Temple of Literature–Quốc Tử Giám Advances Digital Heritage and Interactive Displays
As it marks 950 years since its establishment, Hanoi’s Temple of Literature–Quốc Tử Giám is digitizing records, scanning its buildings in 3D and developing interactive displays. Electronic tickets, QR codes and 3D projection are already used for visits, while artificial intelligence and augmented reality applications remain in development.
As it marks 950 years since its establishment, Hanoi’s Temple of Literature–Quốc Tử Giám is using digital technology to expand the ways its heritage is presented. In recent years, the site has digitized records, scanned its buildings in 3D and introduced electronic tickets, QR codes, digital content and 3D projection for visits and guided explanations. Its 82 doctoral stelae are inscribed on UNESCO’s Memory of the World Register and are an important resource for understanding the history of education and imperial examinations in Vietnam.
The stone stelae at the Temple of Literature–Quốc Tử Giám have become part of interactive displays through lighting and digital technology.（VietVance）
The site is building an interactive digital heritage platform and developing artificial intelligence, augmented reality and 3D digitization applications. Its digital tourism website has been completed; a digital library established in 2025 contains 20 two-dimensional picture books as learning materials for the public. These projects are at different stages from the display initiatives already in use.
The nighttime experience “Essence of Learning” uses 3D projection, lighting, sound and multimedia to tell stories about Vietnam’s educational traditions. Through exhibitions and hands-on activities, the site also offers visitors different ways to engage with its architecture, stelae and the history behind them.
Đường Ngọc Hà, deputy director of the site’s center, said the Temple of Literature–Quốc Tử Giám has developed and delivered more than 30 heritage education themes since 2016 for students from kindergarten through high school, as well as families, visitors and international students. The activities help students learn about historical classrooms, architecture and doctoral stelae through observation and assigned tasks. Experts quoted in the original article still present ideas such as building a digital replica and expanding remote access as recommendations.
Source: VietVance
