Symbol of tradition of learning
According to the book “Representative scholars, intellectuals, and artisans of Thuong Tin district from 1075 to 2015”, this land has 68 scholars honored. In the past, Van Tu Thuong Phuc was a place to worship the talented and scholars of the “land of a hundred professions” south of Thang Long Citadel.
Mr. Nguyen Viet Thang - the current caretaker of Van Tu Thuong Phuc said: "Van Tu Thuong Phuc is a place to worship and honor the ancestors and scholars of the old Thuong Phuc district (now Thuong Tin district). Previously, Van Tu was in An Duyen commune (now An Duyen village, To Hieu commune). The remaining stele system in Van Tu Thuong Phuc, along with the stele inscriptions from 8196 to 8199 of the Far Eastern Archaeological Institute, the Han Nom Institute, and the Academy of Social Sciences , determined that Van Tu Thuong Phuc was built by Doctor Duong Cong Do (Quy Hoi Khoa, Third Class of the same Doctorate, Phung Sai Thanh Hoa region, Doc Dong Quan, Nhi Khe native) in An Duyen commune, Tin An commune in the 16th year of Chinh Hoa (1695).
Over the years, with historical events, Van Tu Thuong Phuc also deteriorated. Realizing its cultural and historical values, in 1755, Mr. Nguyen Quan, District Chief of Phuc Xuyen, renovated it. Later, Mr. Dinh Quan, Professor of Ly Nhan, built the Front Hall. Next, District Chief of Hoai An also returned to renovate Van Tu Thuong Phuc to make it more majestic. However, the Van Tu area at that time was narrow, the land was low, and floods often occurred in late autumn, so the ceremonies were often not held on the right day. In the year of Tan Mui, Tu Duc reign, the Van Tu wall was washed away by floodwaters.
In 1812, the stele and worship objects of Van Tu were moved to Van Hoi village, Van Gap commune, Thuong Phuc district (now Van Hoi village, Van Binh commune). Governor Cao Huu Sung, together with the royal family and scholars, stood up to build. In the winter of Canh Ty year, construction started and the renovation was completed in one year. 60 years later, Van Tu was renovated again, and the next 20 years were renovated again. Through the ups and downs of the years, Van Tu Thuong Phuc was only considered the Van Chi of Van Hoi village, so it received little attention, gradually narrowed and damaged, not meeting the standards and being worthy of being a place to honoreducation and the tradition of studiousness of the district.
According to Secretary of Thuong Tin District Party Committee Nguyen Tien Minh, it is not by chance that Van Tu Thuong Phuc has such a name. Through hundreds of years of history, nurtured by heroes and scholars, Van Tu was built and restored to this day as a testament to culture and history. With that meaning, the Standing Committee of Thuong Tin District Party Committee, term XXIII, issued a Resolution on socialization of "Investing in construction and promoting the cultural and historical values of Van Tu Thuong Phuc". The project officially started construction on January 9, 2019. Van Tu Thuong Phuc was newly built with a total area of over 3,500m2. The project has a Cong-shaped architecture, including the front hall, incense burner, rear palace, left and right wings, stele house, bronze pillars and auxiliary works.
Attractive destination
After 2 years of construction, Van Tu Thuong Phuc was completed and put into operation in 2022. Since then, Van Tu Thuong Phuc has become a destination in the cultural and historical tourism journey of Thuong Tin people in particular, of the capital and the whole country in general.
In Van Tu Thuong Phuc, there are still steles engraved with the names of scholars of the old Thuong Tin district, including national hero Nguyen Trai, Thai hoc sinh Nguyen Phi Khanh, Second class doctor Ly Tu Tan; scholars: Duong Truc Nguyen, Tran Trong Lieu, Ngo Hoan, Nguyen Y, Duong Cong Do, Ung Ngan Luong, Vu Duc Chinh, Nguyen Trac, Doan Hoanh Tuan, Duong Hang, Doan Mau Khoi and Confucian scholar, patriot Luong Van Can... These are talented people not only of Thuong Tin, Hanoi capital, but also of the whole country, who have gone down in history and made great contributions to the development of culture and education during the feudal dynasties in Vietnam.
The Van Tu Thuong Phuc project is also a key project and a highlight of Thuong Tin in implementing Resolution No. 09-NQ/TU of the Hanoi Party Committee dated February 22, 2022 on "Developing cultural industry in the capital for the period 2021-2025, orientation to 2030, vision to 2045".
Over the years, Van Tu Thuong Phuc has become a cultural and historical destination. Every year at the beginning of spring (the 9th day of the first lunar month), Thuong Tin district organizes the Opening Calligraphy Festival here. During exam season, this place welcomes thousands of people to ask for calligraphy, visit, and travel, along with the dreams and expectations for future success in their studies.
Thuong Tin District Party Secretary Nguyen Tien Minh said that the annual festival to open the pen and honor traditional craft villages aims to arouse pride in the tradition of studiousness and academic excellence of the land of hundreds of crafts; at the same time, preserve and promote the value of historical and cultural relics in the area. This is also an opportunity to pay tribute to ancestors who have passed on the craft; to commend, reward, encourage, motivate, and recognize organizations and individuals who have made many contributions to preserving and developing traditional crafts and craft villages, affirming the role of traditional craft villages in the cause of socio-economic development in the locality...
In particular, the festival is held in Van Tu Thuong Phuc as a message to the generation of Thuong Tin people, especially the young generation, to follow the example of learning, continuing and promoting the quintessence of the ancestors left for posterity to build Thuong Tin to become increasingly rich, beautiful, civilized, and grow with the nation.
Source: https://hanoimoi.vn/van-tu-thuong-phuc-diem-den-cua-van-hoa-lich-su-700984.html
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