A special ancient village in Vietnam has 3 World Memory Documentary Heritages

TPO - Truong Luu Village (Can Loc District, Ha Tinh Province) is an ancient village more than 600 years old with a unique cultural heritage system. In particular, there are 3 heritages recognized by UNESCO as the World Memory Documentary Heritage of the Asia-Pacific region, including Woodblocks of Phuc Giang School, Hoang Hoa porcelain map and Han Nom writing system.

TPO - Truong Luu Village (Can Loc District, Ha Tinh Province) is an ancient village more than 600 years old with a unique cultural heritage system. In particular, there are three heritage sites recognized by UNESCO as the World Memory Documentary Heritage of the Asia-Pacific region, including Woodblocks of Phuc Giang School, Hoang Hoa Porcelain Map and Han Nom writing system.

Truong Luu village (formerly in Lai Thach commune, La Son district, Duc Quang district, now Kim Song Truong commune, Can Loc district, Ha Tinh province). This 600-year-old ancient village is known for the Nguyen Huy family, which is famous throughout the country with names that have passed university and have famous poetic careers.

Local people say that in the past, the entrance to Truong Luu ancient village started from Quan bridge area (red circle) - crossing Phuc Giang river, the flow flows into Nghe river and down to sea through Sot estuary (Loc Ha district). ) Nowadays. Phuc Giang River is associated with an anecdote that King Ho Quy Ly used to bring his navy to exercise. The name of the river is also used by Tham Hoa Nguyen Huy Oanh to name the library he founded, Phuc Giang Library.

Next to Phuc Giang river is Ngoc well with hundreds of years old. In the past, this well served food and living for the people in the village.

The communal house of Truong Luu village was built in the 17th century, consisting of two main parts: the upper hall (where the gods are worshiped) and the lower hall (where people live culturally and spiritually). The entire architecture of the communal house was built and designed in the style of the Later Le Dynasty.

The architecture of the communal house is built of jackfruit wood with sophisticated patterns. On June 12 (lunar calendar) every year, local people hold a ceremony to pray for the peace of the nation and the villagers. In 2008, the communal house was recognized as a provincial historical relic.

In the communal house, there is still a stele listing 22 children in the village (mainly from the Nguyen Huy family) who obtained doctorates under the Later Le and Nguyen dynasties.

The carvings are sophisticated, elaborate and very artistic on jackfruit wood with a harmonious layout. Decorative themes reflect traditional folklore life such as dragons, phoenixes, tigers, etc.

Over time, many items have deteriorated and need to be repaired soon.

Tile scales in the communal house fall, damaged over time.

In the process of construction and development, Truong Luu village has created a unique cultural heritage system. Pictured is the church of the Nguyen Huy family in Truong Luu village.

In terms of tangible cultural heritage, the village still retains more than 15 large and small relics, including 4 national-ranked relics, 9 provincial-level relics and a church system of other clans.

National historical and cultural relic Nguyen Huy Oanh and Nguyen Huy Tu Church, also known as Luc Chi church. The church was built by Tham Hoa Nguyen Huy Oanh in 1752 to worship his father, Nguyen Huy Tuu (1690-1750).

Phuc Giang Library and Truong Luu School are two relics associated with the Woodblocks of Phuc Giang School, which have been recognized by UNESCO as the Asia-Pacific Memory Documentary Heritage of the World. Pictured is the area where Phuc Giang school used to be.

The lotus pond in Truong Luu village next to the temple of the famous Nguyen Huy Tu (1743-1790), now restored.

At the end of June, Ha Tinh received the Certificate of recognition of the Han-Nom Text of Truong Luu Village as a Documentary Heritage of the World Memory Program in the Asia-Pacific region.

GS. TSKH. Academician Nguyen Huy My is the 16th generation descendant of the Nguyen Huy family in Truong Luu village. He is in charge of collecting, appraising, completing documents and bringing the ancient village heritage to the world.

The three heritages of Truong Luu village include: Woodblocks of Phuc Giang School is a set of carved boards used to print books for the teaching and learning of the Nguyen Huy family from the eighteenth to the twentieth century at Phuc Giang school; Hoang Hoa porcelain's map is recognized as the only copy of the book with the map as the main part and the Collection of Han Nom texts including 173 documents in 14 clan churches, village communal houses and 8 village houses. Truong Luu (from the end of the seventeenth century to the middle of the twentieth century).

All three documentary heritages mentioned above are currently displayed at the headquarters of Truong Luu Cultural Heritage Preservation Management Board (headquarters of the old Truong Loc Commune People's Committee). Exhibitions attract a large number of people to admire and learn.

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Update day : 31/07/2023