Nowadays, in addition to the usual form of welcoming visitors, many tourist destinations, including historical and cultural relics, have been creative by opening many other forms to serve diverse needs, while bringing new experiences to visitors. The most prominent is the form of "Night Tours". Simply put, "Night Tours" are visits to places in the evening with many activities that are completely different from visiting during the day.
In Hanoi alone, there are currently 3 destinations that have implemented Night Tours and received certain successes. These include Hoa Lo Prison Relics, Thang Long Imperial Citadel and Vietnam Literature Museum. Recently, another location - equally famous, even considered one of the symbols of the thousand-year-old capital, has also continued to launch Night Tours. The location being mentioned is the Temple of Literature - Quoc Tu Giam.
Temple of Literature - Quoc Tu Giam is the next tourist attraction in Hanoi with a Night Tour program (Photo: Traveloka)
What is the night tour of Temple of Literature - Quoc Tu Giam?
The full name of the night tour at the Temple of Literature - Quoc Tu Giam is "Van Mieu - Quoc Tu Giam Night Tour (Van Mieu Night Tour) - The Quintessence of Philosophy". Recently, the program tested its first session on Sunday evening, October 22. According to information on the website Vanmieushow.com, when it officially goes into operation, expected in November this year, visitors can book tickets online through the website for 199,000 VND/ticket. The time the relic site opens to welcome visitors for the night tour is from 18:00 - 22:00 on Friday - Sunday evenings every week.
So what special things await visitors when coming to the Night Tour at the Temple of Literature - Quoc Tu Giam? That is the question that many visitors are asking and wondering. If at Hoa Lo Prison there are performances by actors, reenacting famous events that once took place; at Thang Long Imperial Citadel there are royal dances right on archaeological remains, "meeting" guards and maids in ancient costumes with decoding games; or at the Vietnam Literature Museum there are stories associated with the words "Heart" and "Talent", then at the Temple of Literature - Quoc Tu Giam, visitors will have a completely different experience.
Specifically, when night falls, the entire relic space will be transformed and dressed in a completely different coat by the modern lighting and projection system. "The night experience tour will bring visitors an impressive architectural relic and heritage space, more sparkling than usual, but still retaining the profound and delicate features of the place that was considered the first national school under the monarchy", shared a representative of the Temple of Literature - Quoc Tu Giam.
Different space at Temple of Literature - Quoc Tu Giam at night (Photo vanmieushow.com)
The entire area of the relic site will be divided into 5 areas with different names for the convenience of visitors. Including: Introductory Area; Successful Area; Doctoral Stele Garden Area; Great Achievement Area and finally the Thai Hoc Area.
The most special highlight of the Temple of Literature - Imperial Academy Night Tour will be in the last area, the Thai Hoc yard. Here will take place the 3D Mapping Show "The Quintessence of Taoism", inspired by the unique elements at the Temple of Literature - Imperial Academy associated with the Taoism of the Vietnamese people throughout the centuries.
It is known that 3D Mapping technology is one of the most modern modeling technologies today. This technology allows simulating 3D images with the same size as the real product, clearly showing the shape and theme of the product. Under the 3D effect and the combination of sound and light systems, the shapes will appear in a very vivid 3D space, creating many emotions for the viewer.
Describing the "final leg" of the Temple of Literature - Imperial Academy Night Tour, the representative of the relic site wrote on the official website: "This is the final emotional touchpoint of the experience program, and also the content that brings the most sublime feeling. The entire facade of the Front Hall on the Thai Hoc yard will turn into a giant screen to help visitors explore the most quintessential values in Vietnamese philosophy. The show mapping is also a panoramic picture connecting all the experience items that visitors have enjoyed from the main gate to the end of the Bai Duong yard. All combine to create a feast of light, sound and emotion."
Mr. Phung Quang Thang - Vice President of Vietnam Tourism Association - said that applying 3D Mapping projection on the architectural background of heritage will attract tourists, convey some good content but need to guide tourists to experience so they understand the story.
What do tourists say about the Night Tour at the Temple of Literature?
As mentioned above, the Temple of Literature - Quoc Tu Giam Night Tour has not officially opened to visitors but has only been tested for the first time on the evening of October 22. However, after only that first trial session, the tour has received many positive responses from participants. The proof is that on many social networking platforms, images or videos of the Temple of Literature - Quoc Tu Giam Night Tour have received great attention from a variety of visitors, from middle-aged and elderly people to young people and students. "This has been my dream for many years, and now it is finally about to come true. I will definitely participate," commented user Thuy Tomboy.
Impressive images in the 3D Mapping Show of the Temple of Literature - Imperial Academy Night Tour (Photo: Facebook Temple of Literature - Imperial Academy Relics)
Most people cannot help but be amazed by the completely different appearance of the nearly 1,000-year-old relic site when night falls. "It must be said that the 3D mapping projection show is the highlight that brings the most complete and sublime experience in the Night Tour at the Temple of Literature - Quoc Tu Giam. The satisfaction comes from the 3D technology effect combined with the emotional content, all creating a deep and profound space, touching the heart of every visitor", tourist Phan Xuan Thanh shared.
"What impressed me most was the rotation of the four seasons: spring, summer, autumn, and winter, and the four students growing up as they studied hard. It was the small details that made the show more realistic, bringing unforgettable emotions to viewers like me," added tourist Trinh Thu Ha.
Night tours at Hoa Lo Prison, Thang Long Imperial Citadel, Vietnam Literature Museum or most recently the Temple of Literature have opened up new and more creative directions for tourist attractions or historical and cultural relics that are too familiar to tourists. Hopefully in the future, not only in the capital Hanoi but also in all regions of the country, there will be more similar tourism products, so that learning about history and national culture becomes more attractive and interesting.
Updated information about "Temple of Literature - Imperial Academy Night Tour (Temple of Literature Night Tour) - The quintessence of philosophy"
- Time: From 18:00 - 22:00 Friday - Sunday (expected to start from November)
- Ticket price: 199,000 VND/person (including visiting the relic at night and watching the 3D Mapping Show The Essence of Taoism)
To update the latest information on how to book tickets as well as the performance schedule of the Van Mieu - Quoc Tu Giam Night Tour, visitors can also follow the official fanpage of the relic site or the 2 websites Vanmieu.gov.vn and Vanmieushow.com.
