Interpretation of Legends by Hong Pang's Descendants

Tr?n tr?ng· Kim, a modern historian in Vietnam, believes that "from Wu, since15th century, there have been legends about ancient times in the history of our country. Therefore, it is difficult to be conclusive and credible about this era. But historians have also collected these absurd stories, all of which belong to the theory of immortals and ghosts, completely contrary to the laws of nature. However, we need to know. This is true in any country. In the early days of chaos, everyone hoped to find their own roots from myths to shine on their own nation. Undoubtedly, it is for this reason that Chinese history books record that Pang Hongjia is a fairy dragon grandson. " In addition, tr?n tr?ng· King also stressed: "Now, we have told various stories according to the old history, and readers of history should distinguish which ones are true and which ones are fabricated, which is conducive to learning history."

In the1970s, scholars from Vietnam Social Science Committee, a Vietnamese academic institution, thought that "Wenlang country began to divide into a class society" and "all tribes formed a tribal alliance, and its leader was a male king. The tribal alliance has experienced a temporary transition stage and gradually has the embryonic form of the country. " In addition, Vietnamese scholars have another unique view, that is, during the Hongbang period, "in the process of changing from matriarchal society to paternal society, Vietnamese society still maintained a fairly stable tradition-mothers and women played an important role in the family and society." These fine traditions have remained in Vietnamese society for a long time. "

Dai Kelai, a Vietnamese historian in China, thinks that Pang Hong's legend is not credible, pointing out that it is a mixture of legends and stories in China's ancient books, which are interpreted and grafted by Vietnamese. For example, the saying that home is the home of Emperor Shennong comes from the ancient book Yandi in China, "Governing the King with Fire", and he is the emperor in the south; The saying that "Yi Long made a hundred people" is derived from the records of Baiyue in China's ancient books. The territory of "Wenlang Country" is described according to the distribution area of Baiyue, and the name of the "Fifteen Departments" under its jurisdiction is the name of the county, state and county set up by China in Vietnam from Han Dynasty to Tang Dynasty. Therefore, the legend of Wenlang Kingdom was probably invented after the Tang Dynasty. Even though "Water Mirror Notes" quoted that "Wen Werewolf" is only a primitive nation, it has not reached the level of "building the country by class society". Dai Kelai also pointed out that famous Vietnamese scholars, such as Tao and Jin, thought that the legend of Hong Pong was not credible, and only the Vietnamese authorities used it to make anti-China articles in the late 1970s and early 1980s, thus making it "completely degenerate into pseudo-historiography serving regional hegemonism".