Vietnam seeks UNESCO commemoration of 14th century scholar

(VOVWORLD) -Hanoi authorities are finalizing a dossier to request UNESCO celebrate the 650th death anniversary of Chu Van An, a famous Vietnamese educator in the 14th century.

Chu Van An's statue at the Temple of Literature.

The document will be submitted to UNESCO for consideration in 2019, one year before the anniversary.

Born in Hanoi in 1292, Chu Van An was famous as a straightforward man who passed the doctoral examination but refused to become a mandarin. Instead, he opened a school and began his career as a teacher. He was then assigned to teach a crown prince. After he died in 1370, Chu Van An was worshipped at Hanoi’s Temple of Literature, the first university in Vietnam.

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Vietnam seeks UNESCO commemoration of 14th century scholar

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