Useful information on Vietnam

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VIET NAM
Collected by Hoang Dinh

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General Information
• Location
• Center of South- east Asia. The
shape – the S letter
• With China in the north, Laos
and Cambodia in the West, and
the Pacific Ocean in the east
with the cost line 3,200 km and
125 beaches
• Thousands of off-shore islands
and archipelagoes
• Mainland - 331,689 km2.
VN has mountains, forests, rivers,
sea, deltas and plateaus. Nature
creates grottoes, caves, waterfalls
and many beauty spots

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Sapa
• 350 km from Hanoi and 1,600 meters above sea level
and stands in a valley with cool weather
• Incredibly picturesque village of Ethnic tribes

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Sapa
• Fanxipan Mountain, the highest mountain not only in
Vietnam at 3,143 m, but also in the Indochina
Peninsula

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Markets of many Ethnic tribes
Sapa

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• 305 km from Saigon, 1500 m above sea level
• The unofficial honeymoon Mecca of Vietnam.
Da Lat

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Da Lat
Valley of love
Xuan Huong lake
Waterfall

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Da Lat
The lake of Sorry
Market

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• Ha Long Bay has twice been recognized by UNESCO as
a World Natural Heritage Area for its exceptional scenic
beauty and outstanding geological and geomorphic values
Halong bay – Bay of Descending
Dragons

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Halong bay – Bay of Descending
Dragons
• Most of the islands on Ha Long Bay are limestone
and were formed over 500 million years ago
• Within the islands of the Bay there are hundreds of
beautiful caves of different shapes and sizes

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Nha Trang
• Nha Trang is 1,287 km south of Hanoi, 624 km south of
Hue and 442 km from Ho Chi Minh city (Saigon).
• Among the top of all beaches with several famous islands.
Most notable are Hon Tre, Hon Yen, Hon Rua and the
Spratly islands.

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• Climate: Tropical and a temperature
zone
• In the North: 4 seasons: Spring, Summer, Autumn,
Winter
• In the South: 2 seasons: Dry and Rain
General Information

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• People and Culture
• 82 millions
• 85-90% Vietnamese
• 3% Chinese
• Ethnic minorities include Muong, Thai,
Meo, Khmer, Man, Cham, and other
mountain tribes.
• Simple farming life in small villages around
a communal house on the delta of Red River
and Mekong River
• Influenced by Confucianism (from China)
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• Respect to elder
• The good girl and woman must follow 3 things:
• Before getting marriage must follow parents
• After getting marriage must follow husband
• If the husband die must follow the eldest
son…
• Ho Chi Minh is the greatest Leader “There is
Nothing more precious than Independence and
Freedom”
• Generally Warm and Friendly
General Information
Socialist Republic Of Vietnam
Independence – Freedom - Hapiness

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General Information
• Languages : Vietnamese (official),
English (increasingly favored as a
second language), some French,
Chinese, Russian, and Khmer;
mountain area languages (Mon-
Khmer and Malayo-Polynesian)
• Costume: Ao dai - VN long dress

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• History
• 4,000 years ago was founded by the Hung Kings
(named Van Lang)
• 1,000 years under China (1th century BC – 10 th
century AD)
• 80 years under French (1858 – 1954)
• 21 years divided into 2 parts: South and North
• The time is very difficult – All for the South
• Most of the men in the war
• Only woman working
• From 1975: Union 2 parts South and North. The
period to build the country
General Information
Viet Nam has more than 7,000
historical and cultural vestiges (2,500
out of total are recognized as national
protected relics)

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Hung King Temple
• A complex of majestic buildings:
Ha Temple and Pagoda, Gieng
Temple, Trung and Thuong
Temples, and Hung Kings Tomb.
• In the front of the Ha temple. Ho Chi Minh leader
told solders on the way to Hanoi in 1954 “Hung
Kings had the merit of founding our nation, we must
together defend it”

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Co Loa Citadel
• Co Loa was nominated twice as the capital of the
country: the first time during the An Duong Vuong era
in the late 3rd and early 2nd century BC, and the
second time during the Ngo Vuong Quyen reign in the
middle of the 10th century

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Van Mieu - Temple of Literature
• Was founded in 1072 during the Ly Dynasty , the fisrt
University

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Genaral Information
• Economy Expanded rapidly in recent years
(GDP growing 7.2% in 2003 and 7.7% in 2004. Growth is
forecast at 8.1% in 2005)
• Structural reform from a centrally planned economy to a
market oriented economy (more competitive, export-driven
industries) .
• Vietnam has had Normal Trade Relations status with US
since late 2001, with 2002 marking the first time Vietnam
shipped more goods to the US than to Japan . Vietnam is
working toward accession to the WTO in 2005.
• Currency: 100 USD = 1.600.000 VND
Last year, the IT market boasted sales of
US$685 million, representing a year-on-
year increase of 33 percent, the highest
growth rate since 2001

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Reference
• www.vov.org.vn
• www.nhungtrangvang.com.vn
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