2005 Fiscal Year Final Research Report Summary
A. Study on Drafting the Preservation Plan for Duong Lam Village in Ha Tay Province of Vietnam
| Project/Area Number |
15800008
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| Research Category |
Grant-in-Aid for Special Purposes
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| Allocation Type | Single-year Grants |
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| Research Institution | Showa Women's University |
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Principal Investigator |
TOMODA Hiromichi Showa Women's University, Institute of International Culture, Professor (00155582)
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| Co-Investigator(Kenkyū-buntansha) |
SHIMADA Toshio Nara Research Institute of Culture Properties, 平城宮跡発掘調査部遺構調査室, Section Chief (60187432)
CHANG Mark Showa Women's University, Institute of International Culture, Assistant Professor (60327955)
SHIMIZU Shigeatsu Nara Research Institute of Culture Properties, 文化遺産部建造物研究室, Research staff (40321624)
KIKUCHI Seiichi Showa Women's University, Graduate School of Human Life Sciences, Associate Professor (40327953)
TAKAO Tetsuya Showa Women's University, Graduate School of Human Life Sciences, Associate Professor (10338543)
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| Project Period (FY) |
2003 – 2005
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| Keywords | Vietnam / Rural village / Nation's spiritual foundation / Tangible and intangible cultural assets / International cooperation / Prfeservation paln / National consensus / Enlisting as World Heritage |
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| Research Abstract |
In face of the rapid economic development in recent years, the cultural heritage of Vietnam has been put under threat. In order to preserve the heritage of Vietnamese traditional village, which is considered to constitute the spiritual foundation of Vietnamese people, the government of Vietnam amended the National Law on Protection of Cultural Properties in November 2001 and set out to preserve Duong Lam Village as a representative traditional village of Vietnam. Following this, a request was made to Japan to assist in the efforts of preservation. In answering to this request, the Japan Agency for Cultural Affairs concluded an international cooperation agreement with the Vietnamese Ministry of Culture-Information in March 2003, and together with Showa Women's University, Nara Research Institute of Cultural Properties, etc., commenced the cooperation project. In total, 350 houses in Mong Phu Hamlet, 165 houses in Cam Thinh Hamlet, and roughly 50 public buildings were surveyed. And in De
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cember 2004, the result of the survey was presented at the Ministry of Culture-Information. In addition to the architectural survey, other surveys in the fields of archeology, traditional food and clothing, etc., were carried out. The result was compiled into the Preservation Survey (Interim) Report, Preservation Plan (Draft) and proposed to the Vietnamese side. Based on this, the Ha Tay Province and Son Tay City authorities began to draft the Duong Lam Village preservation plan as well as conservation regulation in alignment with the Vietnamese legislation. And through various discussion sessions with all of the stakeholders, the final consensus was reached, and Duong Lam Village was designated as the first village to be included in the list of Vietnamese National Cultural Properties. In July 2006, a relics management office was established inside the village. Further efforts (including dispatching of JOCV staffs etc. ) are now put forth to enable Duong Lam Village to become enlisted as a World Heritage. Less
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Research Products
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