LOCATION OF QUOC TU GIAM IN THE COMPLEX OF HUE MONUMENTS
In Vietnam, nearly a thousand years ago, Quoc Tu Giam school was established at the beginning of the Ly Dynasty. During the subsequent dynasties, this school always existed and became more and more interesting. However, until now, the appearance of a Quoc Tu Giam, only coming Hue that people can "see and admire". This is also the reason why Quoc Tu Giam school was established under Nguyen in Hue to become a rare work in our country.
Quoc Tu Giam is the only "Mandarin" school in the whole country, so all the intellectuals who seek fame are gathering here more and more. Existing for more than 100 years in An Binh village, next to Hue Temple of Literature, along with the architecture and charming scenery here as well as the special position of Quoc Tu Giam, under Thieu Tri Emperor, the king has ranked the school in one of the 20 scenic spots of the land. This school is the 18th scenic spot in 20 landscapes of the Capital, while the praiseworthy poem is called "Huynh Tu Thu Thanh" (Listening to reading books at school). The entire poem (with a title written in an improvisation manner) was carved into the stone and erected in front of Di Luan Duong. In 1908, when Quoc Tu Giam school moved to its current location, this stone stela was also brought back and its location is still in front of the temple.
Quoc Tu Giam (Hue) today at 23rd August Street, is also the headquarters of the Museum of History of Thua Thien Hue
It can be said that Quoc Tu Giam is one of the particularly rare relics of Hue and Vietnam today because this is the only university in the monarchy period that still exists in our country. In this sense alone, Quoc Tu Giam relic deserves to be ranked and protected as a special relic of the country.
Historically, Quoc Tu Giam is the only representative that reflects the face of a feudal university, it is also a testament to the thought of attaching importance to the learning of the Nguyen Dynasty in particular and the Vietnamese dynasties in general. Over 200 years of existence, Quoc Tu Giam has contributed significantly to the training of talents for the country. Among the more than 500 doctors and salutatorians of the Nguyen Dynasty, there were many who used to sharpen their knowledge at this school.
In terms of architecture, Quoc Tu Giam, especially Di Luan Duong building, is a rare work of Nguyen court architecture, a work with a mixture of "Duong" and "Cac" of the Nguyen Dynasty. This is also a very high-value work in terms of decorative art with hundreds of inlaid cells touching ivory bones and embossing porcelain in the interior and exterior. Other works such as galleries and warehouses also have certain architectural and historical values because they are the embodiment of a period of development of Vietnamese architecture in the early twentieth century.
Promoting the value of relics, from the school year 2019-2020, the title "Honorary student of the whole school" was honored by Thua Thien Hue province at Quoc Tu Giam (Hue).
In terms of literature, Quoc Tu Giam is also the place to store hundreds of valuable poems of the Nguyen Dynasty rulers; two stone steles in the Thieu Tri and Tu Duc periods on the campus also contain very valuable content on literature and art of stele making.
Quoc Tu Giam in Hue, now the Thua Thien Hue Historical Museum, is the only university monument from feudal times that still exists in our country. This is a historical and cultural relic with a very high value. On December 11, 1993, Quoc Tu Giam together with the Nguyen court relic system was inscribed on the list of World Cultural Heritage.