Two photos from the Temple of Literature here in Hanoi. This place was built, the first time, in the 11th Century I believe, in honor of Confucius. It is to this day connected to a functioning university. As far as I know the bushy animals and lily-covered turtle ponds are not really related to the actual studying going on.
This photo is not of gravestones, rather these are markers which have inscribed on them the names of students passing the exams in a given year, these people became the mandarins, or ruling class, and provided the technical know-how to run the government. I don't know whose idea it was to put the markers on the backs of giant turtles, but it looks cool anyway!
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