via Vietnam Net, 16 June 2021: Part One of a feature on the return of Vietnamese antiquities.
Hundreds of antiques and treasures of the last feudal dynasty in Vietnam – Nguyen Dynasty – have drifted everywhere. Through decades of wandering, many antiques have been repatriated.
The ancient capital of Hue, in the central province of Thua Thien-Hue today, is a land where many cultures such as Dong Son, Sa Huynh and Cham Pa civilization converged. It used to be the capital of Dang Trong (1) and also the capital of Vietnam during the reign of the Nguyen Dynasty. That land became a convergence point of talents and material resources of the whole country, and a place of national wealth and treasures. However, many treasures have been lost.
