The precious painting that once hung in Can Chanh Palace is about to return to its old place.

The precious painting titled Lang Tap Quan Phuong, once hung in Can Chanh Palace, is now hanging at Hue University of Sciences, and will soon be returned to its original place - Photo: NHAT LINH

On June 24, Mr. Hoang Viet Trung, director of the Hue Monuments Conservation Center, said that two precious paintings that used to hang in Can Chanh Palace (Hue Imperial City) and are currently at Hue University of Sciences will soon be returned to their original place.

These two precious paintings are two mirror paintings named Tri luu lien phang and Lang tap quan phuong.

According to Mr. Trung, after many negotiations with Hue University of Sciences, the two sides agreed to return the two precious paintings to the Hue Royal Antiquities Museum for storage and preservation.

The center will send back to the school two mirror paintings restored identical to the two precious paintings mentioned above for the history department to hang and serve teaching purposes.

"We will bring back the two precious paintings and organize an exhibition for everyone to enjoy. After Can Chanh Palace is restored, these two mirror paintings will be hung again in the palace," said Mr. Trung.

The Tri Luu Lien Phang and Lang Tap Quan Phuong are identified as paintings of scenes from the Co Ha Garden, a famous royal garden located in the northeast corner inside the Imperial City.

This royal garden was upgraded and renovated by King Thieu Tri, who often visited it to compose poems.

With 5 royal gardens inside the Hue Imperial City (Royal Garden, Thieu Phuong, Co Ha, Hau Ho and Truong Ninh Palace), Co Ha is the largest garden (over 4.5 acres, or about 2.3 hectares) with a rich system of architectural works including palaces, communal houses, pavilions, pavilions, pavilions, pavilions, corridors, canals, lakes, ponds, rockeries...

In the series of royal poems about Co Ha garden by Nguyen dynasty emperors, the collection of poems about 14 scenes of Co Ha garden ( Co Ha garden, fourteen scenes ) is the most typical and outstanding. Lang tap quan phuong and Tri luu lien phang are 2 of the 14 scenes in this collection of poems.

Source: https://tuoitre.vn/tranh-quy-tung-tréo-o-dien-can-chanh-sap-quay-ve-chon-cu-20240624154251441.htm