Receiving artifacts about King Ham Nghi to display at the place where the Can Vuong Edict was issued

(To Quoc) - Some artifacts about King Ham Nghi, after being received, will be displayed at King Ham Nghi Temple in Tan So Citadel Base, where the king once issued the "Can Vuong Edict".

On November 7, at the Tan So Citadel National Monument (Cam Lo District, Quang Tri Province), the opening ceremony of the exhibition space for artifacts and documents about King Ham Nghi and the Can Vuong Movement took place; and the book "Ham Nghi: Emperor in exile - artist in Alger" was launched.

At this ceremony, Dr. Amandine Dabat, the 5th generation descendant of King Ham Nghi, presented some of King Ham Nghi's artifacts to the locality. The artifacts include: a wooden pipe inlaid with mother-of-pearl that King Ham Nghi often used during his time in France; a bowl and chopsticks, and a toothpick holder that King Ham Nghi used during his exile in Alger.

Descendants of King Ham Nghi presented artifacts to Cam Lo district.

These artifacts were previously preserved in France by Dr. Amandine Dabat, and were brought back to Vietnam to be presented and displayed at the Temple of King Ham Nghi and the Can Vuong generals. In addition to these artifacts, 29 paintings (copies) painted by King Ham Nghi while in France and during his exile in Algiers were also brought back and displayed at the temple.

Within the framework of the ceremony, the book launch event "Ham Nghi: Exiled Emperor - Artist in Alger" was also held, which was carefully researched and compiled by Dr. Amandine Dabat. The book's content records the life and career of King Ham Nghi as a patriotic king and a talented painter during his exile in France and Alger.

The artifacts after being received will be displayed at King Ham Nghi Temple in Tan So Citadel Base.

Mr. Tran Anh Tuan, Chairman of Cam Lo District People's Committee, said that the reception of artifacts and the launch of the book about King Ham Nghi is an important event to pay tribute to the patriotic king, contributing to preserving and promoting the value of the Tan So Base National Relic Site; towards the 140th anniversary of the day King Ham Nghi issued the "Can Vuong Edict".

It is known that nearly 140 years ago, the Nguyen Dynasty built Tan So Citadel - with the orientation of becoming a "Resistance Capital" in case of an incident in Hue Citadel. On July 5, 1885, Hue Citadel fell, King Ham Nghi and his entourage fled to this base. Here, the King issued the "Can Vuong Edict" calling on all classes of people to support the King and fight against the French, becoming the peak of the resistance against French domination in the second half of the 19th century and the beginning of the 20th century in Vietnam. Tan So Citadel, where the "Can Vuong Edict" was issued, became the starting point and center for the Can Vuong movement to develop and spread throughout the country.

The Tan So Citadel Base Relic was ranked as a national relic by the Ministry of Culture and Information (now the Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism) in 1995. After 140 years with many historical ups and downs, the ramparts and other architectural works of the ancient Tan So Citadel Base no longer have any traces, as is known from knowledge and documents about this citadel.

For that reason, Cam Lo district has planned the Tan So Citadel National Relic Site with an area of ​​25.4 hectares (including 22.9 hectares of relic area, 2.5 hectares of relic protection area) with the desire to gradually restore and embellish the relic to be worthy of the role and historical position of a "Resistance Capital" of the Nguyen Dynasty in the late 19th century.

Currently, with the local capacity, Cam Lo district has only invested in building the Ham Nghi Temple and Can Vuong generals; in the near future, it will mobilize resources to invest in building an exhibition house, aiming to become the Can Vuong Museum at this relic site.

Source: https://toquoc.vn/tiep-nhan-cac-hien-vat-ve-vua-ham-nghi-phuc-vu-trung-bay-tai-noi-tung-ban-du-can-vuong-20241107154319159.htm