It is not easy for a particular vehicle to exist, to be honored and loved for generations. However, a rudimentary and simple cyclo in Vietnam has done it! It is just simple and ordinary as its appearance. No noisy sound from engines, no obscure smoke and no spending too much for commuting. From a long [...]
In comparison with other developing countries, Việt Nam’s population enjoys a relatively high standard of education. In the past, Vietnam’s educational system was affected by many cultures, of which the Chinese and French had most significant influence. Vietnam’s education under Chinese domination The earliest students in Vietnam received most of their education from the Buddhist [...]
The Vietnamese people value modesty and humility as well as harmonious relations with others. Seeking to avoid conflict in relationships, they often prefer to speak about sensitive subjects indirectly. Traditionally, Vietnamese people list their family name first, then their middle name, with their first (given) name listed as last. Family members use different given names [...]
What is success? “Success is simple, more simple than you often think, success comes when dad and son try to cook a favorite dish for mother on Mother’s day or International women’s day even if it is not as delicious as others do” Those are the sentences a young Vietnamese pupil usually writes to answer [...]
The desire to achieve harmony between the self and the non-self remains an essential preoccupation of the Vietnamese in interpersonal relations outside the family group. The basic principles underlying family relationships are extended to the relationships between members of wider social groups. Social relation can refer to a multitude of social interactions, regulated by social [...]
Prior to adoption of the Western solar calendar system, the Vietnamese exclusively followed a lunar calendar in determining the times of planting, harvesting, and festival occasions. Though today, people in Vietnam use the western calendar for most practical matters of daily life, the old system still serves as the basis for determining numerous seasonal holidays. [...]
Time: The thin day of the first lunar month. Place: Ta Van Commune, Sa Pa District, Lao Cai Province. Objects of worship: The Heaven, the Earth, the God of rice. Characteristics: Praying for good crop festival. Every year, on the thin day of the first lunar month, the Giay in Sa Pa organize their special [...]
According to scholars specializing in portraying art, lacquer plays the first role in traditional materials in Vietnam’s painting background. Opening to the world, Vietnam’s lacquer paintings have got special attention because of its distinct nuance that strongly expresses national characters. Yes, lacquer art has a centuries-old tradition in Vietnam, having first been introduced by the [...]
Looking back into the historic development of national dress, Vietnam not only has “Ao Dai” but also “Ao Yem” – the indispensable dress of ancient girls. Images of graceful girls in national charming long dress have been a symbol of Vietnam. However, looking back the historic development of national dress, Vietnam not only has “Ao [...]
The beauty of women dressed in “Ao Dai”always leaves a deep impression on foreign visitors to Vietnam The beauty of women dressed in “Ao Dai”always leaves a deep impression on foreign visitors to Vietnam. Girl students dressed in white long robes take to streets on the way to schools or back home, or gracefully sail [...]
