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Vietnam Bamboo

Bamboo tree is a significant symbol in both Vietnamese culture and daily life. It exists almost everywhere in Vietnam, though mainly in rural areas. The solid, straight and high bamboo trees...

Coffee cultures in Vietnam

The Nom - Ancient Vietnamese script

Not only foreigners take Nôm (ancient Vietnamese script) for Hán (short of Hán Việt, ancient Vietnamese-Chinese script) but most of Vietnamese think that Hán and...

Ao Dai

Vietnamese traditional long gown
There are many things traditional to Vietnam yet deeply impress people from all over the world. Ao dai is one of them.

Non La

Vietnamese Conical Hat
Non la (palm-leaf conical hat) is a traditional symbol of Vietnamese people without age, sex or racial distinctions.

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Basic Vietnamese

Vietnamese Tones, Pronunciation and Alphabet
Tones
There are six tones in Vietnamese, each of which is represented by a different diacritical mark. Depending on the tones, the...

New Year Wishes

What people often wish each other during Tet.
Tet holidays are the moments of happiness and family enjoy, therefore Vietnamese often dedicate the most beautiful words to their family and...

Calligraphy streams in Vietnam

About Vietnamese calligraphy
Although small in geographical area, Vietnam still has so much to be proud of, especially in terms of arts and culture. Much has changed and adapted...

Quan họ folk singing

Tradition that has gone a long way from the past
 “Quan họ” form earlier days was also a kind of performing art, but more intimate with almost no borders between...

Twenty reasons to visit Ho Chi Minh City

A visit to Ho Chi Minh City is an encounter with exotic food, French colonial architecture and memories of war.