KING LE THANH TONG WITH THE NATIONAL CULTURE PRESERVATION AND DEVELOPMENT

Abstract

In Le Thanh Tong’s reign (1460-1497), Daiviet became a powerful nation among surrounding countries in the region and was the most prosperous and peaceful age in Vietnamese feudal history. Besides the national development policies such as economy, politics, defensiveness and protection of territorial boundaries, in the work of cultural construction and development, “clear-sighted King” Le Thanh Tong promulgated actually effective policies, contributing an important part to the conservation and development of the nation’s beauty of traditional culture. The policies relating to buildings and preservation of tangible cultural heritages, abolishing backward customs and superstitions, protecting fine customs... under Le Thanh Tong dynasty not only contributed to enhancing the culture of Daiviet to a new zenith in history but was also the reference for the formation and development of our nation’s culture in the process of integrating with the global culture.