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One time in Hue ancient city - you know what beauty
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Is the national routes such as Northern- Southern railways, highways and Eastern- Western economic corridor, with Phu Bai International Airport, Adot and Hong Van national border gates, Thuan An port, especially with Chan May deep water port considered as “ the gate having the shortest and favorable way to the sea” of countries in the area of Me Kong river; along with the diversity of natural landscapes and historical- cultural traditions, Thua Thien Hue is really an ideal place of tourism. |
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Cat Tien National Park
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Cat Tien National Park is estimated as the reserve of natural resources in Vietnam with lots of rare, specious and endemic genes of fauna and flora, as plentiful site for scientists, domestic and foreign tourists. |
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The marble mountain - Da Nang highlight
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Ngu Hanh Son (The Marble Mountains) is about 8km southeast of Da Nang City. This is a cluster of five marble mountains lying close to the sea. That is why, it is dubbed Hon Non Nuoc, which means Mountain and Water in Vietnamese. |
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Cham island’s beauty attracts growing numbers of tourists
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Cham Island, a group of eight islets off central Quang Nam province, is a romantic tourist spot. One of the islets is home to salanganes - the bird whose nests are nutritious and expensive. Of the seven other islets, two have residents and are named after Lang and Huong villages. |
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Life on the Mekong Delta
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Monkey bridges – an endangered species
These simple, arch-shaped footbridges are usually built of uneven logs about 30cm to 80cm wide and have only a simple bamboo railing. They are suspended anywhere from 2m to 10m above the canals and connect tiny villages throughout the region to main roads. |
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Floating markets – the outstanding in Mekong Delta
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The Mekong Delta became famous world wide during what locals call the anti-American War. The Delta is also famous for its floating markets which are typical of the Phung Hiep and the Cai Be. On arriving in the Delta, you can start the motorized boat to visit the Cai Be floating market, experience how people exchanging goods, fruit and many other commodities on their vessels. |
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Appreciating The Beauty of The Mekong Delta
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Mekong River is a really long river inside Asia. It is present in a couple of countries like Burma, Cambodia and also Vietnam and the views that the river provides are simply breath-taking. Visiting the Mekong River means endless fun to its visitors. |
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Vietnamese Traditional Stilt Houses
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Four thousand years ago, Vietnamese people were building stilt houses similar to those in use today. Suited to flood-prone plains and to steep mountain slopes, these houses remain popular among many of Vietnam's 54 different ethnic groups. |
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Dakto and Charlie hill - Kon Tum
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The obscure Dak To outpost, 42km north of Kon Tum, was a major battlefield during the American War. In 1972 it was the scene of intense fighting and one of the last big battles before American troops pulled out |
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Ethnic Minorites in Dak Lak - Central Highland Vietnam
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Located at the confluence of Indochina, Dak Lak is today a cultural intersection of many different ethnic peoples and local groups. Today, one can find 44 ethnic minority groups in Dak Lak Province which account for about 30% of the province’s population of 1,718,855 people. The Ede, M’nong and J’rai are the main local or indigenous groups, while many others have immigrated over the past 30 years, e.g. Tay, Nung, Muong, Dao, Thai and Mong. Most of these groups still maintain their cultural heritage, creating a colorful spectrum of cultural life in the Central Highlands of Vietnam, which is also called Tay Nguyen. While the ethnic minority groups do not strictly occupy separated parts of the province, clans tend to live in the same areas. |
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54 Ethnic group in Vietnam
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Vietnam is the homeland of many nationalities. All are descendants of Lac Long Quan and Au Co, hatching out of a hundred eggs, half of them following their mother to the mountain, the other half accompanying their father to the sea. They joined hands to build the nation from "Three mountains, four seas and the land mass", with endless forests and mountains, delta plains stretching as far as the eyes can see and the Eastern Sea rippling Is waves all the four seasons. It is a land stretching from the high peak of Lung Cu (north) to the hamlet of Rach Tau (south) and from the Truong Son Range (west) to the Truong Sa archipelago (east). |
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Battle of Khe Sanh
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On Jan. 21, 1968, elements of 3rd Battalion, 26th Marine Regiment, came under heavy mortar, rocket and artillery fire at the Khe Sanh Combat Base in Quang Tri province, Republic of South Vietnam. In the initial volley, both of the base ammunition dumps were hit by incoming artillery destroying most of the Marines’ ordnance supply. The bombardment was constant, making resupply life-risking. The Marines had 77 arduous days of hell ahead of them. |
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The 100-year-old wooden church of Kontum
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Talking about Kontum, a northern Central Highlands town and province, one might think of endless coffee plantations and tree-covered hills.
However, asking about the province's must-see attractions, one will most certainly hear about a wooden church of typical highland structure. Through the ups and downs of history, it is still standing there to defy the test of time. |
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Ho Chi Minh trail
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The Ho Chi Minh Trail was a network of roads built from North Vietnam to South Vietnam through the neighboring countries of Laos and Cambodia, to provide logistical support to the Vietcong and the North Vietnamese Army during the Vietnam War. |
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Cu Chi: The underground war
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War is hellish at the best of times. But imagine fighting a war underground in the suffocating, sweltering blackness of tunnels, barely tall enough for a man to crawl, let alone walk. |
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Hoi An at full-moon is mystical experience
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By Minh Duy in Quang Nam
Coming to Hoi An at full moon is an experience you will never forget. As darkness descends, all electric lights are replaced with cozy lanterns coupled with the animated sound of lion dance troupes on the streets and music performance shows. |
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