MOWCAP recognises more Vietnamese nominations as World documentary heritages
On May 19, the two Vietnamese nominations were awarded as documentary heritages by the UNESCO Memory of the World Committee for Asia and the Pacific (MOWCAP) during the 7th MOWCAP General Meeting held in Hue City, central Thua Thien-Hue province from May 18-21.
The two Vietnamese nominations that were named as documentary heritages by the MOWCAP are the “Royal Literature on Hue Royal Architecture” and “Phuc Giang School Woodblocks”.
They were among 16 nominations from ten Asian countries, including China, the Republic of Korea, Malaysia, Uzbekistan, Japan, Singapore, Iran, Myanmar and Mongolia.
The Royal Literature on Hue Royal Architecture is heritage that reflects the perspectives of the Kings of the Nguyen Dynasty (1802-1945) on the country’s history and culture and their method for ruling a nation.
It features poetry and literacy with varying forms of expression in terms of materials and motifs placed in different places in royal buildings. These were carved and inlaid into wood, lacquered and then plated with gold. They also appear on ceramic objects.
The Phuc Giang School Woodblocks, which date back in 1858, comprise of 379 blocks produced to print textbooks.
The two-century-year-old set of woodblocks is heritage of the Nguyen Huy family in Truong Luu village, Can Loc district of central Ha Tinh province that has been preserved by the family’s descendants.
They are the only ancient woodblocks created by a family for education preserved today in Vietnam.
Up to now, Vietnam has had four UNESCO world documentary heritages found in the country, including Nguyen Dynasty’s royal administrative documents, woodblocks of the Nguyen Dynasty; the 82 stone steles in Hanoi’s Van Mieu – Quoc Tu Giam (the Temple of Literature) honouring the names of 2,313 doctorate holders who passed the court exams during the Le – Mac Dynasty (16th – 18th centuries); and woodblocks found in Vinh Nghiem pagoda in the northern province of Bac Giang.
They were among 16 nominations from ten Asian countries, including China, the Republic of Korea, Malaysia, Uzbekistan, Japan, Singapore, Iran, Myanmar and Mongolia.
The Royal Literature on Hue Royal Architecture is heritage that reflects the perspectives of the Kings of the Nguyen Dynasty (1802-1945) on the country’s history and culture and their method for ruling a nation.
"Royal Literature on Hue Royal Architecture" is on display at the 7th Memory of the World Committee for Asia and the Pacific (MOWCAP) General Meeting.
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The Phuc Giang School Woodblocks, which date back in 1858, comprise of 379 blocks produced to print textbooks.
The two-century-year-old set of woodblocks is heritage of the Nguyen Huy family in Truong Luu village, Can Loc district of central Ha Tinh province that has been preserved by the family’s descendants.
They are the only ancient woodblocks created by a family for education preserved today in Vietnam.
Up to now, Vietnam has had four UNESCO world documentary heritages found in the country, including Nguyen Dynasty’s royal administrative documents, woodblocks of the Nguyen Dynasty; the 82 stone steles in Hanoi’s Van Mieu – Quoc Tu Giam (the Temple of Literature) honouring the names of 2,313 doctorate holders who passed the court exams during the Le – Mac Dynasty (16th – 18th centuries); and woodblocks found in Vinh Nghiem pagoda in the northern province of Bac Giang.
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