On June 11, in Hue city, the People's Committee of Thua Thien-Hue Province held a public announcement and received the Certificate of Documentary Heritage "Poetry on Hue Imperial Architecture" as a Documentary Heritage under Chapter Program of World Memory Asia-Pacific and the orientation to preserve and promote the value of heritage.
Thus, with "Poetry on Hue imperial architecture" recognized as a Document Heritage under the World Memory Program in the Asia-Pacific region, Hue has until now truly become "One destination, year of heritage. ”
Four heritage sites have been recognized by UNESCO and UNESCO organizations, including: Hue Monuments Complex (1993), Hue Imperial Court Music (2003), Nguyen Dynasty woodblocks (2009), Nguyen Dynasty's Chau (2014).
Typical properties of the heritage
Dr. Phan Thanh Hai, Director of the Hue Monuments Conservation Center, said that the poem system on the Hue imperial architecture consists of fine works from countless works of the Nguyen emperors. The head was used for decoration on palaces, temples, royal tombs from Minh Mang (1820-1841) to Khai Dinh (1916-1925). In addition to the huge number, here also has the typical style of decoration "best competition."
According to many studies, the poetry system on Hue royal architecture is a special decorative art, a valuable heritage, not found anywhere else in the world.
Except for a number of important monuments decorated with many poems that were destroyed during the war (1947) such as Thai To Mieu, Can Chanh palace, Can Thanh, Khone Thai, etc. letters and the number of existing self-written boxes (not counting the number of compartments of porcelain-mosaic verses at Khai Dinh tomb) has 2,742. Particularly in Hoang Thanh: Dien Thai Hoa has 242 boxes of poems, painted with gold-plated lacquer; The Mieu has 679 boxes of poems, gold-painted lacquer; Hung Mieu has 110 boxes of poems, yellow lacquer paint; Trieu Mieu has 62 boxes of poems, painted with gold leaf. The tombs of Minh Mang, Thieu Tri, Dong Khanh, Quoc Tu Giam - Tan Tho Vien ... are also decorated with poems, painted with gold gilds in large quantities.
Over time, the severity of natural disasters, devastation of the war, until now Hue has preserved more than 3,000 units with all types of poems, poems, couplets, great ... Besides poems that are decorated in the "most picturesque style", there is a way of presenting in the "most unique style", ie each poem or each great picture is decorated with a picture. The position shown is mainly on the three sides, puzzle or ancient works, in the interior and exterior of Nguyen court architecture.
Typically, the poem in the central hall, the middle box on Thai Hoa palace is considered as the declaration of independence of the Nguyen Dynasty: “The national culture of the millennium / the far-reaching universal map / Hong Bang declared the post-annex / Nam ceo or Duong Ngu. "Or also a poem on Thai Hoa Palace:" Thai Binh new regime / Porch cunning scale / Literature fame / spring full of imperial capital ", roughly translated: Thai Binh new regime / Expanding the old scale / Writings on convergence / Spring wind throughout the imperial capital. ”These are all selected works in countless unique works of the emperors and royalty of the Nguyen Dynasty. This work is performed by the generation of the best artisans in the country.
All poems written on Hue imperial architecture are carved, carved, mosaic, cast, baked, grafted on many different materials: wood, bronze, french lam, ivory, bone, crockery, creating a collection. The collection of poetry is extremely rich and has a special value in terms of art, culture and history. Until now, the system of Han scripts and poems in Hue imperial architecture has been preserved very well, except for works that have been lost due to the destruction of the works, the rest are preserved almost intact. The wisdom, the talent of the ancestors, is important for generations to come after reading history through the unique decorative poems of a period of nearly 150 years of political development. , socio-economic and cultural aspects of Vietnam.
Orientation of conservation
The poetic heritage on Hue imperial architecture is considered an authentic documentary heritage containing a valuable content stored by priceless artworks: paintings, calligraphy, talented artisans carve a mosaic on a precious and durable wood such as iron and steel (ironwood) to decorate to honor the value of Hue imperial architectural works.
When the poetry system on Hue imperial architecture was recognized, the system of Hue ancient monuments has a special feature that the heritage is part of the heritage so it is very beneficial in preserving and promoting its value. However, precisely because the system of poetry based on the Hue imperial architecture is a documentary heritage, it must be absolutely protected from the originality, so the conservation of related works must also make extreme decisions. In strict terms, the originality requires the best protection.
Mr. Nguyen Van Cao, Deputy Secretary of the Provincial Party Committee, Chairman of the People's Committee of Thua Thien-Hue Province stressed that following the UNESCO honors will be a major task and challenge for Thua Thien-Hue in the strategic direction of conservation. to preserve and promote the value of this document heritage together with fully recognized cultural heritage. This is also a new opportunity for Thua Thien-Hue to further strengthen the conservation of this and other potential documentary heritage; exchanging information and mobilizing resources to preserve, digitize and enhance access; at the same time, expand exchange and international cooperation relations.
Affirming that the duty to protect and promote the value of cultural heritage is not everyone's responsibility but that of the whole community and the whole society, Mr. Nguyen Van Cao requested in the coming time, orienting the conservation work and promoting the value of Hue heritage will focus on fostering relationships with international organizations, especially UNESCO, in order to enlist the support and assistance to Hue heritage in many ways; take advantage of promoting Hue image through conservation and promotion of heritage values.
The province continues to strengthen its relations with ministries, central branches, world heritage sites in Vietnam and other provinces in order to maximize the resources and the material and spiritual support for the public. preserving and promoting the values of Hue heritage. The preservation and promotion of the heritage values of the ancient capital of Hue will be raised to a new height, contributing to the rapid and sustainable development of Thua Thien-Hue province, becoming one of the central cities of Hue. Central region and is one of the major and unique centers of the country in terms of culture, tourism, science and technology, intensive health, multidisciplinary and multi-disciplinary training and education. .
Currently, this entire document system has been filmed, photographed and digitized by the Hue Monuments Conservation Center to prevent unnecessary unfortunate events from happening. restrict the use of originals. The most difficult task of Hue Monuments Conservation Center at present is the preservation of architectural works containing this document heritage.
Although each plot is an artifact, but because it is located on ancient buildings, it is not possible to apply modern methods such as specialized warehouses to control the temperature and humidity. The system is still enduring the time, climate, temperature and humidity they have endured over the past 200 years.
In the coming time, the preservation of the integrity of this human heritage has always been laid out in the restoration of monuments. Many conservation and conservation specialized agencies are making efforts to research and preserve them with many measures, especially the traditional paint material such as its inherent, or real gold lacquer paint in the important works. weak, to promote the value of monuments, attract visitors and research.
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