With the policy of choosing Confucianism as the polial ideology of the state, in 1075, the king gave the first examination to select talents: In the reign of King Ly Nhan Tong (1076), the king allowed to build more Quoc Tu Giam. , this is considered to be the first university of our country.In the Tran dynasty, Quoc Tu Giam was called the National Institute of National Science. In the Temple of Literature there is Khue Van Cac (Sao Khue is the star of literature). The examination was first organized in 1075 under King Ly Nhan Tong to the final examination in the reign of Le Chieu Thong (1787). When newly established, the school was named Quoc Tu Giam. In 1236, the name was changed to Quốc Tử Viện and Quốc Học Academy. In the Le Dynasty, it was called Thai Academy. Regardless of its name, Quoc Tu Giam was the highest educational level in the feudal period, directly organized and administered by the court. Quoc Tu Giam's mission is to train scholars, build talents, appoint the school's students to the court to supplement the mandarins. The king personally chose the mandarin's descendants and the handsome civilians to be the students. There are two ways to nominate mandarins to get people with honor (exam) to get more talented people than people without base on the title (election). Historian Pham Huy Chu remarked: "At that time, it was prudent and the law school was so strict that no one dared to nominate the natural resources and the titles were worthy". Therefore, Quoc Tu Giam has fulfilled its responsibility to recruit talents for the country. -
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Van Mieu (The Temple of Literature) was constructed in 1070 during Ly Thanh Tong's dynasty. Its original purpose was to honor Confucius. In 1076, the first university of Vietnam called Quoc Tu Giam (The Imperial Academy), was established within this temple by Emperor Ly Nhan Tong. That's the reason why the complex has the name of Van Mieu – Quoc Tu Giam up to now. Initially, Quoc Tu Giam was the school for princes and children of royal families and then expanded in the following year to admit top students from around the country.
Nowadays, Van Mieu – Quoc Tu Giam is one of the most famous tourist destinations for both Vietnamese people and foreigners. It's also a place to celebrate doctorates and high ranking scholars of Vietnam. One special thing about this place is that there are 82 Doctors' stone tablets. They are tombstones with names and origins of 1304 doctors placed on the backs of stone tortoises. If you come here at the beginning of the year or in May, when many important examinations take place, you will catch sights of numerous families and students who come and pray for luck.
Van Mieu – Quoc Tu Giam opens daily from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. and the entrance fee for each adult is 30,000 VND.
