Research on the Conservation of Civil Culture in Hue Old City, Central Vietnam

A Case Study of Traditional Mid-Autumn Festival in Alley Community - Xom

Abstract

After Doi Moi in 1986, cities in Vietnam have been urbanized rapidly. In Hue, there is an urban redevelopment plan to further develop and maintain the traditional loyal culture recorded world heritage by UNESCO. The purpose of this research is to consider the conservation of civil culture held in the small alley community, "Xom", focusing on the traditional Mid-autumn Festival. Through the field and questionnaire surveys, I classified the small alley community ”Xom” and examined current situation of Mid-autumn Festival in Xom and variety of management group of that festival. Xom and Mid-autumn Festival mutually compliment each other forming on unified integrity: the small alley community plays an important rule for the conservation of civil culture.After Doi Moi in 1986, cities in Vietnam have been urbanized rapidly. In Hue, there is an urban redevelopment plan to further develop and maintain the traditional loyal culture recorded world heritage by UNESCO. The purpose of this research is to consider the conservation of civil culture held in the small alley community, "Xom", focusing on the traditional Mid-autumn Festival. Through the field and questionnaire surveys, I classified the small alley community ”Xom” and examined current situation of Mid-autumn Festival in Xom and variety of management group of that festival. Xom and Mid-autumn Festival mutually compliment each other forming on unified integrity: the small alley community plays an important rule for the conservation of civil culture.