Temple of Literature - Imperial Academy Featured Exhibition in Hung Yen Province Honors Scholarly Tradition

On July 3, in Hung Yen province, the Center for Cultural and Scientific Activities of the Temple of Literature - Imperial Academy (under the Hanoi Department of Culture and Sports), in coordination with the Hung Yen Provincial Museum, organized a special exhibition themed “The Imperial Academy of Thang Long and Hung Yen Province's Tradition of Respect for Learning”. This event is one of the practical activities towards the 950th anniversary of the founding of the Imperial Academy (1076-2026). The event aims to introduce and promote the cultural heritage values of the Temple of Literature - Imperial Academy relic site and the tradition of respect for learning in Hung Yen province to the public within the province. The special exhibition features nearly 100 documents, images, and models, helping the public to better understand the tradition of respect for learning, national pride, and love for the homeland. The Imperial Academy of Thang Long, established in 1076 during the Ly Dynasty, was the first national academy of Vietnam and the largest center for education and training of talents in the country during the feudal period. The Temple of Literature - Imperial Academy relic site today still preserves many precious artifacts that attest to the rich tradition of scholarship in Vietnam. Notably, the 82 stone steles engraved with the names and hometowns of 1307 individuals who passed the doctoral examinations from 1442 to 1779 serve as tangible evidence and symbols of the nation's intellect, tradition of respect for learning, and the importance placed on talented individuals. The Imperial Academy of Thang Long also served as a model and a driving force for the formation of scholarly regions and families across the country, spreading the Vietnamese tradition of learning, including in Hung Yen – the homeland of many scholars whose names and hometowns are inscribed in historical records and on the steles at the Temple of Literature - Imperial Academy relic site. Through the exhibition's content, the public will have the opportunity to learn about the connection between the nation's highest educational center in history and the tradition of respect for learning in the land of Hung Yen. They will witness the continuity of values such as respect for learning and valuing talent from the past to the present, contributing to fostering love for cultural heritage and enhancing awareness of preserving and promoting the nation's fine values in contemporary life. The exhibition also serves as an occasion to connect and collectively enhance awareness of preserving and promoting heritage values between the capital city of Hanoi and Hung Yen province, thereby fostering increasingly strong cooperation between the cultural and educational agencies of the two localities.