This is an announcement to invite you to the CSEAS Colloquium for March 2014.<\/p>\n
Date & Time:<\/strong> 24 April (Thu) 2014: 16:00~ Title:<\/strong> Study methods of revision, safekeeping Han Nom documents and the ancient maps in Japan<\/p>\n Abstract:<\/strong> Vietnam\u2019s tropical monsoon climate could damage archival materials seriously if these materials are not preserved in a good condition with appropriate methods and techniques. Moreover, the Vietnam precious SinoNom-written materials, called \u201cfield materials\u201d and usually deposited in Vietnamese\u2019s villages, families and households, are numerous. Their depositing condition is bad and these materials need to be preserved from negative impact of environment and human activities. These materials also are very important for Vietnamese historical researchers to conduct their research on the structure and functions of Vietnam traditional villages and to answer how these structures and functions are working in our life nowadays. <\/p>\n In this report, I am presenting how I have learnt from Japan\u2019s experience in collecting and preserving field materials and applied these methods to Vietnam\u2019s cases. <\/p>\n About using Geographic Information System (GIS) in locating and building up a general database of Sino-N\u00f4m written socio-economic historical materials of Vietnamese\u2019s village community (the case of Hue city – the Nguyen dynasty\u2019s imperial capital) <\/p>\n <\/p>\n
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\nPlace:<\/strong> Middle-sized Meeting Room (No. 332), 3rd Floor, Inamori Foundation Building, Kyoto University
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\nSpeaker:<\/strong> Mr. Tran Van Quyen, Visiting Research Scholar, Center for Southeast Asian Studies<\/p>\n
\nJapan has many places preserving Han Nom documents and Vietnamese ancient maps such as Shido Bunko, Keio University; Indochina archives( Toyo Bunko); Japan parliamentary library; Indochina cultural research library, Tokyo University\u2026 Most of Han Nom preserved documents in Japan are revised and compiled in order to serve of consulting and referencing. These documents were written by Chinese characters and demotic script about Vietnamese history, culture, religion, politics, law and so on. Some of these documents do not have archived files in Vietnam and other places in the world. Therefore, they have great value on researching Vietnam and Indochina. Japanese\u2019 storage centers and libraries have tradition, experiences and technology; therefore, they are one of the best places in the world to revise and preserve ancient texts.<\/p>\n