In the year 1010,the first ruler of the Ly dynasty Emperor Ly Thai To issued a royal edict on moving the capital toThang Long. In the year 1070 the third Emperor of the dynasty decided to build Van Mieu and erected the statues of Confucius and his famous disciplines for worship . VMQTG in the South –Thang Long ,now is Ha Noi.It had area of 55207 square including the Lake of Literature,Giam Park,and the interior courtyards. The interior courtyards had 5 different courtyards which were connected into a harmonized architecture complex with an axits going through from the beginning till the end of the precinct