Volume 19, No. 2, 2022
Commercial Activities In The South China Sea With The Cultural Formation Process South Vietnam Exploiting First The Xii-Xviii Center
Dr. Nguyen Dinh Co
Abstract
Due to its long stretch of territory along the South China Sea, throughout its history, Vietnam has formed a strong maritime tradition. Since the Nguyen Lords opened the Southern land, that tradition has been further promoted, the East Sea trade flow has had a profound influence on the existence and development of the newly established territory. With the relatively liberal policies of the Cochinchina government, maritime trade activities in the East Sea took place extremely excitingly. In a short time, the Cochinchina government revived the system of trading ports such as Thanh Ha, Hoi An, Nuoc Man in the Central region and then the ports of Dong Nai, Saigon, Bai Xau, and Ha Tien... in the South. Within the framework of this research paper, based on analyzing historical data from feudal historical works of Vietnam (such as Phu Bien tap luc, Gia Dinh thanh thong chi, Nguyen Dynasty histories...), and at the same time Compared with documents of European and Asian merchants and missionaries, we will clarify the development of maritime trade in the Southern region, as well as its impact then to the process of shaping and developing Southern culture in the early days of exploration (XVII-XVIII centuries).
Pages: 3917-3931
Keywords: the South China Sea, commercial activities, XVII-XVIII century, Southern Vietnamese culture.