Recently, the Temple of Literature - Quoc Tu Giam Night Tour experience program officially opened with the theme "The Quintessence of Confucianism". The presence of mascots and symbols representing the values that make up the quintessence of Vietnamese Confucianism is expressed through unique and impressive combinations of images, interactive activities and projection technology.
The Temple of Literature - Imperial Academy is located in the south of the ancient Thang Long citadel. The Temple of Literature - Imperial Academy has been recognized by the Prime Minister as a special national relic. Khue Van Cac at the Temple of Literature - Imperial Academy was chosen as the symbol of the capital, 82 Doctorate steles at the Temple of Literature - Imperial Academy were recognized by UNESCO as a documentary heritage and recorded in the global Memory of the World list.
The Temple of Literature - Quoc Tu Giam relic site is located in the south of the ancient Thang Long citadel.
Decoding the appeal of the Temple of Literature - Quoc Tu Giam Night Tour
Since its launch, the experience program has brought a new breeze that has attracted a lot of attention from tourists. The tour's fanpage always announces the status of sold-out tickets via hotline. At first, the tour was only open from 6:30 pm to 10:30 pm on Wednesday, Saturday, and Sunday with 4 3D Mapping screenings. However, after only one week, the organizers made changes to meet the needs of tourists.
“In the spirit of listening and receiving all feedback from visitors, the organizers have made a few small adjustments to maximize convenience and the fullest experience for each visitor. Specifically, adding a day on Friday so that visitors have more options for experience time and increasing the 3D Mapping screening time to 5 time slots,” the organizers shared.
Since its launch, the experience program has brought a breath of fresh air and attracted a lot of attention from tourists.
The tour ticket price is 199,000 VND/person, free for children under 1 meter tall. In particular, in November 2023, the Temple of Literature Night Tour is offering a buy 1 get 1 free promotion. Visitors can call the hotline to book in advance or buy tickets directly at the counter.
Not only attracting domestic tourists, the number of foreign visitors coming to the experience program with the desire to learn about the culture and history of Vietnam is also very large. According to the organizers, they have received extremely positive feedback from "foreign scholars", with the desire to spread and promote more widely the traditions and quintessence of good moral teachings that have existed for thousands of years of the Vietnamese people to international friends. The team organizing and operating the Temple of Literature Night Tour has added "bilingual" at the information points, especially the 3D Mapping show - the highlight of the program.
In particular, in November 2023, Temple of Literature Night Tour is offering a buy 1 get 1 free promotion.
A day as a student
The organizers said: “Transform into a scholar, step by step towards the path of learning to become complete, write your own story and experience. That is what we want to convey and bring to each visitor when visiting the Temple of Literature Night Tour.”
The four words "The Essence of Taoism" displayed on the main road leading to Dai Trung gate is the main idea of the experience program.
As soon as you step through the main gate of the Temple of Literature, you will be immersed in a gentle and relaxing prelude of colors and sounds in the Entrance area. This name means starting a journey of learning with the educational motto "first learn etiquette, then learn literature".
The four words “The Essence of Dao Hoc” are displayed on the main road leading to Dai Trung gate, which is the main idea of the experience program. On both sides of Dai Trung gate are two small gates named Thanh Duc and Dat Tai - the criteria of qualities that each scholar must achieve on the path of training to achieve both virtue and talent.
Visitors will experience leapmotion technology through interacting with many books on different topics of the Temple of Literature - Quoc Tu Giam.
Khue Van Cac became a real lighthouse - a lighthouse of knowledge and wisdom.
In the Thanh Dat area, visitors will experience leapmotion technology through interacting with many books on different topics of the Temple of Literature - Quoc Tu Giam. Viewers can use hand interaction by raising their hands above the touchless sensor, moving from left to right or vice versa to explore the content of these stories.
Khue Van Cac is known as the symbol of Hanoi's thousand-year-old culture, the crystallization of Vietnamese culture. One of the unique highlights is that for the first time, Sao Khue's intellectual light is expressed through an artistic lighting installation. This light will also give visitors an interesting association when Khue Van Cac becomes a real lighthouse - a lighthouse of knowledge and intelligence.
The image of rows of stone steles on the backs of turtles in the Temple of Literature - Quoc Tu Giam relic complex has become a beautiful symbol of the tradition of studiousness, promoting the spirit of respecting talented people of the Vietnamese people.
Visitors will experience listening to the "old turtle" explain about ancient exams with the command "Old turtle".
The Doctor's Stele Garden, where 82 steles honoring 1,304 Vietnamese scholars from the 1442 examination to the 1779 examination are kept. With the support of advanced projection mapping technology, the first two steles erected at the two stele pavilions next to Thien Quang well will become impressive screens. Visitors will experience listening to the "old turtle" explain about the ancient examinations with the command "Old turtle".
At the Temple of Literature Night Tour, when participating in VR virtual reality activities, visitors can create their own calligraphy works or freely improvise drawings and images against the sparkling starry sky.
When participating in VR virtual reality activities, visitors will be able to create their own calligraphy works.
Entering the exhibition space, visitors will go back in time to the first school of Vietnam's national education system through each historical milestone.
Entering the exhibition space, visitors will go back in time to the first school of Vietnam's national education through each historical milestone with interesting stories about the most famous ancient Vietnamese land and outstanding cultural events.
In addition, visitors not only see the image of the teacher preparing the inkstone to "paint" on calligraphy works, but also participate in the Teacher Class, transforming into students who study day and night, following the teacher to "get the words".
Teacher's Class
Sit and enjoy tea in peace with the teachers.
The final and most emotional highlight of the Temple of Literature Night Experience program is the 3D Mapping presentation with the theme “The Quintessence of Confucianism”. The program brings visitors to the typical images representing these values.
The general feeling of tourists when watching this show is to be amazed by the combination of sound and light, creating a historical relic that becomes more vivid and attractive. This is also what makes the difference of Van Mieu Night Tour with the night tours currently organized in Hanoi.
3D Mapping presentation with the theme "The Essence of Taoism".
"The performance was good but the 3D Mapping part was quite short, only about 20 minutes in total. If there was more commentary, it would be easier to follow so that the audience could understand the content more deeply, especially for young and foreign guests. But I think this is a good start, this is still a program worth experiencing", Nguyen Huyen Vi (Hanoi) shared her feelings after participating in the Temple of Literature Night Tour.
