Vietnam Retreat - Temple of Literature

This temple is a famous historical and cultural relic in Hanoi. It’s located at Van Mieu Street, which is within the city centre itself.

This is not just an ordinary temple, it is also Vietnam's first university. It was built in 1070 in honour of Confucius, his followers and Chu Van An, which is a moral figure in Vietnamese education.

The temple preserves historical vestiges of a 1,000-year-old civilization. The Emperor established a unique tradition; of carving the names of the laureates of the university on stone steles that were placed on top of stone tortoises. Im not quite sure why tortoise but its certainly cute.

To be honest, i'd love to study there. The place is just extremely peaceful. There were huge green area with beautiful water features and trees.


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