Nguyen Du relic site preserves the treasure 'Truyen Kieu'

As a special national relic, the relic site of great poet Nguyen Du (Tien Dien commune, Ha Tinh province) preserves the engraved version of 'Truyen Kieu' for more than 150 years.

Scattered over an area of ​​nearly 2.9 hectares, the relic site is a complex of memorial works for the great poet Nguyen Du (1765 - 1820), author of the classic poem: Truyen Kieu with 3,254 verses in the luc bat form.

Memorial temple of poet Nguyen Du - sketch by architect Tran Xuan Hong

Nguyen Du's church was first built in 1820 (it has been renovated many times since then), built in the style of 3 rooms, 2 gables with 2 lions greeting each other. Inside, there is still a stone tablet engraved with his name, title and parallel sentences praising Nguyen Du given by King Minh Mang.

In front of the temple and tomb of Nguyen Nghiem - father of the great poet Nguyen Du - sketch by architect Nguyen Hoang Quan

Nguyen Du's tomb was originally just a simple grave facing west with a stele inscribed "Tien Dien Nguyen's tomb", later it was rebuilt and restored to be more solemn.

Aerial view - sketch by architect Nguyen Khanh Vu

Statue of great poet Nguyen Du - sketch by architect Phan Dinh Trung

Main yard of Nguyen Du Memorial House - sketch by architect Thang Ngo

In 1965, Cho Tro communal house (dating from the end of the 18th century) was moved to the memorial area to be used as a display house containing nearly 1,000 documents and artifacts: Nguyen Du's inkstone, Kieu printed from the oldest known engraving (1866), unique Kieu calligraphy, a collection of Tale of Kieu in various languages... In addition, two large characters "Hong Son the pho" (Ancient lineage at the foot of Hong Linh mountain) and "Thien mon tai dang" (Again to the gate of heaven) were preserved here, given to the Nguyen-Tien Dien family by the Qing Dynasty envoy and the descendants of Chu Cong at the end of the 18th century.

View from the entrance - sketch by architect Thang Ngo

Nguyen Du Church - sketch by student Le Tran Mai Han

Nguyen Du's church (new construction) - sketch by architect Duy Huynh

" Bat tri tam bach du nien hau/Thien ha ha nhan khap To Nhu " (I don't know 300 years from now, who in the world will cry for To Nhu). Nguyen Du passed away more than 200 years ago, but people still remember him through Truyen Kieu - a treasure of Vietnamese literature, recognized as a World Documentary Heritage. People even... tell fortunes about Kieu (use Truyen Kieu to ask for advice or predict the future). Combining literature and folk spirituality is a unique phenomenon not seen in other countries.

Nguyen Du Church - sketch by artist Cong Thang

Entrance to the old garden of the Nguyen family in Tien Dien - sketch by architect Bui Hoang Bao

Source: https://thanhnien.vn/khu-di-tich-nguyen-du-luu-giu-bau-vat-truyen-kieu-185250927203059687.htm