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FESTIVALS
Hung Kings' Festival or Hung Kings death anniversary is a Vietnamese festival held annually from the 8
th
to the 11
th
of the third lunar month, in which the 10
th
day is the main festival day. The festival takes place in Hung Kings' Temple, Phu Tho province - the old ancient city of Van Lang nation.
Cuisine
"Balance" may be the single word that is commonly used to describe Viet Nam's gastronomy. In essence, Vietnamese cuisines usually reach the balance of ingredients and recipe: neither putting too much salt and fat, nor using fattening cooking methods such as frying that may lead to diseases.
Lunar New Year – biggest traditional holiday in Vietnam
The traditional Lunar New Year (Tet) is the biggest and oldest festival in Vietnam, bringing its people together to celebrate the sacred and meaningful annual event.
General Information
The Socialist Republic of Vietnam (Vietnamese: Cộng hòa xã hội chủ nghĩa Việt Nam)
Geography and climate
Vietnam is the easternmost nation on the Indochina Peninsula. It is bordered by China to the north, Laos to the northwest, and Cambodia to the southwest. On the country's east coast lies the East Sea.
History
Country's official name throughout history: Van Lang (2876 BC – 258 BC), Au Lac (257 BC – 207 BC), Van Xuan (544-602), Dai Co Viet (968 – 1054), Dai Viet (1054 – 1802), Dai Ngu (1400 – 1406), and Viet Nam.
The Dai Viet
In the 10th century AD, the Vietnamese had won their freedom and built up an independent state named Dai Viet. The country was under the ruling of many national feudal dynasties
Struggle for national liberation
In the middle of 19th century (1858), French colonialists began to invade Vietnam. The incompetent government of the Nguyen gradually gave in and from 1884
Reunification
In the spring of 1975, the patriotic armed forces of Vietnam swept across the country in the great general offensive and overthrew the Saigon government. The southern part of Vietnam was liberated and the country was united as one.
Renovation
At the 6th Congress of the Communist Party in 1986, the Doi Moi (reform) policy was launched with the focus on economic reform
Central Political System
The Communist Party of Vietnam (CPV) was established on February 3, 1930. Over the past 75 years, the CPV has been in the vanguard of the struggle for national independence
Administrative Divisions and Local Authorities
Vietnam is subdivided into 59 provinces and 5 province-level cities, which are further subdivided into districts and municipalities
Economy
Agriculture and forestry (20.4% of GDP, 2006):
Principal products
--rice, maize, sweet potato, peanut, soya bean, cotton, coffee, cashews.
Cultivated land
--12.2 million hectares.
Land use
--21% arable; 28% forest and woodland; 51% other.
People
At present there are 54 different ethnic groups inhabiting Vietnam, in which Kinh (Viet) people make up nearly 90% of the whole population, and 53 other ethnic groups represent over 10%.
Culture Philosophy and ideologies
At the start, with primitive and rudimentary cognition of materialism and dialectics, Vietnamese thought was mixed with beliefs
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