Van Mieu - Quoc Tu Giam is relic and rich diversity of the city's leading Hanoi, located in the south of Thang Long. Currently, where the prime minister được Vietnam ranked 23 input lists special national relics. Architectural ensemble Van Mieu - Quoc Tu Giam, including: Lake Van, the Van Mieu - Quoc Tu Giam and garden director and host architecture beige Literature - a shrine to Confucius and the Temple of Literature - the first university of Vietnam Male. Temple of Literature - Quoc Tu Giam vo beige brick surround, divided into 5 classes Inside đừng with different architectural space. Each class do not time limited mà all brick walls have three doors to communication with the exclusive (Including main door and two-door sub-centered sides). From outside to inside in turn have ports is: port of Literature, University of China, Dai Thanh Thai Hoc and port. With the more than 700 years of operation was training thousands of talents for the country. Now, the Temple of Literature is the place to visit the tourists in and outside the country where the compliments and am also outstanding students and still is where poetry held annually on the full moon day in January. In particular, this is also where all doctoral-mail today to "serendipity" in front of each exam.
Literature was built in (1070), ie the second year Vu Ly Than Tong Temple .Van outside Tien functional levels holy church, Goddamn of Confucianism, also brought a function of the Royal Schools that school the first game is Prince Ly Can Duc, son of king Ly Thanh Tong with non Y Lan Nguyen, then to 5 years, ie 1072 to 8 year old came to the throne to become king Ly Nhan Tong
1076, Ly Nhan Tong Quoc Tu Giam stance on the side of Literature can see this as the first university in Vietnam. Initially, the school only for the king and the nobles of Higher Education
Nguyen Phong 3rd year in 1253, King Tran Thai Tong Quoc Tu Giam converted into the National Academy for expansion and inclusion of all children have health civilians excelled. National school school functions increasingly more prominent functions of a priest "You Ox third year (1253) ... National Academy June up Confucius bowl, Holy Eunuch and Asia, drawing objects 72 sage to worship ... in September down projection for domestic scholars to study the National academy faculty quartet letters, green business "(DVSKTT). Get discounts Applicants Shanghai Shen served as a dike to hold concurrently the Temple Institute to oversee academic work at Quoc Tu Giam.
The Tran Minh Tong, Chu Van An was appointed the director Tu Quoc Tu Industry (principal) and direct teacher of princes. He died in 1370, was King Tran Nghe Tong to worship at the Temple of Literature next to Confucius.
Sang Le dynasty, Confucianism is very prevalent. In 1484, Le Thanh Tong for beer up of people passing the doctoral examinations from 1442 onwards (the policy set out in 1442 but not yet implemented). Each department, an inscription on the back of turtles. Next year, the Le has held senior examinations 12, Le Thanh Tong (1460-1497) were held regularly every three years, is 12 examinations.
Not each examination conducted immediately finished engraved beer, not beer had made the permanence, no damage, no loss. Each time threatening construction, major reconstruction, as in 1653 (the first year Thinh Duc, 1717 (the 13th year of Vinh Thinh).
Last Dynasty Le Canh Hung period, the beer still etched steadily. Though no longer hold enough beer, the value of sculptures and precious historical documents.
In 1762, Le Hien Tong to revise the Quoc Tu Giam - training institutions and higher education of the court.
Dynasty Nguyen, Quoc Tu directors established in Hue. 1802, King Gia Long set here is the Temple of Literature - Hanoi. Northern governors to Nguyen Van Thanh to build more wells next Khue Van square. Thus at the beginning of the Nguyen Dynasty, Temple Thang Long has once been renovated only a town north of the City of Literature, later renamed the Temple of Literature in Hanoi. Quoc Tu Giam is also converted into Hoai Duc's school and then build a house in this area Khai church to worship Confucius parents.
In early 1947, the French colonial cannons fired as the house collapsed, leaving only the background with two stone columns and stone 4 studies. Today Thai Hoc entire area is built with an area of 1530m² on a 6150m² total area consists of the main structure is Money Road, Post Road, Ta vu, vu Friends, the bells, the drums are modeled on architecture old traditional ground of Quoc Tu Giam.
