An Investigation Into The Vietnam Schools In Guangxi Aidded By China

After World WarⅡ, Vietnam experienced two Indo-Chinese wars. In the war years, the Vietnamese government established schools in Guilin and Nanning to train its revolutionary successors. The schools established under the assistance of Guangxi Autonomous Region during the 20-plus years from 1951 to 1975 included the Vietnam Yucai schools in Guilin and Nanning and the "9·2schools", the latter of which were moved back to Vietnam in August 1975. Educated in those schools were over 10,000 Vietnamese, who in turn had made outstanding contributions to the national salvation wars and socialist construction of Vietnam. They were also note worthy figures in the history of Sino-Vietnamese relations.The Vietnam schools aided by Guangxi were the productions of anti- France war and anti- Ameircan war.They composed an integral part of Sino-Vietnamese educational communications and occupied an important position in the history of Sino-Vietnamese relations. Recently, most abroad and domestic researchers focus on the political or economic side of the relationship between these two countries. As a result, the research on the Vietnam schools aided by Guangxi has not been involved. This thesis is to make a research on the Vietnam schools aided by Guangxi by drawing upon the original sources both from the archive bureaus of Guangxi Autonomous Region and of Guilin City, the first-hand materials from the original sites of the schools, and the oral interviews with the Chinese staff members in the schools, along with some valuable pictures. The basic theories and methods of history, modern education and international relations, and Marxist historical materialism are employed as theoretical supports. In this paper, we seek to reveal why the Vietnam schools were founded under the assistance of Guangxi, discuss and make a comparison between the conditions of the schools during the two Indo-Chinese wars, explore the schools'characteristics, and demonstrate the schools'position in the Sino-Vietnamese relationship.Deeper investigation into the Vietnam schools aidded by Guangxi not only can help us to continue to improve the work of writing of international relations and the history of Sino-Vietnamese relations,but it will also help promote regional cooperation between Guangxi and Vietnam. Therefore, the paper possesses a strong relevance to the future development of Sino-ASEAN relationship. It will help us to maintain friendly generations relevance relations between China and Vietnam.This paper is divided into eight parts:The preface describes the historical background of the Vietnam schools aided by Guangxi, reviews relevant literature, highlights the significance of the paper, and outlines the author's research methods.Chapter One focuses on the preparation and construction of the Vietnam schools aided by Guangxi. In this part, the reasons why Vietnam selected those places as school sites and the work China did for the establishment of the schools will be analyzed.Chapter Two analyzes the situation of the Vietnam schools aided by Guangxi during the first Indo-Chinese war. We cover the reasons why the Yucai schools and the special Chinese Language schools were established, the situation of the Vietnamese teachers and students,the educational regulations, the curriculum, and the length of schooling.