A Survery for the Historic Conservation of Hoi An Ancient Town

在这个项目中，对越南中部的历史小镇会安进行了研究和调查。从16世纪末到17世纪初，据说会安有一个日本小镇。然而，今天保留下来的房屋是日本城镇时代之后的中国移民建造的。建筑调查和居民访谈调查在会安历史街区进行了大约250所房屋。同时，应越南方面的要求，对若干选定的历史建筑的修复进行了技术合作。此外，为了弄清会安镇的形成历史，还进行了考古调查和历史文献调查。从调查结果来看，会安历史街区目前的乡镇是18世纪末开始逐步形成的。还证实，会安历史房屋的结构与源自皇城顺化的越南中部风格房屋非常相似。应该指出的是，这个日越联合研究项目的目标之一是促进越南研究人员和建筑师参与对会安镇的研究和保护。因此，在过去的三年里，建筑和居民访谈调查的主动权逐渐转移到河内建筑学院。此外，还邀请了越南文化信息部、岘港建筑设计院和会安遗迹管理处的技术人员参与了会安历史建筑的修复工作。可以说，在不久的将来，这些技术人员中的一些人将有能力管理修复工作。

In this project, research and survey was carried out on the historical town of Hoi An in the central part of Vietnam. From the end of 16th century to the beginning of 17th century, it is said that a Japanese town existed in Hoi An. However, the houses which remain today were built by the Chinese immigrants after the age of Japanese town.Architectural survey and resident interview survey were carried out on approximately 250 houses in the historical quarter of Hoi An. At the same time, in answering to the request from the Vietnamese side, technical cooperation was carried out on the restoration of several selected historical houses. Moreover, in order to clarify the history of formation of Hoi An town, archaeological survey and historical document survey were carried out also.From the result of the survey, it is concluded that the current township in the historical quarter of Hoi An was gradually formed from the end of 18th century. It is also confirmed that the structure of historical houses in Hoi An bear strong resemblance to the central Vietnam style housing originating from the imperial city of Hue.It should be noted that one of the objective of this Japan-Vietnam joint research project lies in the promotion of participation of Vietnamese researchers and architects in the research and preservation of Hoi An town. For this reason, in the past three years, the initiative of architectural and resident interview survey was gradually transferred to the Hanoi Architectural Institute. Moreover, technical staffs were invited from the Vietnamese Ministry of Culture-Information, Danang Architecture Designing Institute, and Hoi An Service of Vestiges Management to participate in the restoration work of historical houses in Hoi An. It can be said that several of these technical staffs will become capable of managing the restoration work in the near future.