Pleiku Museum exhibits Han-Nom heritage

Attending the opening ceremony of the exhibition were representatives of the Department of Culture, Sports and Tourism, representatives of the leaders of An Khe ward, An Binh ward, Cuu An commune and many elders of the ritual committee of communal houses and temples in the area.

Scene of the exhibition opening ceremony. Photo: Ngoc Minh

From August 23 to 25, at the online hall (An Khe ward), Pleiku Museum will exhibit more than 100 photos with more than 300 images and Han Nom documents in Gia Lai province in two main parts: Royal decrees and land registers; Han Nom scripts in living spaces.

In which, the royal decrees and land registers include: royal decrees of the feudal court under the reign of King Tu Duc, Duy Tan, Bao Dai conferring titles on deities at village communal houses in the province that the topic approached and collected, and royal decrees conferring titles on people with meritorious services to the Nguyen Dynasty, currently kept in the private homes of the Nguyen, Tran, Van, and To families.

Along with that are some land purchase and sale documents that are still kept by long-established private families in the An Khe area (Nguyen and To families in Cuu An, Le family in Tu Thuy, Van family in Tan Lai...).

Han Nom scripts in living spaces include Han Nom script images with various forms: horizontal lacquered boards, parallel sentences, worshiping texts, antiques, tombstones... belonging to communal houses, temples, pagodas, private homes, and mausoleums.

Dr. Luu Hong Son (Pleiku Museum) introduces images and documents of Han Nom. Photo: Ngoc Minh

In the map of Han Nom heritage distribution in the old Gia Lai province, An Khe is the locality with the largest number of Han Nom heritages and the most diverse types. This is the land where Kinh people have lived for the longest time, temples, ancient houses, and ancient tombs are mostly concentrated in An Khe.

The exhibition is an important content of the provincial-level topic "Preserving and promoting the value of Han Nom heritage in Gia Lai province" proposed by the Provincial Museum and assigned by the Gia Lai Provincial People's Committee as the host agency.

This is the first time the Han Nom script heritage has been systematically surveyed, collected, and introduced on a large scale, conducted throughout the western localities of Gia Lai province, gathering many experts from inside and outside the province to participate.

From August 23 to 25, at the online hall (An Khe ward), Pleiku Museum organized an exhibition of many images and documents of Han Nom script. Photo: Ngoc Minh

It is known that last April, Pleiku Museum exhibited more than 400 artifacts, images, and Han Nom documents of various types.

Source: https://baogialai.com.vn/bao-tang-pleiku-trien-lam-di-san-han-nom-post564578.html