The exhibition takes visitors back to different periodsin Vietnam’s history, from the Dong Son Culture (1,000 BC to 100 AD) throughmany feudal dynasties – Dinh Dynasty (968 – 980), Early Le Dynasty (980 –1009), Ly Dynasty (1009 – 1225), Tran Dynasty (1225 – 1400), Later Le Dynasty(1428 – 1788) and Nguyen Dynasty (1802 – 1945).
The exhibited objects are made of various materials, suchas bone, stone, bronze, pottery, and wood. They include bronze drums, workingtools, ceremonial bells and jewelries fabricated by people from the Dong SonCulture alongside ivory-made official seals, hand fans, terra-cotta dragon heads,roof-tiles and bricks, and a variety of domestic pottery from the ancientdynasties.
The exhibition is part of a series of events to celebratethe 1050th anniversary of the establishment of Dai Co Viet, thefirst feudal state of Vietnam, according to Nguyen Cao Tan, Deputy Director ofthe provincial Department of Culture and Sports.
It aims to not only introduce to the public a widecollection of scarce artifacts of Ninh Binh but also raise people’s awarenessof the importance of cultural heritage preservation.
The event is open through October 30. –VNA