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Thi Cau Ward, BAC Ninh City, Bac Ninh province, VietNam
 Bac Ninh is one of the localities of Vietnam with the Temple of Literature, a place to worship Confucius, the ancestor of Confucianism and save the names of talented people who passed the exam in feudal times. The Temple of Literature in Bac Ninh has long become a pride, a symbolic work for the studious tradition of Kinh Bac people.
Located in the middle of Bac Ninh City (about 30 km northeast of Hanoi capital) Bac Ninh Temple of Literature is one of six temples of literature in Vietnam, having historical and cultural value, reflecting the academic tradition of Vietnam. Kinh Bac countryside through the periods of nation building and defense of the feudal dynasties. According to Mr. Nguyen Duy Nhat, Director of Bac Ninh Provincial Monuments Management Board, Bac Ninh Temple of Literature was formerly located on Chau Son mountain, Thi Cau, but due to damage to the work, in 1893, the Temple of Literature was relocated from its location. The present location is Phuc Duc Mountain, Dai Phuc Ward, Bac Ninh City. To prepare for this, before that, in the year of the Ox (1889), the scholar Do Trong Vy had carved 12 stone steles “Kim Bang Luu Phuong”, registering 677 students who passed the university of Kinh Bac. The overall construction of the Temple of Literature in Bac Ninh currently includes: Tam Mon, Pre-Temple, Post-Duong, Tien Duong, Ta Vu, and Huu Vu. “In 1928, The Temple of Literature in Bac Ninh continued to be repaired and this time had a stele in the form of a screen “Bac Ninh, Trung Tu Bi Ky”. With that in mind, the Temple of Literature in Bac Ninh is a place of maintenance, worship, and a cultural and religious work worshiping Confucius and the great professors of Bac Ninh – Kinh Bac people. – Mr. Nguyen Duy Nhat said.
 

It can be said that the outstanding feature among all the remaining values ​​of the Temple of Literature in Bac Ninh are 15 stone steles. In which, 12 stele “Kim Bang Luu Cuu” was erected in 1889, keeping the name of nearly 700 university professors of Kinh Bac hometown who brightened the tradition of studiousness and meritorious services in the cause of construction and protection. country, developing Vietnamese culture. The stele “Bac Ninh province restores the Temple of Literature” with a large size of nearly 10m2, is considered a treasure of the Temple of Literature, on it, praising the role and meaning of the Temple of Literature, as well as honoring the sages. talent. Mr. Nguyen Duy Nhat, Director of the Bac Ninh Provincial Monuments Management Board, said: “With these values, it can be affirmed that the Temple of Literature in Bac Ninh is one of the most representative monuments for the tradition of studiousness of the countryside. Bac Ninh flavor. Bac Ninh,

 

Along with Hanoi capital, Hue ancient capital, Bac Ninh is the third locality to build a temple of great size, scale and solemnity. Today, Bac Ninh’s Temple of Literature has become the center of cultural activities with educational content, promoting the tradition of studiousness and academic excellence of the homeland. This place often welcomes national and international delegations of excellent students from Bac Ninh province to offer incense and public notice after each exam. Mr. Hoang Huy Hoi, Management Board of Bac Ninh Temple of Literature, said: “At the beginning of the year or the year-end exam, a lot of students come to burn incense and honor the old academics. From there, follow those examples to study well, and later be a useful person for the country and society.”

 

Temple of Literature with pages of cultural and educational history preserved to this day are extremely valuable data of Kinh Bac civilization. Therefore, Bac Ninh Temple of Literature will become the most unique traditional cultural tourist destination for tourists to visit, admire and understand more deeply the traditional values ​​of culture, education, art… of the people of Kinh Bac in particular and of Vietnam in general in history, present and future. 

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