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at Does The Future Hold For Petrus Ky’s Mausoleum And Memorial House?
- Published on Monday, 13 April 2015 14:45
- Written by Tim Doling.
Not yet recognised as a heritage site, the Mausoleum and Memorial House of Pétrus Ký, one of Việt Nam’s greatest intellects, has fallen into a state of disrepair.
Jean-Baptiste Pétrus Trương Vĩnh Ký (1837-1898) is widely recognised as one of the greatest Vietnamese scholars of the 19th century.
Jean-Baptiste Pétrus Trương Vĩnh Ký (1837-1898).
Having
initially trained for the priesthood, Ký was employed in the early
1860s as an interpreter by the Société des Missions Étrangères de Paris
(MEP). He later entered colonial service, becoming professor of oriental
languages at the Collège des Interprètes, the École normale and the
Collège des administrateurs stagiaires in Saigon.Said to be fluent in at least 10 languages, Pétrus Ký left a remarkable legacy of over 100 works of literature, history and geography, as well as various dictionaries and translated works. He also wrote grammar study books on a wide range of oriental languages, including Chinese, Khmer, Lao, Malay, Siamese (Thai), Cham, Burmese, Tamil and Hindustani. As early as 1873-1874, Ký was cited by the Grand Larousse du XIXe siècle encyclopaedic dictionary as one of 18 world-famous writers of the 19th century.
Ký was the editor of the academic journal Miscellanées and helped lay the foundations for the development of Vietnamese-language newspaper journalism.
After his death, Pétrus Ký was buried in the garden of his wooden-framed house in Chợ Quán which he had built in 1861.
Pétrus Ký's house in Chợ Quàn, drawn in 1889.
In
1927, a bronze statue of Pétrus Ký by French sculptor Constant Roux was
unveiled in the park behind the Saigon Cathedral. Then in 1935-1937, as
the centenary of his birth approached, the Société d’enseignement
mutuel de la Cochinchine built a western classical-style Mausoleum in
Ký’s honour, enclosing his grave. During this period, his old wooden
residence was restored and transformed into a Memorial House.Since 1975, the Memorial House has been occupied by two families, and in recent years a café has been installed in the Mausoleum grounds.
The same view of Pétrus Ký’s house in Chợ Quàn today, with a café blocking the view.
After
Reunification, the Pétrus Ký statue behind the Cathedral was removed,
but it has survived intact and currently stands in the rear compound of
the Hồ Chí Minh City Fine Art Museum. The remains of its plinth, which
suffered extensive damage during removal, are now stored in the front
garden of the Hồ Chí Minh City Museum.
The damaged plinth of the Pétrus Ký statue is currently stored in the front garden of the Hồ Chí Minh City Museum.
Over
the past few years, the Pétrus Ký Mausoleum and Memorial House has
become an increasingly popular destination for foreign visitors, due to
its historical significance and the quality of its ancient architecture.
In particular, the 154-year-old Memorial House is now one of the oldest
surviving traditional-style houses in southern Việt Nam. However, the
site has not yet been recognised by the Vietnamese authorities as
Municipal or National Heritage and is currently in poor condition.
Moisture and mould has also damaged the wooden house frame.
Speaking
for one branch of Pétrus Ký’s family, great grandson Richard Trương
Vĩnh Tông, who lives in France, pointed out that the wooden frame of the
Memorial House and the roofs of both buildings have suffered serious
damage from moisture and mould and are in urgent need of repair. Many
antique tiles have been broken or displaced, encouraging further water
infiltration. The walls of both buildings and the outer wall of the
compound also require urgent maintenance.
The Mausoleum and Memorial House roofs have both suffered serious damage from moisture and mould.
Legal
documents passed down by Richard Trương’s grandfather Nicolas Trương
Vĩnh Tông (the youngest of Ký’s nine children, who died in France in
1974) show that the “usufruct” rights to this site were granted to
family members only for hương hoa (ceremonial offerings for the purposes of ancestor worship), and not for the purpose of residence.“The café and adjacent motor cycle parking area, with all their associated detritus, are unsightly and noisy,” he said. “They contribute to the ongoing problem of deterioration and degredation. The Pétrus Ký Mausoleum and Memorial House should be preserved only as a place of tranquility, memory and respect.”
A royal honour awarded to Pétrus Ký by King Đồng Khánh is in poor condition.
Over
the years, overseas family members have contributed generously to the
upkeep and repair of the compound, but its current lack of heritage
status makes it difficult to prevent inappropriate usage. Richard Trương
believes that recognition of the compound as a Municipal or National
Heritage Site could not only afford legal protection but also make it
possible to develop the Mausoleum and Memorial House as a visitors’
centre where cultural tourists can learn about the life and works of
Pétrus Ký. Such a scheme could include the relocation of the 1927 bronze
statue of Ký to the Chợ Quán compound.Pétrus Ký made an important contribution to Vietnamese scholarship. It is to be hoped that a way can be found to preserve his Mausoleum and Memorial House as a heritage site for future generations to appreciate.
Tim
Doling is the author of the walking tour book Exploring Hồ Chí Minh
City (Nhà Xuất Bản Thế Giới, Hà Nội, 2014) and also conducts Heritage
Tours of Saigon and Chợ Lớn - see www.historicvietnam.com.
