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Office Address: No.6 Tran Phu Street, Hai Chau District, Danang, Vietnam
Tel: 0511 3898311
Fax: 04 3628 5060 (Hanoi) / 0511 3898322 (Danang)
Email: vsp@icls.edu.vn / contact@icls.edu.vn Website: http://www.icls.edu.vn
Join ICLS to be among the first to celebrate the 1000th anniversary
of Thang Long-Hanoi and explore its related ancient treasures
Special Topic Seminar I
Exploring Thang Long-Hanoi and Related Ancient Citadels
Program Description
The year 2010 marks the 1000th anniversary of the founding of Hanoi, the capital city of Vietnam. This seminar
program introduces Thang Long-Hanoi and related ancient citadels to seminar participants. In addition, the
program explores the thoughts of the Vietnamese government and the local community’s on the preservation of
cultural heritage sites.
The six-day program consists of three parts:
1. Background presentations on the key themes of the program;
2. Field visits to the ancient citadel sites of Luy Lau, Co Loa, and Hoa Lu, as well as the sites in Hanoi and Bac
Ninh province;
3. Meetings with government officials and residents
The seminars use English as the primary language; Vietnamese presentations are translated.
Who Should Attend
Anyone in the general public interested in exploring Vietnam’s ancient citadels,
Professionals working in Vietnam or planning to work in Vietnam,
NGOs interested in cultural preservation,
Teachers, professors, and students.
Seminar Contributors
Dr. Thaveeporn Vasavakul oversees program organization and give seminar as well as on-site presentations. A
specialist in Vietnam and Southeast Asia with a Ph.D from the Department of Government from Cornell
University, she is currently working as an independent governance consultant and researcher in Vietnam.
Vietnamese are invited to contribute to the program. Details are available in the final seminar schedule.
Program Schedule
Dates
Registration and Payment Deadlines
January 23-28, 2010
January 18, 2010
May 15-20, 2010
May 10, 2010
December 18-23, 2010
December14, 2010
As requested through group registration
As arranged
We reserve the right to cancel a session with insufficient enrollment.
Fees
The promotional program fee $495 (U.S. dollars). The fee covers the organizational expenses, administration,
reading materials, seminar presentations, on-site presentations, local transporation for field visits, admission
tickets, and small lunches when outside Hanoi. A 100% refund if you withdraw by the registration and payment
deadlines. Discounts for groups of ten or more participants.
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Registration: To register, please visit the ICLS webisite at www.icls.edu.vn, or contact vsp@icls.edu.vn for the
application form. Sign, scan, and email your completed form to vsp@icls.edu.vn. Or fax your signed application
to 84-4-3628-5060 in Hanoi. We will acknowledge your application and send information about reading lists, the
seminar venue, and any updates to the program schedule. We will invoice you upon receipt of your application.
Tentative Program:
STS I: Exploring Thang Long–Hanoi and Related Ancient Viet Citadels*
Session Period: January 23-28, 2010
Date and Time
January 23, 2010
8:30-9:00
9:00-10-:15
Activities
Overview of Vietnamese History and Viet Ancient Citadels
Introducing the Program
Presentation: From Van Lang To Thang Long: Ancient Citadels in Early Viet History
10:15-10:30
10:30-11:45
Break
Presentation: The Ly Dynasty
1:00-2:15
Presentation: Thang Long- Hanoi: Reflections on Cultural Layers
2:15-2:30
2:30-3:45
Break
Presentation: Shrines, Temples, Pagodas, Communal Houses, and Statues: Vietnamese Ways of
Remembering
Readings: To be included in the package
Readings: To be included in the package
Readings: To be included in the package
Readings: To be included in the package
3:45-4:30
January 24, 2010
7:30/9:00-12:00
12:00-1:30
1:30-5:00
5:00
January 25, 2010
7:00/9:00-12:00
12:00-1:30
1:30-3:30
3:30-5:00
5:00
January 26, 2010
8:30-10:00
10:00-11:30
1:30-5:00
January 27, 2010
8:30-10:00
10:00-10:15
10:15-11:45
1:30-5:00
January 28, 2010
7:30
8:30-12:30
12:30-1:30
2:00-3:30
3:30-5:00
5:00
General Discussion/ Slide or Video show
Sites of Luy Lau and and Co Loa Citadels
Leave Hanoi to visit the site of the Luy Lau Citadel and Dau Pagoda, the classical Buddhist center,
in Bac Ninh Province
Lunch
Visit Co Loa’s key landmarks; Meet with local officials and inhabitants of Co Loa Commune to
discuss issues related to the preservation of the heritage site (to be confirmed)
Return to Hanoi
Hoa Lu-Trang An- Ancient Viet Village Exibition Site in Ninh Binh Province
Leave Hanoi for Ninh Binh to visit (1) the small archeaological station attached to Hoa Lu and (2)
the Dinh Temple and Le Temple; Meeting with local authorities and local residents to discuss the
preservation of the Hoa Lu site (to be confirmed)
Lunch
Visit Trang An
Visit the Museum of the Viet’s Ancient Village Exhibition Site
Return to Hanoi
Thang Long-Hanoi
Presenation: Introducing the Thang Long- Hanoi Citadel site
Readings: To be included in the package
Visit key archaeological and historical sites of the Citadel
Visit key archaeological and historical sites of the Citadel (cont.)
Thang Long-Hanoi
Presentation: Approaches to the Preservation of Vietnam’s Cultural Heritage Sites
Break
Presentation: Opportunities and Challenges to the Preservation of Cultural Heritage Site in Hanoi
Visit Thang Long- Hanoi’s key cultural and historical landmarks
Bac Ninh Province
Leave Hanoi
Visit sites related to the Ly Dynasty
Lunch
Meeting with local authorities and local residents to discuss the preservation of the
historical/cultural sites (to be confirmed)
Quan Ho Music
Return to Hanoi
* The program may be revised as needed; registered participants will be updated.