Saturday, June 27, 2009

About Vietnam

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Vietnam is a socialist republic. The official language of Vietnam Is Vietnamese, but English, French and Chinese are also spoken. Vietnam follows the metric system of measurement. Vietnam has a population of 87,375,000 which comprises of Buddhists, Muslims, Daoists, Confucians and Christians. Vietnam has a tropical climate with the northern side receiving heavy rainfall. Vietnam follows the metric system of measurement and its official electrical unit is 220V. The Vietnamese standard time is GMT + 7. Vietnam’s economy is dependent primarily on the export items that include rice, coffee, tea, rubber etc. Fishery products also a significant part of its exports. The important industrial products comprises of processed food, garments, shoes, coal, steel, cement and so forth. The average daily expense for a tourist in Vietnam is between 160,550 VND to 300,000 VND as living, travelling and eating is not very expensive in the country.

History

Between 200BC and 938AD, the Chinese ruled over this region, having conquered the Red River Delta critical expanse in Vietnamese history. This led to the inclusion of Chinese population and culture within the Vietnamese identity among the people, and though many Chinese influences still exist in Vietnam, the traditional Vietnamese culture has hung on throughout the years and is still greatly predominant in that country. The Chinese influences that continued were Confucianism and Taoism, which was the official ideology, as well as the Chinese ideographs (writing) which was used to express the Vietnamese language. Vietnam, the traditional Vietnamese culture has hung on throughout the years and is still greatly predominant in that country. The Chinese influences that continued were Confucianism and Taoism, which was the official ideology, as well as the Chinese ideographs (writing) which was used to express the Vietnamese language. The native culture, though, hung on strong, with a strong sense of national identity among the people, and though many Chinese influences still exist in Vietnam, the traditional Vietnamese culture has hung on throughout the years and is still greatly predominant in that country. The Chinese influences that continued were Confucianism and Taoism, which was the official ideology, as well as the Chinese ideographs (writing) which was used to express the Vietnamese language.


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