University of Social Sciences and Humanities successfully organized the Workshop on Ninh Binh Ceramics

Attending the workshop were Comrade Doan Minh Huan, Member of the Party Central Committee, Secretary of Ninh Binh Provincial Party Committee; Comrade Tong Quang Thin, Member of the Provincial Party Standing Committee, Permanent Vice Chairman of the Provincial People's Committee; leaders of a number of departments, branches and sectors of the province: Propaganda Department, Department of Culture and Sports, leaders of Yen Mo district, Nho Quan district, Ninh Binh province.
On the side of Hanoi National University, there were Prof. Dr. Hoang Anh Tuan, Rector of the University of Social Sciences and Humanities, Prof. Dr. Pham Hong Tung, Director of the Institute of Vietnamese Studies and Development Sciences, Assoc. Prof. Dr. Vu Van Quan, Head of the Department of History, Assoc. Prof. Dr. Dang Hong Son (Director of the Museum of Anthropology), along with many scientists and experts in history, culture, archaeology, ethnology, etc.
The workshop also attracted the attention, participation and participation of more than 100 scientists from the Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism, Vietnam National University, Hanoi, Institute of Vietnamese Studies and Development Science (VNU), Vietnam Archaeological Association, Vietnam Historical Science Association, Institute of Archaeology, National Museum of History and other research institutes and universities nationwide. In the report introducing the Workshop, Associate Professor, Dr. Vu Van Quan (Head of the Department of History, University of Social Sciences and Humanities) emphasized: Pottery is an important invention in human history. Ninh Binh pottery is also one of the earliest pottery in the region and in the world. Through different historical periods, Ninh Binh has always played a role as a center of Vietnamese pottery. Therefore, today's workshop is organized with the desire to gather scientists with in-depth research to clarify the historical values ​​of Ninh Binh pottery heritage, as well as propose directions for preserving, restoring and promoting the value of Ninh Binh pottery in the context of current economic and cultural development. At the Workshop, there were 10 reports (out of 32 reports printed in the Workshop Proceedings) directly presenting research results, revolving around two main topics:Ninh Binh pottery heritage through historical periodsandNinh Binh pottery craft: Preserving and promoting valuesNotably, there are reports presenting the results of excavations at the Man Bac archaeological site (Bach Lien village, Yen Thanh commune, Yen Mo district, discovered in 1998 and continuously excavated on a large scale for many years) showing that the site contains a huge amount of documents on stone tools, pottery, flora and fauna relics, and burial relics dating back nearly 4,000 years ago, reflecting very valuable information about the material and spiritual life of ancient Vietnamese people in the Pre-Dong Son period.
In addition, many reports have focused on researching and affirming the role of Ninh Binh pottery - a top pottery center in Northern Vietnam. At the same time, many studies have shown a picture of the process of recovering and developing pottery production in Bo Bat pottery village, Gia Thuy. On that basis, many models have been proposed to preserve and promote the value of ancient pottery heritage, both increasing the value of traditional crafts and developing tourism in a sustainable way, creating many jobs for local people.   Speaking at the Workshop, Vice Chairman Tong Quang Thin highly appreciated the significance of the Workshop held today. The Workshop is the result of close and effective coordination between the Department of Culture, Sports and Tourism of Ninh Binh province and the Faculty of History, University of Social Sciences and Humanities, with the enthusiastic participation of many scientists, archaeologists, cultural scientists, and historians from research institutes and universities across the country. Based on the meticulous research, scientists have proposed solutions not only to preserve the cultural and historical values ​​of Ninh Binh Pottery but also to promote those values ​​in the economic, cultural and social development of the locality. The successful Workshop is the beginning of a new type of heritage participating in the rich and beautiful heritage of Ninh Binh in the future. Concluding the workshop, Prof. Dr. Hoang Anh Tuan once again affirmed: Recent new discoveries by archaeological researchers have identified Ninh Binh as the homeland of Vietnamese pottery since prehistoric times, 8,000-9,000 years ago. And since then, ceramic and porcelain products have always been present in the material and spiritual life of Ninh Binh communities. Today's workshop attracted the attention of hundreds of scientists, with 32 thematic reports focusing on clarifying the role and position of Ninh Binh pottery in Vietnamese history, while proposing many solutions to restore and promote the historical, cultural and economic values ​​of this special heritage. With the position of a key training - research - consulting center in the field of history - culture - heritage - conservation and especially the harmony between research - conservation and exploitation - promotion of heritage, the University of Social Sciences and Humanities in the coming time will propose a deeper - broader cooperation direction, implementing a number of scientific activities to serve the socio-economic development strategy of Ninh Binh Province.