(AG Provincial E-Portal) - On September 30, at Oc Eo Cultural Exhibition House (Thoai Son district), Oc Eo Cultural Relic Management Board organized a scientific workshop on "Southern Oc Eo culture, historical stages and shaping of the Southern Oc Eo Cultural Tradition Day".
The workshop attracted dozens of researchers inside and outside the province to attend. The organizing committee selected 46 presentations to be printed in the yearbook, of which 10 presentations were reported directly at the workshop.
The presentations were divided into four topics such as (1) New studies on Oc Eo culture, (2) Preserving and promoting the values of Oc Eo cultural heritage in the current period and orientation for the management of world cultural heritage, (3) Building the values of Oc Eo cultural heritage into a tourism product of An Giang province, contributing to socio-economic development, (4) Louis Malleret with Oc Eo culture and the formation of the traditional day of Oc Eo culture in the South.
The workshop provided new perspectives on the Oc Eo culture of Southern Vietnam, thereby clarifying issues about the lives of ancient Phu Nam residents, the distribution of archaeological sites in the South, comparing the relationship with other cultures in the region... The workshop also pointed out the challenges in preserving and promoting the Oc Eo cultural heritage, orienting the exploitation of Oc Eo cultural values in the local socio-economy, especially building a dossier to submit to UNESCO for recognition as a World Cultural Heritage.
According to Mr. Le Trung Hieu, Director of An Giang Trade and Investment Promotion Center, “Oc Eo cultural relic is becoming an attractive destination for those who love history and archaeology. The actual evidence is that in 2023, Oc Eo welcomed more than 27,000 visitors to visit and learn. This is a very positive number, and also an opportunity to bring Oc Eo cultural relic to domestic and foreign tourists, especially tourists who love archaeology, learning about history and culture. To exploit the tourism potential of this place, managers and researchers are actively building archaeological tours, giving visitors the opportunity to experience the unique features of Oc Eo culture.”
The workshop is an event to celebrate the 80th anniversary of the French archaeologist Louis Malleret's excavation and discovery of Oc Eo culture (1944 - 2024). On this occasion, scholars highly appreciated the contributions of Louis Malleret, and they proposed that An Giang province honor him by naming streets, parks, schools, and erecting his statue in Thoai Son district... At the same time, the workshop also proposed a plan to establish the traditional day of Oc Eo culture.
On behalf of the locality, Mr. Nguyen Quoc Khanh, Head of the Propaganda and Training Commission of Thoai Son District Party Committee respectfully acknowledged the enthusiastic proposals of the scholars and he will actively advise the district leaders. On the cultural sector side, Ms. Bui Thi Phuong Mai, Head of the Cultural Management Department, Department of Culture, Sports and Tourism shared the implementation process of the above proposals, as well as the difficulties being encountered…./.
News by Yen Luong
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