Da Nang Han -Nom Association established
A ceremony to officially establish the Da Nang Association of Han (Chinese script) and Nom (Vietnamese ideographical script) characters took place on Saturday at the Da Nang General Science Library.
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The Executive Board of the Da Nang Han Nom Association makes its debut for the 2022-2027 term. Photo: Xuan Dung |
The predecessor of the Association was the Da Nang Han- Nom Centre established in 2012 under the municipal Study Promotion Association.
Currently, the city's Han-Nom Association has 104 members, most of whom are Party members aged 30 -over 90.
The Association operates in the field of researching and disseminating Vietnamese Confucian translation know-how, collecting, publishing, researching, developing calligraphy, and preserving the great values of Han Nom cultural heritage in the city.
The event saw the debut of the Association’s Executive Board for the 2022-2027 term.
The Association has set a goal of ensuring that 90% of its members will master the principles of the structure of the above-mentioned time-honoured characters, regularly translating Han Nom documents, bibliography, genealogy, genealogy, parallel sentences to serve the preservation of traditional cultural values in the city.
Reporting by THIEN DUYEN – Translating by A.THU