Why did Hoi An decide not to adjust the paint color of the Cau Pagoda relics?

Chiều tối 30.7, ông Phạm Phú Ngọc, Giám đốc Trung tâm Quản lý bảo tồn di sản văn hóa Hội An (TP.Hội An, Quang Nam), cho biết sau khi tiếp thu ý kiến từ người dân và du khách, thành phố quyết định xử lý lại màu sơn của chùa Cầu bằng cách điều chỉnh lại màu nhạt hơn so với màu đỏ phía trước và sau chùa Cầu, còn bên hông sẽ sơn lại màu sẫm hơn so với màu trắng hiện tại.

However, up to now, Hoi An City has a different approach.

"After that, the brothers met and agreed that the red color was the original color, just whitewashed, so the color faded very quickly and this paint color would not be adjusted again, but it would remain the same," Mr. Ngoc said.

Mr. Ngoc said that today, July 30.7, the construction unit re-processed some small details in the wooden beams and the white beam position under the Cau Pagoda railing by whitewashing with white primer to darken the color. than the current white color. As for the color of the Cau Pagoda, nothing will change.

According to Mr. Ngoc, the solution to organize the restoration of the Cau Pagoda relics is carried out in an exemplary manner, fully applying methodical and scientific construction processes and solutions, in accordance with the restoration processes. , preserving wooden relics that have been evaluated, filtered, and summarized from practice.

The process of restoring the Cau Pagoda relics involved many of Vietnam's leading experts, architects, engineers, and archaeologists. In addition, Hoi An City also cooperates with Japanese experts in the consultation program.

Principle of 'no counterfeiting'

Mr. Nguyen Van Son, Chairman of Hoi An City People's Committee, said an issue always receives the attention of those who love architectural heritage in general, the Cau Pagoda relics in particular, and is also a concern of those who love architectural heritage in general, Cau Pagoda relics in particular. People directly implementing the project: How can Cau Pagoda retain its ancient features after this major restoration?

Accordingly, the finished color after renovation of the Cau Pagoda was decided to maintain the current color of all wooden components, including decorative carved details, diaphragms, and antiphons, without any additional painting. . New components or reinforcement components are only coated with a colorless preservative. Similarly, the abutment body and bridge piers are also completely unchanged, with no color interference.

Particularly the walls and decorative details on the roof need to be restored, because the current state has almost completely faded.

According to Mr. Son, there are also opinions that the color tones and shades should be chosen to be closest to the image before the renovation, or to make the Cau Pagoda less "new". However, this is not consistent with the viewpoint and principle of "no counterfeiting" that the project has proposed, especially leading to concerns that it will falsify the original factors, causing confusion, affecting the results. of future research.

In fact, the color of the roof decoration of the Cau Pagoda was repaired and restored based on the original color of some existing locations, combined with the results of research and surveys of similar traditional religious works. in Hoi An as proposed by experts through consultations and discussions.

The Chairman of Hoi An City People's Committee affirmed that the restoration of color, no matter what, cannot avoid making the monument look "new", but what is more important is preserving the originality, ensuring principles in renovating monuments, in accordance with the inherent nature of the monument.