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Welcome to Vietnam... Lying on the eastern part of the Indochinese peninsula, Vietnam is a strip of land shaped like the letter “S”.. China borders it to the north, Laos and Cambodia t

Welcome to Vietnam

Lying on the eastern part of the Indochinese peninsula, Vietnam is a strip

of land shaped like the letter “S” China

borders it to the north, Laos and Cambodia to the west, the East Sea to the east and the Pacific Ocean to the east

and south.

The map of Viet Nam

China Laos

Cambodia East sea

- 331,690 km2 (65th)

- Capital: Hanoi

- 64 cities and provinces

- Largest city: Ho Chi Minh city

- 86 million (13th)

- Young population (57%

below the age of 30) Population

Economy

- 7% annual GDP growth: The Asia's second-fastest growing economy

- Agriculture-based economy

NƯỚC CỘNG HÒA XÃ HỘI CHỦ NGHĨA VIỆT NAM

THE SOCIALIST REPUBLIC OF VIETNAM

- Buddhism: 85%

- Christianity: 8%

- Caodaism: 3%

- Others: 4%

Religions

- Tropical and temperate zone

- North region has 4 seasons

+ Spring, summer, autumn, winter.

- South region has 2 seasons + Rainy season, Dry season.

Climate

- Vietnamese (official)

- English, French, Chinese … Language

People and Customs

Ho Chi Minh (1890-1969) was a VietNamese Communist revolutionary and statesman who was prime minister (1946–1955) and president

(1945–1969) of the Democratic Republic of VietNam

Ho Chi Minh is always in VietNamese’s mind and heart

a multi-nationality country with 54 ethnic groups

- Kinh (ethnic Vietnamese): 86.2%,

- Tay: 1.9%,

- Thai 1.7%,

- Muong: 1.5%,

- Khmer: 1.4%,

- Chinese: 1.1%,

54 ethnic groups of Vietnam

“em yêu anh”

Vietnamese

Hello!

• Collectivism-oriented

– Sharing bed, food

– Asking personal questions

• Culture values:

– Family-oriented

– Respect older people

• Greetings

Culture Differences

Wedding Tradition and Customs

Betel

Areca

the most important and popular holiday and festival

Tet – Lunar new year festival

Peach Blossom Apricot Blossom

Vietnamese people usually return to their families during Tết Cooking traditional Tết food (Bánh Chưng, Bánh Tét) New clothes for their children Family reunions

Wishing happy new Year, giving lucky money to children and elderly people

The traditional greetings are "chúc mừng năm mới" and "cung chúc tân xuân"

(Happy New Year) People also wish each other prosperity and luck

Common wishes for Tết include:

- Sống lâu trăm tuổi (Live up to 100 years).

- An khang thịnh vượng (Security, good health, and prosperity).

- Sức khoẻ dồi dào (Plenty of health)….

Arts and Music

Vọng cổ

Ca trù

Nhã nhạc

recognised in 2005 by UNESCO as a Masterpiece of the Oral and Intangible Heritage of Humanity

Ca trù is an ancient genre of chamber music featuring female vocalists, with origins in northern Vietnam For much of its history,

it was associated with a geisha -like form of entertainment

Water puppet

The puppets are built out of wood

and the shows are performed in a waist-deep pool.

A large rod supports the puppet under the water and is used by the puppeteers to control them.

Musical Instruments