The most familiar temple in the country is actually the first Chinese university in Hanoi
Hanoi. The Confucian Temple is a typical Chinese-style building. It was built in 1070 AD and enshrines Confucius and Confucian sages in China. It is said to be The first national university in Vietnam, from the moment it was built, it has been one of the most prominent landmarks in Hanoi for nearly a thousand years.
At present, the Temple of Literature in Hanoi, which is divided into three sections, covers an area of more than 26,000 square meters, and the scale is not small. The entire building consists of five groups of courtyards, almost completely imitating the architectural pattern of the Qufu Confucian Temple in China. Under the horse monument, there is a pool in the front yard. Whether it is the symmetrical dignified Wenmiao Gate, the Chinese character couplet on the carved stone pillar, or the carving on the flying dragonfly, it basically inherits the Chinese style, so that Chinese tourists come here, even if Never visited, there are always a few seemingly acquainted.
The Great Hall of the Temple of Literature is hovering with a Chinese character plaque with the four characters of "Wanshi Shibiao". It is marked with "Kangxi Yushu" and there is a Confucius table in the main hall. It can be seen that Vietnam was deeply influenced by China. The influence of Confucianism, Confucius's educational thoughts and doctrines were widely spread among the large and small bureaucrats and ordinary people in Vietnam at that time. Following Confucius, like the current pursuit of stars, it was a fashionable and prevailing event in Vietnam at that time.
Now, in Hanoi, almost all locals know the Temple of Literature. Every year, the Temple of Literature will hold a few days of ceremonies, as well as calligraphy, chess, poems, cockfighting, fighting birds and other cultural entertainment. Activities, the people are keen on the worship of the Confucian Temple. On that day, they took a group of children who came to the Temple of Confucius to observe. They were guided by the adults. The adults pointed at the entrance to the entrance of the scholars and thought about the words, perhaps encouraging the children. Let's study as well as the sages.
Temple of literature is the place where Vietnamese pupils often go to pray for success in their high school graduation and university entrance exams. The temple was free before, but since there are many exhibitions and events are held here, you need to buy tickets to go inside. You can also go there to ask for/buy calligraphy for the words of your choice as well.
Temple of Literature in Hanoi, VietnamThe place is really nice and a lot of historical facts to be learned. Downside was there were a lot of people as it was the last day of Tet holiday and it's Sunday as well. Would definitely visit again, when there are less people to enjoy the place even more. ☺️
Probably need 1.5 hour to explore this place. Need to take grab to this location from Old Quarters. Can buy tickets on the spot. Learnt about the history and importance of education.
it has gone through lots of repair. unfortunately there was not much of explanation
nice place
If you are interested in history, you should definitely visit the Temple of Literature. During my visit there, I learned so much about Vietnamese and Chinese history. I also learned that Vietnam used to be part of China. By the way, I took these Chinese characters and showed them to my friends 😊❤️