Dear Readers:
As editor of the Vietnamese Studies Journal, I take great pride in presenting to you an innovative series of virtual field trips to enhance your understanding of Vietnamese culture, then and now. In the belief that “a picture is worth a thousand words,” my two former distinguished colleagues at the University of Saigon and Van Hanh University have combined their talents to create a high-caliber learning tool for readers to absorb the fundamentals of an amazing culture. Through lucid explanations and thought-provoking images of artifacts, this series of compelling lessons will enlighten you about the remarkable features of a culture that has existed for more than four thousand years.
Đàm Trung Pháp
Đông Sơn Bronze Drum
Cultural Research Field Trips
Developed by
Lạp Chúc Nguyễn Huy
Before 1975, Professor at Faculty of Letters,
University of Saigon; 1981-1992, Researcher
at Université Laval, Québec, Canada. From
1995, author specializing in Vienamese culture,
Cao Daism, with hobby in painting.
Email : nguyenhuyquebec@yahoo.ca
Edited and translated into English by
Vĩnh Nhơn Lâm Vĩnh Thế
Before 1975, Professor and Department Head,
Department of Library Science, Van Hanh Universiy,
Saigon, Vietnam; 1982-1995, Lecturer,
Library Technique Program, Algonquin
and Mohawk Colleges, Ontario, Canada;
1997-2006, Librarian, University of Saskatchewan Library
2006-Present, Librarian Emeritus, Universiy of Saskatchewan, Canada
Email: vinhtlam41@gmail.com
Table of Contents
Lesson 1: A Trip Back to the Source
Lesson 2: South East Asian Field Trip
Lesson 2A: Visiting Hùng Vương era cultural heritage
Lesson 2B: The skirt of Hùng Vương era
Lesson 3: Chinese Domination Era Field Trip
Lesson 4: Far Eastern Field Trip
Lesson 4A: Thăng Long (Ascending Dragon)
Lesson 4B: Origin of Tết
Lesson 4C: The ancestral altar
Lesson 5: Huế Field Trip
Lesson 5A: The Áo dài
Lesson 5B: The poetic conic palm-leafed hat
Lesson 6: Bắc Bộ Countryside Field Trip
Lesson 7: Saigon Field Trip
Lesson 7A: Period of “Burning books and arresting intellectuals”
Lesson 7B: Period of “Destruction of music and inhibition of songs