Ancient historical records´ role in naming historical monuments of Thang Long capital in Ly - Tran dynasties

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Date of reception: 05/12/2008

AUTHORS (*Main author)

QUANG HA, Nguyen * (Viet Nam) - Hanoi Ancient Wall Preservation Centre

ABSTRACT

The writing includes 4 parts:
Part 1: Studied matter's purpose:
- Figuring out the shape of Thang Long in Ly - Tran dynasties
- Reliable historical records mentioned exactly and vividly amount and various types of historical monuments of Ly - Tran dynasties
Part 2: Historical sources:
- National history books: Viet Su luoc (Historical Summary of Vietnam), (Complete Annals of Dai Viet), Dai Viet su ky tien bien
- Reference documents: General collection of woodblock of Sino-Vietnamese (the second edition), Ly - Tran literary collection, collected documents and material from field studying.
Part 3: Study methods
- Basing on the used methods inventory, quantitative analysis and documentary, relevant information has been listed, checked and spent comparative analyst.
Part 4: Content
Above-mentioned reliable historical records exactly and vividly showed amount, names and types of historical monuments of Thang Long capital from 11th to 14th centuries.
According to our inventory, there are 58 palaces, 36 halls, 23 multi-roof works, 8 gardens, ponds and lake.

REFERENCES

1. Unknown author, Viet Su luoc (Historical Summary of Vietnam), Thuan Hoa publisher, 2005
2. Ngo Si Lien, Dai Viet su ky toan thu, 4 volumes, Publisher of Social Science, 1998
3. Ngo Thi Si, Dai Viet su ky tien bien, Publisher of Social Science, 1997
4. Multi-authors, Ly - Tran literary collection, 3 volumes, Publisher of Social Science, 1977- 1978
5. Institute of Sino-Vietnamese research and EFEO, General collection of woodblock of Sino-Vietnamese (the second edition), 10 volume.