Exhibition on temples of literature’s development opens in Hanoi

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of architecture, gates, bell towers, courtyards, steles and exhibits related to examinations at the temples of literature are on display at an exhibition which opened in Hanoi on January 21.

The exhibition provides visitors an overview of the country’s system of literature temples, especially the Hanoi Temple of Literature and the Hue Temple of Literature.

A number of architectural items excavated from the old base of Hanoi Temple of Literature in 1998, its books, documents, woodblocks and steles carved with the names of those who had high scores in examinations, are also exhibited.

The event aims to help people study and preserve Vietnam’s cultural heritage, encouraging people to restore their literature temples.

The exhibition will run until February 15 at the Hanoi Temple of Literature./.

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