Nguyen Dynasty woodblock engraved about Nguyen Sinh Sac

DNUM_AGZAIZCABC 14:19

This is the only and oldest woodblock found, engraved with Nguyen Sinh Sac in reverse Han Nom characters on wood, up to the present time.

On August 5, Ms. Pham Thi Hue, Director of the National Archives Center IV in Da Lat (Lam Dong) said that she had just discovered a Nguyen Dynasty woodblock engraved with the image of Nguyen Sinh Sac - the father of President Ho Chi Minh.

The size of the woodblock is 41 x 21.2cm, 3cm thick, and the printing frame is 20 x 29.5cm. Mr. Nguyen Sinh Sac, from Chung Cu,MaleDan (Nghe An province), passed the bachelor's exam at the age of 21 (Giap Ngo year) - Thanh Thai's 6th year (1894), passed the Pho Bang exam in Tan Suu year - Thanh Thai's 13th year (1904).



Nguyen Dynasty woodblocks are stored in a warehouse at National Archives Center IV.

According to Ms. Pham Thi Hue, up to now, there have been many documents about Nguyen Sinh Sac, but they are only paper documents. This is the only and oldest woodblock found, engraved about Nguyen Sinh Sac in reverse Han Nom characters on wood, up to the present time.

Ms. Hue also said that the National Archives Center IV is currently redesigning the Outdoor Exhibition Area at No. 02 - Yet Kieu - Da Lat City (Tran Le Xuan Palace) to display the Nguyen Dynasty Woodblocks - World Documentary Heritage, introducing them to domestic and international visitors.

In addition to the unique woodblock document about Nguyen Sinh Sac, many documents related to ancient Thang Long - Hanoi, woodblocks about official documents, official history, laws of the Nguyen Dynasty... are also displayed by the Center to serve tourists.

National Archives Center IV currently holds 34,618 Nguyen Dynasty woodblocks. These are Han-Nom texts engraved in reverse on wood to print books in Vietnam.Malein the 19th and early 20th centuries.

The Nguyen Dynasty woodblocks also include the printed woodblocks collected at the Temple of Literature - Quoc Tu Giam (Hanoi) brought to Hue and stored at Quoc Tu Giam, under the reigns of King Minh Mang and Thieu Tri.

The wood used to make the woodblocks of the Nguyen Dynasty was Thi wood and Nha Dong wood. The engravings on the woodblocks were very delicate and sharp. These are valuable documents, serving the research of Vietnamese history and culture.Malemodern times

Nguyen Dynasty woodblocks are the first world documentary heritage in Vietnam.Malerecognized by UNESCO on July 31, 2009.

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