Book on literature on Hue royal architecture issued
PSNews - Recently, the Hue Monuments Conservation Center has just launched the publication "Royal Literature on Hue Royal Architecture", introducing 1.500 unique poems on Hue ancient architectural works with the aim of helping public to get access and deeply understand an important historical period of the country.
This is the first time a special publication on royal literature on Hue royal architecture has been introduced to the public. The publication introduces 1,500 unique poems on architectural works of Hue ancient capital.
According to Vietnamese scholars, literature has existed alongside with the architectural works of Hue for more than 200 years. Having gone through fierce wars and changes of time, these poems are not only a memory of a dynasty, but also a whole legacy of the nation and humanity.
The literature was carved, enamelled and applied in different materials on royal buildings as a unique decoration and for preservation of Hue literature.
Dr. Phan Thanh Hai, Director of Thua Thien - Hue Municipal Department of Culture and Sports said:“In other countries, decorations mainly use parallel sentences and horizontal lacquered boards, which are movable. But in the Hue royal citadel, a large part of the decorations are poems and prose, which seem to appear everywhere. People ask whether the Nguyen dynasty ruled the nation with literature”.
The book is an imprint for the 5-year journey of the legacy “Royal Literature on Hue Royal Architecture”, recognized as a world documentary heritage (May 2016 - May 2021), kicking off a new journey in the preservation and promotion of this special heritage value.
