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Temple of Literature

Van Mieu - Quoc Tu Giam. In 1070 King Ly Thanh Tong founded this Confucian temple to pay tribute to education and to those of high academic achievement. Six years later, it became home to Hanoi's first university. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Temple_of_Literature
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