Nguyen era’s royal documents: world document heritage of Asia-Pacific
(VOVworld) – A seminar took place in Hue city on Saturday highlighting Nguyen era’s royal documents’ values and influence in the region and the world. Delegates proposed solutions to preserve the royal documents in the current context.
The same day, an exhibition of royal administrative documents, which dated back to the Nguyen dynasty (1802 - 1945), opened the city. As many as 153 ancient documents classified into 9 categories was on display, shedding light on the era’s political, diplomatic and military affairs to socio-economic and cultural issues. Notably, there were 16 administrative documents on the Nguyen Dynasty’s enforcement of territorial sovereignty over Hoang Sa (Paracel) archipelago.
This is the second time that an exhibition of this kind has been co-organised by the Hue Monuments Conservation Centre and the National Archives Centre I, marking the upcoming Vietnam Cultural Heritage Day on Sunday.
The collection of royal documents, bearing the seal and handwritings by the Nguyen kings, was recognized as documentary heritage of the Memory of the World Program in Asia-Pacific by UNESCO in April.