| Summary: | 博士 === 國立成功大學 === 中國文學系 === 103 === From the historical perspective, the development of this multicultural and multiethnic Southeast Asia (SEA) region is closely related to the European political power. In the 19th century, the SEA region became more westernized due to the European colonization, which eventually led to the declaration of independence of several countries after World War II. SEA is consisting of Cambodia, Laos, Burma, Thailand, Vietnam, Brunei Darussalam, Malaysia, Timor-Leste, Indonesia, Philippine, and Singapore regardless of the huge difference in language, culture, or political background. Indeed, the exchange of information and population plays a significant role to the overall understanding and recognition of SEA by the world. This article focuses on the writings by the Vietnamese ambassadors during their journey to SEA to further understand the political, social, and cultural relationships between Europe and SEA. In between 1830s and 1860s, Vietnamese ambassadors were frequently directed to every SEA country for military and trading purposes. Therefore, the writings and poems throughout their journey became some good documentaries about the local cultures, colonization, and the Chinese workers. These documents are not just a record of their journey. They are currently important information that reflected the society in the past from different perspective, especially on the geographical and cultural interaction between Vietnam and Malay Archipelago.
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