TTLV: Research on customary documents of Yen Lang district (Me Linh district, Hanoi city)

MASTER'S THESIS INFORMATION

1. Student's full name:Nguyen Quynh Anh   

2. Gender: Female

3. Date of birth: March 25, 1993

4. Place of birth: Hanoi

5. Student recognition decision No. 3683/2015/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 customary documents of Yen Lang district (Me Linh district, Hanoi city)

8. Major: Han Nom. Major code: 60.22.01.04

10. Scientific instructor:Associate Professor, Dr. Pham Van Khoi, University of Social Sciences and Humanities

11. Summary of thesis results:

In this thesis, we conduct a study of Chinese customary texts in 63 villages and communes of the ancient Yen Lang district - present-day Me Linh district, under the code AFa7/6.– AFa7/18 collected by the École Française d’Extrême-Orient (EFEO) in 1920, currently archived in VNCHN. Thesis with 3 chapters:

- Chapter 1: Overview of Yen Lang prefecture and Yen Lang prefecture's customary documents

- Chapter 2: Characteristics of Yen Lang customary documents

- Chapter 3: Value of Yen Lang customary text

The new points of the thesis: (1) For the first time, the entire Chinese customary documents of Yen Lang district were surveyed in terms of form and content, and at the same time, a list of customs of all villages and communes in the district was created; (2) Reflecting many aspects of activities of the people of Yen Lang district in the past, especially information on agricultural promotion, education promotion and the elimination of social evils; (3) The documents in the thesis contribute to the basis for building new village conventions of the people of Me Linh district today.

12. Practical application:

Serve as original source material for compiling the geographical map of Me Linh district as well as of the villages and communes in the district.

13. Further research directions:

Continue to research the customs of Dong Anh district - the remaining customs documents of the old Phuc Yen province.

14. Published works related to the thesis:

Nguyen Quynh Anh (2015), “Introducing a custom related to learning during the period of reforming education and examinations in Chinese characters (1909-1919)”, Han Nom Studies Bulletin 2015, The Gioi Publishing House, Hanoi, pp.27-33.

INFORMATION ON MASTER'S THESIS

1. Full name: Nguyen Quynh Anh 2. Sex: Female

3. Date of birth: March 25, 1993 4. Place of birth: Hanoi

5. Admission decision number: 3683/2015/QD-XHNV dated December 31, 2015 of Rector of University of Social Sciences and Humanities, Vietnam National University

6. Changes in academic progress: None

7. Official thesis title: Reseaching traditional custom documents of Yen Lang District (now belongs to Me Linh District, Hanoi City)

8. Major: Sino-Nom Code: 60.22.01.04

9. Supervisor: Assoc. Prof. Dr. Pham Van Khoai, University of Social Sciences and Humanaties

10. Summary of the findings of the thesis:

In this thesis, we have researched on traditional custom documents of 63 villages of the ancient Yen Lang district (Me Linh district now). They are under the code AFa7/6 to AFa7/18 and were collected by the Far East School (EFEO) in 1920, now currently preserved in the Institute of Sino-Nom Studies. The thesis has 3 chapters:

Chapter 1: Overview of Yen Lang District and Yen Lang's traditional custom documents

Chapter 2: Characteristics of Yen Lang's traditional custom documents

Chapter 3: The value of Yen Lang's traditional custom documents

3 new features of the thesis: (1) The first examination of the entire Han script of the Yen Lang's traditional custom documents in terms of form and content, and a list of the traditional village in the district. (2) Reflecting many aspects of Yen Lang people in the past, especially information on agricultural encouragement, study promotion and the elimination of social evils; (3) The material in the thesis contributes to the development of the new convention of Me Linh people today.

11. Practical applicability:

This thesis will become the original source for the compilation of Me Linh district as well as the villages in the district.

12. Further research directions:

Continuing to research on the traditional custom documents of Dong Anh district, as well as the rest of the traditional custom documents of the old Phuc Yen province.

13. Memoir:

Nguyen Quynh Anh (2015), "Introducing a school-related traditional custom document that is part of the Han educational reform (1909-1919)", Han Nom Hoc Report 2015, Publishing house The Gioi, Hanoi, p. 27-33.