Paris, Nov. 3 -- Nearly 1,000 years after its establishment, the Temple of Literature - Quoc Tu Giam remains a prominent symbol of Vietnam's respect for knowledge, talent and the tradition of learning, according to French historian Philippe Le Failler of the French School of Asian Studies (EFEO). Speaking to a Vietnam News Agency correspondent in France on the occasion of the 950th anniversary of Quoc Tu Giam, Le Failler said that the Temple of Literature in Thang Long held a special position in Vietnam's history as it combined a place of worship dedicated to Confucius with Quoc Tu Giam, the country's first national university. He noted that the complex has endured numerous historical upheavals, yet generations of Hanoi residents have mad...