V i e t n a m

1. V i e t n a m Geography, History and Culture By Liza

2. Geography A cool subject!!

3. What countries are on the borders of Vietnam?? • On the border of Vietnam is China, Laos, and Cambodia • Vietnam looks like a big ‘S’.

4. The big city in the south. What is the climate like? • The big city in the South of Vietnam is called Ho Chi Minh city • It was named after this man • Vietnam is located in both a tropical and a temperate zone. The climate in Vietnam is tropical in the south, monsoonal in the north, rainy season (mid-May to mid-September) and warm, dry season (mid-October to mid-March)

5. What does the flag look like? The outside of the flag is bright red. In the middle of the flag is a bright five pointed yellow star. Just like in this photo.

6. The capital of Vietnam. • The capital of Vietnam is Hanoi. • It is in the North of Vietnam.

7. Geography About Hanoi • Hanoi is well known for the French-style architecture of some of its buildings.

8. Hanoi

9. The big city in the south. The big city is the south is now called Ho Chi Minh City, but used to be called Saigon.

10. H i s t o r y

11. What other countries have ruled Vietnam • Chinaruled North Vietnam with a communist government and France ruled South Vietnam with a democratic government. • (You can tell by these fantastic French styled buildings.)

12. French was mainly spoken in Vietnam because France once ruled it but now in Vietnam French is only taught in Privet Schools. Why was French spoken in Vietnam??

13. Why was America in Vietnam of the duration of 1960 • The United States entered the war to prevent a communist takeover of South Vietnam. The war was fought between the communist North Vietnam supported by its communist allies, and the government of South Vietnam, supported by the United States and other member nations of the Southeast Asia Treaty Organization. U.S. involvement escalated in the early 1960s and combat units were deployed beginning in 1965. Involvement peaked in 1968 at the time of the Tet Offensive. Despite a peace treaty signed by all parties in January 1973, fighting continued. In response to the anti-war movement, the U.S. Congress passed the Case-Church Amendment in June 1973 prohibiting further direct U.S. military intervention without Congressional authorization yet the U.S. was still heavily invested in the war until 1975, when North Vietnam captured Saigon. North and South Vietnam were reunified the following year. • The war exacted a huge human cost in terms of fatalities, including 3 to 4 million Vietnamese from both sides, 1.5 to 2 million Laotians and Cambodians, and 58,159 U.S. soldiers. Southeast Asia Treaty Organization

14. The communist government is in place. The communist party-controlled government of Vietnam has ruled under three state constitutions. The first was promulgated in 1946, the second in 1959, and the third in 1980. What system of government is in place

15. C u l t u r e

16. Food Pictures of Vietnamese food Information • Fish Sauce – a Famous Vietnamese Condiment • Rolled Rice Pancake or Bánh Cuốn When having most Vietnamese food,"nuoc mam" or Fish Sauce is the indispensable spice of much deliciousness. Rolled Rice Pancake is a paper-thin steamed rice flour pancake, much like delicate sheets of fresh rice noodles.. Bun (Rice Vermicelli) Bun (Rice vermicelli) is made of rice flour which is turned into small, circular and white threads wrapped up into small coils called Con Bun. Vietnamese rice vermicelli is a preferable as well as a popular dish.

17. More Vietnamese food.

18. Art

19. Vietnamese Traditional Clothing • People in Vietnam wear cotton clothes. Styles differ in northern and southern Vietnam. Many people wear sandals made of old tire rubber (North). (South) Many men and women wear western styled clothing. Some women still wear the traditional au dai. In most rural areas women wear loose white-shirts with skirts. Men in rural areas wear western clothing too. The Vietnamese typically wear lightweight clothing. Rural women wear loose-fitting dark-pants and blouses that are often embroidered in brilliant colours. Conical nets called non la shield their faces from the sun. In the cities, many girls and women wear the traditional au dai, a long tunic worn with loose-fitting pants. However, a growing number of urban women wear dresses and shirts. Rural and working class men typically wear simple shirts and trousers. City men generally wear Western-style clothing.

20. Vietnamese Music • Vietnam has got some 50 national musical instruments, in which the set of percussion instruments is the most popular, diverse and long-lasting such as trong dong (coppe musical instruments r drums), cong chieng (gongs), dan da (lithophone), dan t’rung... The set of blowing instruments is represented by flutes and pan-pipes, while the set of string instruments is specified by dan bau and dan day. The Vietnamese folksongs are rich in forms.

21. Vietnamese temples. The temple in the left right corner is a Buddhist Temple. The one in the right corner is Immigrant Buddhism in Switzerland. The one above it, is Ba Den Temple. And the one above that one is Porcelain temple.

22. Lacquerware As a traditional fine art which goes back many years in Vietnam though no one knows for sure how many, Vietnameselacquerware was handed down from generation to generation as a family secret until the first half of the 20th century when the renovation in the field led by excellent artists of Indochina Fine Arts school in Hanoi made the occupation popular not only in Vietnam but also all over the world.