fifth, each stele is a work of art bearing different styles.
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