Exhibition 'Vietnam's Mountains and Rivers on the Nine Dynastic Urns'

Delegates cut the ribbon to open the exhibition "Vietnam's landscape on the Nine Dynastic Urns".

At the exhibition, the Organizing Committee introduced 32 typical images with captions about the sea, rivers, and mountains from all over the country, embossed on the Nine Dynastic Urns, arranged by theme so that visitors have an overview of the places when visiting.

Director of the Hue Monuments Conservation Center Hoang Viet Trung said that the Nine Dynastic Urns are nine bronze urns, symbolizing the power, legitimacy, and desire for longevity of the Nguyen Dynasty, demonstrating the ancient Vietnamese people's deep understanding of the country and all things around them.

Regarding the purpose of casting the Nine Tripods, King Minh Mang issued an edict saying: “The Tripods are to show that the throne is correct, the name and destiny are gathered. They are truly precious objects in the ancestral temple. In the past, the wise kings of the three dynasties used the metal offered by the mandarins of the provinces to cast nine urns as treasures to pass down to future generations. Now, we want to follow the ancient example; cast nine urns to house The Mieu. That is to express the wish for a thousand years of stability, passed down to future generations.”

Delegates visit the exhibition "Vietnam's landscape on the Nine Dynastic Urns".

The Nine Dynastic Urns were started to be cast in December 1835 and completed more than a year later. In March 1837 (January of the 18th year of Minh Mang), the royal court held a thanksgiving ceremony and placed the Nine Dynastic Urns in front of The To Temple where they remain to this day.

Each cauldron has 17 relief decorative images with the theme of plants, animals, landscapes, places and 2 Chinese characters with the name of the cauldron. The decorative patterns show the diversity and richness of decorative styles and themes, generally expressing images of the universe, creatures, plants, places, mountains and rivers, artifacts...

The images selected to be displayed on the Nine Dynastic Urns can also be considered a living encyclopedia of Vietnam at that time. Among them, 34 images of famous landmarks, spread across the country, were carved very delicately, showing an overall view, a panoramic picture of a unified Vietnam...

The Nine Dynastic Urns are located in front of The Mieu Temple yard in Hue Imperial City, an attractive destination for tourists.

The Nine Dynastic Urns were recognized as a National Treasure by the Prime Minister in 2012 and the Hue Monuments Conservation Center submitted it to UNESCO for recognition as a World Documentary Heritage.

According to VNA

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