THANH HOA IDENTITY FROM THE PESPECTIVE OF THE TRADITIONAL CULTURAL ORIGIN

Tóm tắt

Xứ Thanh (Thanh Hoa Province) is a cultural sub-region with two prominent characteristics, including: the transition-based (from the geographical, historical, linguistic, and cultural perspectives) and the crystallization-based (mainly from the historical, cultural, and human perspectives). The two characteristics made a contribution towards formation of people’s identity in this “sacred land”, where the talent and spirit of many extraordinary people were tempered in various periods of the national history. The identity is seen as a cultural code that has been strengthening the community cohesion through the entire history. At the same time, it helps to create new jumps in development and disclose hindrances in the current context of comprehensive international integration. What we have to do about the regional cultural identity is to recognize the strengths and minimize the inertia-based hindrances, which tend to arise not only in the area of Thanh Hoa but also all over the country.