Information on the thesis "Modernization of Chinese Culture (the period from the Opium War of 1840 to the May Fourth Movement of 1919)" by graduate student Nguyen Thi Ha, majoring in Asian Studies.1. Student's Full Name: Nguyen Thi Ha 2. Gender: Female 3. Date of Birth: January 1, 1979 4. Place of Birth: Thanh Liem, Ha Nam 5. Decision No. 1528/QD-XHNV-KH&SDH, dated October 14, 2009, issued by the Rector of the University of Social Sciences and Humanities, Vietnam National University, Hanoi. 6. Changes during the training process: None. 7. Thesis Title: Modernization of Chinese Culture (from the Opium Wars of 1840 to the May Fourth Movement of 1919). 8. Specialization: Asian Studies; Code: 603150. 9. Scientific Advisor: Assoc. Prof. Nguyen Van Hong, Faculty of Oriental Studies, University of Social Sciences and Humanities, Vietnam National University, Hanoi. 10. Summary of the thesis results: In the mid-19th century, China faced the invasion of Western colonialism. To find a way to assert national standing and achieve "national enrichment and military strength," China successively witnessed social reform movements such as: the Yangwu Movement (led by progressive landlords in the Qing dynasty to adopt and learn advanced Western science and technology in 1860); the Wuxu Reform Movement in 1898; the Xinhai Revolution in 1919 (led by Sun Tsongshan to overthrow the Qing dynasty); and the New Culture Movement (which took place in 1919, marked by the May Fourth Movement). It can be said that these movements reflected the aspirations of the Chinese people in the process of transforming their country from a backward feudal era to a modern one. This thesis, based on analysis and synthesis, demonstrates the close relationship between the integration and transformation movements and the modernization process of China in the modern era. It clarifies the process, model, and inevitability of modernization in China, thereby providing a clearer picture of China's successes and failures in the face of historical demands during the initial stages of its modernization. The thesis employs analytical and synthetic methods to study the integration movements of modern China, fully explaining the historical and cultural origins of the achievements brought about by reform and modernization in China today. Finally, by comparing the reform movements of China, Vietnam, and Japan, it identifies similarities and differences in the modernization paths of these three Asian nations. This is also a unique aspect of the thesis. 11. Practical applications: (if any) 12. Future research directions: comparative cultural studies of Vietnam and China.
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1. Full name : Nguyen Thi Ha 2. Sex: Female 3. Date of birth: 1979/01/01 4. Place of birth: Thanh Liem- Ha Nam 5. Admission decision number: 1528/ QD- XHNV- KH & SĐH Dated October 14, 2009 6. Changes in academic process: 7.Official thesis title: Modernization of Chinese Culture in the course of the Modern history (from Sino- British Opium war of 1840 to The May 4th Movement of 1919) 8. Major: Asian Studies 9. Code: 60 31 50. 10.Supervisors: Prof. Nguyen Van Hong, University of Social Sciences and Humanities, Vietnam National University- Ha Noi. 11. Summary of the findings of the thesis: In the middle of the 19th century, the Chinese faced with the menace of the colonial invasion of the Western Capitalistic states. In order to be lifted out of the humiliate standing and make their country rich and build up their military power, China carried out the social transformation movements: The Westernization Movement [to introduce techniques of capitalist production, initiated by comprador bureaucrats of 1860 in order to preserve the rule of the Qing government]; the Chinese Constitutional Reform and Modernization of 1898; the Revolution of 1911 [led by Dr Sun Yat-sen which overthrew the Qing Dynasty] and New Culture Movement [around the time of the May 4th Movement in 1919]. It can be said that these social transformation movements attempt to transform the country from feudalism to modern capitalism. This paper centers on the Chinese social transformation movements, analyzes and explains the relations between these transformations and the modernization in the course of the ModernHistory, sets forth the influences of the modern transformations on this country, type and the nature of the modernization, makes further points of the historical necessity of the respective success and failure of the transformations of China in the course of the ModernHistory. This study uses the analysis and synthetic research methods, focuses on the social transformations of China, points out the historical and cultural backgrounds and reasons of these success of China today from the macroscopic point of view through synthetic analysis. Fanally, this paper states the relation of the social transformations among the three countries: China, Vietnam and Japan and the modernization, probes into common and particular laws of the development of history of the East Asian three countries, makes further exploration of the diversity issues on the road to the East Asian modernization, and thus forms the main characteristics of this study. 12. Practical applicability, if any: 13. Further research directions, if any: Chinese and Vietnamese culture comparison
