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A seminar on ‘Maritime culture in the Hung Kings Era’, recently held in Do Son, Hai Phong, has opened up a new approach to preserving and promoting heritage.
Clarifying the roots of maritime culture
Do Son has long been known not only as a famous coastal tourist destination, but also as a place where many layers of history, culture and spirituality converge. The Tuong Long Pagoda-Tower complex, sea deity worship beliefs and traditional festivals of coastal residents have created a distinct identity for this gateway area of Hai Phong.
However, these values still need to be further identified through scientific arguments so they can be effectively promoted in the new development phase.
That was also the goal of the scientific seminar ‘Maritime Culture in the Hung Kings Era’, jointly held on July 10 by Do Son Ward and the VNU Institute of Vietnamese Studies and Development Science. The event brought together leading professors, doctors and researchers in history, archaeology, culture, heritage and belief studies.
As a locality that still preserves many valuable heritage assets linked to the nation’s seaward orientation, Do Son has favorable conditions to study and clarify the values of maritime culture in the Hung Kings era.
The seminar results will provide additional scientific grounds for local authorities to complete records on values associated with Lac Long Quan, Au Co, the Tuong Long Pagoda-Tower complex and the system of maritime cultural heritage, thereby helping promote education on tradition, cultural development, tourism and efforts to build Do Son into a destination rich in identity.
Opening a path for heritage development
One of the points that received broad consensus at the seminar was that Do Son has the conditions to form a cultural space oriented toward the ancestral roots of the coastal community, and to build a Hung Kings Festival at the Tuong Long Pagoda-Tower relic site, thereby creating a space for practicing Hung Kings worship among coastal residents.
Historian Duong Trung Quoc said linking Tuong Long Tower with the cultural space of the Hung Kings era opens a new approach to historical and cultural research. This connection would not only help promote tourism, but also strengthen local pride among people in Do Son and Hai Phong.
Speaking at the seminar, leaders of the Department of Culture, Sports and Tourism affirmed that Hung Kings worship is a symbol of great national unity and of the internal strength that has helped the Vietnamese people overcome many historical challenges.
If properly studied and refined, it could become a highlight in Hai Phong’s maritime cultural space, contributing to the development of heritage tourism, cultural industries and the heritage economy.
From these values, Do Son is not only reaffirming its position as a land rich in historical values, but also gaining new momentum to develop cultural tourism, the cultural industry and the heritage economy, helping realize Hai Phong’s goal of making culture an endogenous resource for sustainable development.
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