Importance of History: Historical Research Paper Reading Session

Opening ceremony of the “Historical Research Paper Reading” organized by the Historical Research and National Library Department was held on Saturday in Nay Pyi Taw.

There, Union Minister for Religious Affairs and Culture U Ko Ko stressed the importance of history in the social community. By reading and studying history, people will be able to gain historical knowledge and apply the lessons of history. Every Myanmar citizen needs to know their history and every human needs to know their history, the Union Minister added. This paper reading session covered such topics as “Myanmar Culture based on Buddhism”, “Analyzing the historical evidence of the ancient city of Thaton”, “The Sino-Burmese War (1765-1769), the Chinese Perspective”, “A study of the historical facts found in some of the orders (1752-1780), “Outstanding Historical Records in Sagu Region”, and “Myanmar traditional Chess”.

This paper reading session was to approach the history of Myanmar from various perspectives to contribute to the country in the future, to develop multi-disciplinary research perspectives, to develop historians and scholars, to develop a broader field of knowledge through the exchange of knowledge and intellectual experiences of professionals, to spread the great history of Myanmar with all national races to love the country and the people, and to strengthen the spirit of the Union.