Phuc Giang School’s woodblocks officially recognised as world documentary heritage
The central province of Ha Tinh held a ceremony last weekend to receive a certificate recognising the Woodblocks of Phuc Giang School as a documentary heritage by UNESCO’s Memory of the World Committee for Asia and the Pacific (MOWCAP).
At the ceremony.
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Speaking at the event, Ambassador Pham Sanh Chau, Secretary-General of the Vietnam National Commission for UNESCO, affirmed that the recognition once again confirmed the studious tradition of Ha Tinh people in particular and Vietnamese in general.
Ambassador Chau also appreciated efforts made by Ha Tinh authorities and the Nguyen Huy family in preserving and making dossiers for the heritage.
The diplomat urged the localtity to focus on conserving and promoting the woodblocks in Vietnam, the region and the world at large.
The woodblocks of Phuc Giang School are displayed at the ceremony.
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The Phuc Giang School’s woodblocks include 379 well-preserved blocks to print textbooks, said Son. The total set used to number 2,000 blocks. They are the only ancient woodblocks created by a family for education preserved today in Vietnam.
The woodblocks reflect various values of the country concerning culture, education, economy, society and interference among different families.
One of the woodblocks of Phuc Giang School
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The other five Vietnamese items recognised in the Memory of the World Regional Register for Asia and Pacific list are Royal Literature on Hue Royal Architecture, the Nguyen Dynasty’s wooden blocks and the royal records, the Van Mieu stone stele and the Vinh Nghiem Pagoda woodblocks.
The woodblocks of Phuc Giang School were recognised at the 7th meeting of the MOWCAP organised in the central province of Thua Thien-Hue in May this year.
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