People flock to Temple of Literature for calligraphic works

Thousands of people have been flocking to the Temple of Literature in downtown Hanoi to ask for calligraphy created by scholars to hang at home for good luck.

The scripts are written on beautiful do (poonah) paper and become symbols of good fortune (Photo: VNA)

Spring Calligraphy Festival hosted annually at Van (Literature) Lake beside the Temple of Literature in Hanoi attracts people to come and spend their holiday (Photo: VNA)

There are 60 booths designed as bamboo huts where scholars perform the art of writing, and children can come to enjoy traditional games and paintings (Photo: VNA)

Calligraphy expresses the Vietnamese people’s respect for knowledge (Photo: VNA)

People ask for words of wisdom in Vietnamese, Chinese and Han-Nom (Chinese Han and Vietnamese Nom ideographic) scripts from elderly scholars (Photo: VNA)

People of various ages, especially students, have spent hours queuing to ask scholars to draw characters they request (Photo: VNA)

Characters such as happiness, success, health, wealth and luck are among the most sought after (Photo: VNA)

Scholars are now busy because of the great demand for their works (Photo: VNA)

Traditional art performances taking place at Literature Lake besides Temple of Literature enchants visitors (Photo: VNA)

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