A performance of Hue Royal Court Music at a programme taking place on the evening of June 17, 2023 to celebrate 30 years and 20 years since the Hue Monuments Complex and the music respectively recognised by UNESCO as World Cultural Heritage (Photo: VNA) Thua Thien - Hue (VNA) – The Thua Thien-Hue Science andHistory Association on October 31 organised a workshop on the values of thecultural heritage of the Nguyen Dynasty.
At the event, experts and researchers focused on discussing andclarifying the typical values of the Nguyen Dynasty culture, the influence of its culture on Hue people, and ways to preserve and promote its values in the national development and internationalintegration.
Participants that the activities to preserveand promote the values are stilllimited due to the shortage of policies, human resources and investment forconservation and restoration work.
Dr Tran Duc Anh Son from Dong A University said that toeffectively promote the cultural heritage of the Nguyen Dynasty, moremanagement policies are needed together with appropriate investment forrestoring relics. Moreover, communication activities are also important topromote relics and cultural heritage in Hue.
Besides authorities’ efforts, it’s necessary to engage thecommunity, particularly the young generation, in studying about the culturalheritage.
Established as the capital of unified Vietnam in 1802, Hue wasnot only the political but also the cultural and religious centre under theNguyen Dynasty until 1945.
Hue is now home to the most important culturalheritages left from the dynasty, both tangible and intangible including thearchitectural complexes of citadels, mausoleums, palaces, shrines, pagodas,royal festivals, royal court music, royal dances, cuisine, and historical datasystem.
Over the past time, with domestic efforts and internationalsupport, the work of preserving Hue's cultural heritage has recorded greatachievements. Notably, nearly three decades since its recognition as a WorldCultural Heritage by UNESCO in 1993, the Complex of Hue Monuments have passedthe stage of emergency rescue and is transitioning to one of stability andsustainable development.
So far, Hue is home to five UNESCO-recognised heritages, namely the complex of Hue monuments (1993-tangible heritage), court music - Vietnamese royal music (2003-intangible heritage), woodblocks of Nguyen Dynasty(2009-documentary heritage); documents of Nguyen Dynasty (2014-documentaryheritage), and literature on Hue royal architecture (2016-documentaryheritage)./.
