National scientific seminar looks into Hung Kings era
A national scientific seminar on the era of Hung Vuong (Hung Kings), the very first founders of Vietnam, was held in Hanoi on September 24, attracting more than 200 scientists and researchers across the country.
The national scientific seminar was held in Hanoi on September 24 (Photo: sggp.org.vn)
Hanoi (VNA) – A national scientific seminar onthe era of Hung Vuong (Hung Kings), the very first founders of Vietnam, washeld in Hanoi on September 24, attracting more than 200 scientists andresearchers across the country.
The event aimed to review the findings over thelast 50 years about the first nation-building period in the country’s history,and draw experience for future studies.
Sixty-nine scientific reports by 77 scholars from12 provinces and cities were sent to the seminar.
Prof. Dr. Nguyen Xuan Thang, head of the CentralTheoretical Council and President of the Ho Chi Minh National Academy ofPolitics, said the study of the Hung Kings era will not only inspire thenational pride and aspiration for development, enrich the country’s culturaland historical values, but also help resolve issues both at present and in thefuture through historical lessons.
Assoc. Prof. and Dr. Pham Van Duc, VicePresident of the Vietnam Academy of Social Sciences, said the Hung Kings erawas recorded rather early, in history documents of different dynasties, butmainly by basing on ancient papers and legends.
In 1968, under the direction of then PrimeMinister Pham Van Dong, a national inter-sectoral scientific programme forresearching the Hung Kings era was launched, attracting the wholeheartedparticipation of Vietnamese and foreign scientists specialising in many fields,he noted.
Since then, archaeological studies have revealeda large number of relics and artifacts, shedding light on the questionableissues relevant to the Hung Kings era such as origin, date, economy, society,culture and the state apparatus in this period. Researches on old documents,legends, language and folk culture have also helped give people nowadays an insightinto the very first period of Vietnam’s history, Duc added.
At the event, participants also proposedmeasures to help preserve and promote values of the relics dating back to theHung Kings era./.
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The national scientific seminar was held in Hanoi on September 24 (Photo: sggp.org.vn) 
