"Family - A place of love and sharing" is the theme of a painting contest, which has just been held by Hue Museum of Fine Arts on the morning of June 27 at Diem Phung Thi Art Center (at 17 Le Loi Street, Hue City).

The negotiation between the two sides on the repatriation of the “Hoàng đế chi bảo” (Emperor’s Treasure) gold seal yielded good results, correctly taking the steps in the roadmap for implementing the Plan for the repatriation of antiques drawn up by the Ministry of Culture, Sports, and Tourism and submitted to the Prime Minister.

The treasure of the Nguyen Dynasty is a gold seal cast in 1823 during the reign of King Minh Mang (1820 - 1841) being prepared for auction by an auction company headquartered in France. This information amazes not only the circles of culture, research, and antique collection but also draws special attention from the public because this is prime historical evidence for the history of Vietnam.

Under the scorching sun, taking his hands to carefully remove the paper from the stele’s surface, researcher Nguyen Phuoc Bao Dan's eyes continued to follow each line from top to bottom. Each line of Chinese characters, architectural patterns... in turn appeared on the paper as if drawing the past to the present, making viewers emotional.

Together with Da Lat, Phu Yen and Kon Tum, peaceful and shimmering images of Hue have been brought to anime, a specific style of Japanese drawings by Nguyen Quang Thinh.

Though that was already the third time, the project of “Sketching Hue Ancient Imperial Capital heritage” still attracted many artists. Every place they visited inspired them. So far more than 600 drawings had come into being, contributing to spreading and promoting the beauty of the heritage of Hue culture.

"Hue Architectural Heritage through Drawings - Document of the Institute of Monument Conservation” is a publication recently published by the Institute of Monument Conservation belonging to the Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism, (formerly the Central Workshop of Monument Preservation and Repair, Monument Design and Repair Center.)