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Sixty versions of the woodblocks, documents and images tell about the architecture and building process of the Thang Long imperial citadel.

Visitors look at a woodblock on show at the exhibition.

The documents give visitors an overview of the construction and architectural changes of the citadel’s central area from the seventh to the nineteenth century.

These documents also reassert the values in terms of architecture, construction techniques, and urban planning of the Thang Long imperial citadel as the centre of power of Vietnam during over 1,000 years.

They will also play a role in restoring and preserving the site.

Bo Da Pagoda’s Sutra woodblocks named world oldest

(BGO) – The collection of Sutra woodblocks carved on thi wood (decandrous perssimmom) in Bo Da Pagoda, Bac Giang province has been named the world’s oldest of its kind at the 33th Meeting of the Vietnam Record Holders recently held in HCM City.

 

Vinh Nghiem, Bo Da pagoda woodblock preservation project results announced

(BGO) – Vice Chairman of the Bac Giang provincial People’s Committee Le Anh Duong on June 13 chaired a conference listening to the outcomes of a State-level project comprising independent studies on preserving and promoting the values of woodblock heritage in Vinh Nghiem and Bo Da pagodas.

 

Archives Centre praised for preserving Nguyen dynasty’s woodblocks

Deputy Prime Minister Truong Hoa Binh has praised the National Archives Centre IV in Da Lat city for its efforts in preserving the Nguyen dynasty printing woodblocks, which were recogised by UNESCO as a Memory of the World.

 

Deputy PM urges promoting the values of Nguyen Dynasty’s woodblocks

Standing Deputy Prime minister Truong Hoa Binh has requested that the relevant ministries and sectors devise measures in order to promote the values of the woodblocks of the Nguyen Dynasty.

 

Vinh Nghiem, Bo Da pagoda woodblock preservation project results accepted

(BGO) – The Ministry of Science and Technology has organised an evaluation council for the national independent project of “Preservation and development of woodblock heritage value in Vinh Nghiem and Bo Da pagodas in the northern province of Bac Giang” implemented by the Center of Information and Statistic for Science and Technology (Bac Giang provincial Department of Science and Technology).

 

Source: NDO/VNA