The Nguyen Huy clan in Truong Luu Village (Kim Song Truong Commune, Can Loc District, Ha Tinh Province) has many distinguished figures who have made significant contribution in various fields such as culture, society, education, politics, diplomacy, history, geography, and medicine to their homeland and the country. Notable among them are Nguyen Huy Oanh, Nguyen Huy Tu, and Nguyen Huy Ho, who established and developed Phuc Giang Library, created the Woodblocks of Phuc Giang School, and produced numerous valuable literary works.

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Representative of the Ministry of Culture, Sports, and Tourism presents the certificate to the authorities of Ha Tinh Province.

In June 2022, the Sino-Vietnamese documents of Truong Luu Village were listed as an element of documentary heritage of the Memory of the World Committee for Asia and the Pacific of UNESCO. This collection consists of imperial decrees from the Later Le Dynasty and Nguyen Dynasty, honoring and bestowing titles upon individuals from the Nguyen Huy, Tran, and Hoang clans in Truong Luu Village. These Sino-Vietnamese documents on do paper (Vietnamese traditional hand-made paper) and silk were created from 1689 to 1943. They are valuable cultural and educational resources and unique artistic works. To date, Truong Luu is the only village in Vietnam which has three recognized documentary heritage elements of the Memory of the World Committee for Asia and the Pacific, including the Woodblocks of Phuc Giang School, the Hoang Hoa Su Trinh Do (an ancient book on Vietnam-China diplomatic activities in the 18th century), and the Sino-Vietnamese documents.

During the ceremony, the Ministry of Culture, Sports, and Tourism presented a certificate recognizing the Sino-Vietnamese documents of Truong Luu Village as an element of documentary heritage of the Memory of the World Committee for Asia and the Pacific to the authorities of Ha Tinh Province.

Translated by Trung Thanh