III. AFTER YOU READ Work in groups. Talk about Van Mieu — Quoc Tu Giam. using the suggestions below. - III. AFTER YOU READ Work in groups. Talk about Van Mieu — Quoc Tu Giam. using the suggestions below.

III. AFTER YOU READ Work in groups. Talk about Van Mieu — Quoc Tu Giam. using the suggestions below.

III. AFTER YOU READ

Work in groups. Talk about Van Mieu — Quoc Tu Giam. using the suggestions below. (Làm việc từng nhóm. Nói về Văn Miếu - Quốc Tử Giám, dùng những ý đề nghị dưới đây.)

- Why is Van Mieu - Quoc Tu Giam a place of interest?

- When and where were they built?

- What were their functions?

- What is special about the stelae there?

Answer

Van Mieu — Quoc Tu Giam is a place of interest because it is a famous historical and cultural site in Hanoi.

They were built in Ha Noi by King Ly Thanh Tong in 1070 and in 1076.

Between 1076 and 1779, Quoc Tu Giam was a place to produce the talented I for the nation. And 1482, Van Mieu became a place to memorialize the most brilliant scholars of the nation, who were successful in royal examination students...

On the stone stelea, standing on the hacks of giant tortoises, were engraved the names, places of birth and achievements of top students in royal examinations.