Nearly 100 participants
including researchers and collectors, experts from the Vietnam National
Library, the HCMC Department of Culture, Sports and Tourism, and
libraries from Danang to Ca Mau provinces discussed ways to preserve
the old documents in Nom (old Vietnamese ideographic script adapted
from Han Chinese script).
The HCMC General Science Library,
Vietnam National Library, and archives and information agencies also
talked about their experiences collecting ancient documents, their
preservation and the promotion of their value.
Bui Xuan Duc,
Director of the HCMC General Sciences Library, said after the loss of
many Han-Nom documents due to storms in Hue and Phu Yen, the library
started to collect them from the region for restoration and
digitalisation.
The library is continuing its
documents-finding trips to Thanh Hoa, Nghe An and Ha Tinh provinces
with a special interest to find old papers which describe the location
of Sai Gon-Gia Dinh, from the time when Nguyen Huu Canh first
discovered the southern land, Duc said.
An exhibition
featuring a collection of more than 100 articles and documents written
in Han-Nom scripts including books, seals and administration papers
form libraries, and collectors and researchers like Nguyen Van Pham and
Tran Dinh Son, as well as digitalised versions was also presented.
The exhibition will open until November 27 at the HCMC General Sciences Libarary at 69 Ly Tu Trong Street, District 1. |
