Introducing the book "The Tay - Ancient Thai people in Vietnam" by the late Associate Professor, Dr. Hoang Luong

The seminar was attended by many researchers from the University of Social Sciences and Humanities, VNU and research institutes such as: Associate Professor, Dr. Lam Ba Nam (President of the Vietnam Association of Ethnology and Anthropology), Associate Professor, Dr. Vuong Xuan Tinh (Vice President of the Vietnam Association of Ethnology and Anthropology, Director of the Institute of Ethnology), Associate Professor, Dr. Nguyen Ngoc Thanh (Deputy Director of the Institute of Ethnology)...

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The book “The ancient Tay - Thai people in Vietnam” is a selection of over 40 works out of nearly 130 published research works by Associate Professor Dr. Hoang Luong on Thai culture. This is also the most dedicated research topic of this scientist for 40 years. Here you can find studies on place names related to the formation and interaction of the ancient Vietnamese and ancient Tay communities; the Thai cultural colors in the multi-colored picture of the ethnic communities in Vietnam; the ethnic processes in the northern region of Vietnam, which are quite diverse and difficult to decipher, and many scientific issues remain unsolved...

The book "The Tay - Ancient Thai people in Vietnam" by the late Associate Professor, Dr., Meritorious Artist Hoang Luong

According to Associate Professor Dr. Lam Ba Nam, the book “The ancient Tay - Thai people in Vietnam” is the passion of Associate Professor Dr. Hoang Luong’s life as a scientist. Research on the ancient Tay - Thai people is his most in-depth research line and has made remarkable contributions. On the way to deciphering Thai culture, scientist Hoang Luong has oriented his research on the Tay - Thai community in Vietnam, Southeast Asia and the Southern China region. His footprints have been present in many Thai regions in the region and in the world. He also focused on researching ancient Vietnamese culture in the relationship between Vietnamese culture and Thai culture. It is the awareness of the interaction and sympathy between these two cultures that is the important key to help him have accurate and convincing scientific explanations.

Associate Professor Dr. Lam Ba Nam affirmed: through his research, Associate Professor Hoang Luong wants to reach the destination of seeing the flow of Thai culture in the flow of Vietnamese culture.

Dr. Hoang Cam (son of the late Associate Professor Dr. Hoang Luong) speaks at the seminar/Photo: Thanh Ha

Associate Professor Dr. Nguyen Van Suu (Department of Anthropology) also shared: The book is a lifetime research work of a scientist who has devoted his life to studying Thai culture. As a co-founder of the Thai Studies Program at Hanoi National University and for many years the head of the Department of Ethnology/Anthropology, University of Social Sciences and Humanities, Associate Professor Dr. Hoang Luong has made many contributions to promoting the study of ethnic groups belonging to the Thai-Kadai language family in Vietnam, while also bridging the gap between Vietnamese Thai studies and the international Thai studies research community. The book contributes to affirming his position and contributions as a leading Vietnamese Ethnologist and Anthropologist, not only in ethnic studies, but also in building a new field of study such as Anthropology in Vietnam.