# Tượng Chu Văn An

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Tượng Chu Văn An stands in Hà Nội’s Temple of Literature, a historic complex connected with Vietnam’s educational heritage. Chu Văn An was a fourteenth-century educator and scholar. He served as rector of the Imperial Academy, which formed part of the temple complex. His statue occupies the fifth courtyard within the temple complex. That courtyard presents a two-storey building whose ground floor displays the statue alongside historical artefacts linked to Confucian education. A shrine to three kings occupies the building’s upper floor. The Temple of Literature dates to 1070 and honours Confucius as its original focus before serving higher learning. Five courtyards divide the historic Temple of Literature. Red columns, wooden beams, and decorative details shape the traditional Vietnamese architecture, with elements associated with harmony and eternity. The site continues cultural and educational activities in Hà Nội. Together, the statue, academy history, and temple architecture connect Chu Văn An with Vietnam’s long educational tradition. The fifth courtyard preserves that educational focus.

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- ![](https://mytuur-bucket.s3.amazonaws.com/image_StatueofChuVnAn_6787d7fbebe7a333a7270930_3.jpg) — [Image: wikimedia](https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Chu_Văn_An_High_School,_Gymnasium.jpg)

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