TTLA: Research on the work "Ho Thuong Thu Gia Le"

1. Full name of the researcher:Vu Viet Bang2. Gender: Male

3. Date of birth: June 7, 1988 4. Place of birth: Nam Dinh

5. Decision on recognition of PhD students No. 3684/2015/QD-XHNV, dated December 31, 2015 of the President of the University of Social Sciences and Humanities, Vietnam National University, Hanoi.

6. Changes in training process: No

7. Thesis topic name:Research on the work "Ho Thuong Thu Gia Le"

8. Major: Han Nom 9. Code: 62 22 01 04

10. Scientific advisor: Associate Professor, Dr. Trinh Khac Manh

11. Summary of new results of the thesis:

Key results:

- Overview of the research situation on social reality of family rituals, family ritual books, author Ho Si Duong, worksMinister of State Ho's family ceremonyfrom the beginning of the 20th century to the present.

- Research on author Ho Si Duong, research on the text of his workMinister of State Ho's family ceremony.

- Research on inheritance and onset ofMinister of State Ho's family ceremonyin the Vietnamese family ritual bibliography system.

- Research the role and mission ofMinister of State Ho's family ceremonyin the process of forming Confucian family rituals and developing Vietnamese family rituals.

Conclude:

- Vietnamese family rituals refer to ritual activities within the family and clan, mainly funeral rituals. Research on family rituals from the early 20th century to the early 1980s focused on the actual practice of family rituals, while family ritual works were only reference materials. From the late 1980s to the present, family ritual works have been studied from the perspective of textual studies, ethnology, etc. Meanwhile, Ho Si Duong andMinister of State Ho's family ceremonyThe text has only been translated, briefly introduced or initially researched, there has been no in-depth research on the text, content, or value of the work.

- WorkMinister of State Ho's family ceremonyby Doctor and Minister Ho Si Duong (1652-1682) was drafted after 1638 and completed after 1676, consisting of two volumes: "National language ceremonyBook of the Upper" and "Family Q&A CeremonyBook of Xia”, each book has its own structure and purpose.

- The original work is the 5th Vinh Huu engraving (1739) with the code AB.592, Institute of Han Nom Studies.

- In the Vietnamese family ritual library system,Minister of State Ho's family ceremonyPlay a pivotal role, inherit the legacy of etiquette from the previous generation, and initiate a series of works from the next generation.

- For the history of Vietnamese family ceremonies, the rituals inMinister of State Ho's family ceremonyBuilt on the ideology of Vietnamese Confucianists, widely published, with a special mission in forming Confucian family rituals during the Le Trung Hung period, demonstrating the process of assimilation of Confucian family rituals by the Vietnamese people.

12. Practical applicability: the thesis can be converted into a monograph for research purposes.

13. Further research directions: In-depth research on the content of stele inscriptions reflecting village life in the Middle Ages.

14. Published works related to the thesis:

1. Vu Viet Bang (2013), “Research on Vietnamese family ritual documents: from the diagram of the five costumes to restoration”, Han Nom Magazine(6), pp. 66 – 78.
2. Vu Viet Bang (2013), "Research results on Vietnamese family ritual documents by Professor Shimao Minoru in the articleConfucian Family Ritual and Popular Culture in Vietnam(printed inMemoirs of the Research Department of the Toyo Bunko,No. 69, published in 2011)”,Announcement of Han Nom studies in 2012, World Publishing House, pp.88 – 93.
3. Vu Viet Bang (2015), "Introducing the Family Rituals or Archival Documents at the National Library of Vietnam", Announcement of Han Nom studies in 2014, World Publishing House, Hanoi, pp.97-102.
4. Vu Viet Bang (2016), "Research on the life and career of Ho Si Duong through Han Nom documents",Announcement of Han Nom studies in 2015, World Publishing House, Hanoi, pp.61-77.
5. Vu Viet Bang (2017), "Achievements in family ritual research in Nam Phong Magazine", Han Nom Research 2017 (Proceedings of the national scientific conference with peer review), World Publishing House, pp.185-200.
6. Vu Viet Bang (2017), "General review of Vietnamese family rituals from the beginning of the 20th century to the present", Han Nom Magazine(6), pp.18-33.
7. Vu Viet Bang 《越南喃文間有漢文書籍的研究：《壽梅家禮》及其刻書活動》，載：何華珍，阮俊強NGUYEN Tuan Cuong（主編）：《東亞漢籍與越南漢喃古辭書研究》，北京：中國社會科學出版社，2017年版.
8. Vu Viet Bang (2017), “Ho Si Duong through Han Nom documents” (I),Nghe An Culture(355), pp.15-19.
9. Vu Viet Bang (2018), “Ho Si Duong through Han Nom documents” (II),Nghe An Culture(356), pp.12-18.
10. Vu Viet Bang (2018), “Research on engraved and printed textsTho Mai family ceremonyfrom a textual perspective”,Han Nom Magazine(5), pp.49-62.
11. Vu Viet Bang (2018), "Research on engraved and printed texts of the Thu Phuong (viewed from the Gia Le text)",Han Nom Research 2018 (Proceedings of the national scientific conference with peer review), World Publishing House, pp.182-199.

INFORMATION ON DOCTORAL THESIS

1. Full name:Vu Viet Bang2. Sex: Male

3. Date of birth: June 7, 1988 4. Place of birth: Nam Dinh

5. Admission decision number: 3684/2015/QD-XHNV, December 31^th, 2015 of Rector of the University of Social Sciences and Humanities at VietNam National University (Ha Noi).

6. Changes in academic process: No

7. Official thesis title:A research of “"Retail trade"

8. Major: Sino – Nom 9. Code: 62.22.01.04

10. Supervisors: Assoc. Prof. PhD. Trinh Khac Manh

11. Summary of the new results of the thesis

The major results:

- Overview the research history of practicing family rituals, family rituals documents, the author Ho Si Duong and hisDiscount Tradefrom early 20^thcentury till nowaday.

- Accomplish the research of the author Ho Si Duong and textual research ofDiscount Trade.

- Determine the role ofDiscount Tradein Vietnamese family ritual system as well as its progress.

Conclusions:

- Vietnamese family rituals are ritual activities, mainly about funeral rites, in families, clans. From the beginning of 20^thcentury till its 80s, there were researches of Ho Si Duong and hisDiscount Tradebut only to introduce generally.

-Discount Tradeis a work of Ho Si Duong (1652-1682), a minister of Le Dynasty. It began after the year of 1638 and finished after 1676, its content included:National flag priceandPrice for answering questions, each of them has its own purpose and structure.

- The best shape text is archived at the Insitute of Sino-Nom research, No AB.592, printed in Vinh Huu 5 (1739).

-Discount Tradehold a center role which inherited from previous generations and inspired those came after.

-The actual practice of rites inDiscount Tradewhich based on the idea of ​​Vietnamese Confucians, had been printed and published widely, shaping Vietnamese Confucian family rituals in Le Trung Hung period.

12. Practical applicability: the thesis will be converted to a reference book for researches.

13. Next research directions: deep research on inscription contents reflect medieval village activities.

14. Published works related to the thesis:

1. Vu Viet Bang (2013), “Research on Vietnamese family ritual documents: from the diagram of the five costumes to restoration”, Sino-Nom Studies magazine, vol.6, pp. 66 – 78.
2. Vu Viet Bang (2013), “Research results on Vietnamese family ritual documents by Professor Shimao Minoru in the articleConfucian Family Ritual and Popular Culture in Vietnam(printed inMemoirs of the Research Department of the Toyo Bunko,No. 69, published in 2011)”,Announcement on Han Nom studies, The Gioi Publisher, pp.88 – 93.
3. Vu Viet Bang (2015), “Introduction to Family Rituals or Archival Documents at the National Library of Vietnam”,Announcement on Han Nom studies, The Gioi Publisher, pp.97-102.
4. Vu Viet Bang (2016), "Research on the life and career of Ho Si Duong through Han Nom documents",Announcement on Han Nom studies, The Gioi Publisher, pp.61-77.
5. Vu Viet Bang (2017), “Achievements in family ritual research in Nam Phong Magazine”,Summary record of national scientific workshop with Han Nom studies argument 2017, The Gioi Publisher, pp.185-200.
6. Vu Viet Bang (2017), “Overview of research on Vietnamese family rituals from the beginning of the 20th century to the present”, Sino-Nom Studies magazine, vol.6, pp.18-33.
7. Vu Viet Bang 《越南喃文間有漢文書籍的研究：《壽梅家禮》及其刻書活動》，載：何華珍，阮俊強NGUYEN Tuan Cuong（主編）：《東亞漢籍與越南漢喃古辭書研究》，北京：中國社會科學出版社，2017年版.
8. Vu Viet Bang (2017), “Ho Si Duong through Han Nom documents” (I),Nghe AnJournal ofCulture, vol.355, pp.15-19.
9. Vu Viet Bang (2018), “Ho Si Duong through Han Nom documents” (II),Nghe AnJournal ofCulture, vol.356, pp.12-18.
10. Vu Viet Bang (2018), “Research on engraved textsTho Mai family ceremonyfrom a textual perspective”,Sino-Nom Studies magazine, vol.5, pp.49-62.
11. Vu Viet Bang (2018), “Research on engraved and printed texts of the Thu Phuong (viewed from the Gia Le text)”,Summary record of national scientific workshop with Han Nom studies argument 2018, The Gioi Publisher, pp.182-199.