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Historical & Cultural Vestiges
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Location: Dien Khanh Citadel is situated on Dien Khanh Townlet, Dien Khanh District, Khanh Hoa Province.
Characteristic: The Dien Khanh Citadel was built by Nguyen Anh in 1793 with an area of 36,000 square meters according to the Vauban military architecture which was popular in Western Europe in 17th - 18th centuries.
The citadel's wall was in an inequilateral hexagon of 3.5m height. The outer face was vertically constructed while the inner was a little bit sloping by two terraces forming a favorable pavement. Inside the corners, there were large fields which were convenient for military resident. On the top of corners there stood fortresses of 2m high with canons above. On the roof of the citadel, there planted closet bamboo and other barricade trees. Surrounding the citadel were moats of 4 to 5 meters deep, 10 meters wide, flooded by water.
At first the citadel had 6 gates but nowadays it remains only 4 ones which are East Gate, West Gate, Front Gate (to the South), Back Gate (to the North). There had been here royal palace, private residents of feudal mandarins, warehouses and jails...
Dien Khanh is one of the oldest citadels in the south of Vietnam and it is one of the precious vestiges for studying ancient citadels.
Location: Dien Khanh Temple of Literature is located in Phu Loc Townlet, Dien Khanh District, Khanh Hoa Province.
Characteristic: At the present, the Temple of Literature keeps only 2 steles aged by the 11th year of King Tu Duc which help us to further understand the history, the culture, the living style of Khanh Hoa people.
During the time of feudal Confucian tradition, high above there was Quoc Tu Giam (National Temple of Literature), under which were provincial Temples of Literature, where recorded the works of talented scholars. In 1803, King Gia Long announced a royal decree on building a Temple of Literature in Phu Loc Townlet, the district of Hoa Chau - nowadays is Dien Khanh District.
Going through all changes of time, this Temple of Literature rehabilitated 4 times in 1892, 1904, 1941, and 1959 and has still been in its original architecture.
At the present, the Temple of Literature keeps only 2 steles aged by the 11th year of King Tu Duc which help us to further understand the history, the culture, the living style of Khanh Hoa people, the completion of the Temple of Literature in 1854, and a introduction on the competition-examination success of local laureates, dignitaries, village notables, and students from the beginning of Nguyen Dynasty to Tu Duc Time. With such thickness of history, the Temple of Literature possesses a significant value of study, and tradition of respecting knowledge, which all enriches the nation's vestiges.
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