Discover Hidden Gems
Discover Hidden Gems
Have you ever attended a traditional Vietnamese wedding? It’s an interesting experience as it reflects distinct features of our culture. Through the event, you can learn a lot about our country’s routines and practices. If you want to know about, or hold your wedding in Vietnamese style – especially when you or your partner is Vietnamese […]
You’re choosing a souvenir? Then buying a Vietnamese silk painting should be in your priority consideration if you come to my country. I’ll tell you why. How Vietnamese silk paintings are made? If you wonder how the silk paintings are made, here’re the main steps that I summarize from an article on vietnamheritage.com.vn Where to buy […]
Have you ever seen a girl wearing Ao dai (pronounced aw zai), the Vietnamese traditional long dress? Do you see she looks prettier and more charming? Or, do you or your wife want to try it on? I am a Vietnamese, and frankly, really inspired by the traditional costume that perfectly fit Vietnamese female body, especially young […]
Vietnamese names are usually compose of three elements and should be placed in the following order: Family name + Middle Name + First Name You can see the last (family) name is written first, then the middle, and finally the first name. Let’s take an example. My full name […]
Vietnamese alphabet is pretty easy to learn and remember, at least to Westerners, since most of the letters belong or relating to Latin characters. It’s an interesting fact that, in the eastern Asian region, Vietnam is one of a very few nations that use Latin characters in national alphabet system. The neighbors like Japan, Korea, China, Laos, Cambodia, […]
Many fun facts about Vietnam might bring you travelers pleasure and enjoyment. I bet that even many Vietnamese do not know or recognize such things. I pick up here the top 15 interesting facts in different aspects including geography, people, and culture, etc. for your reading pleasure. So, let’s start with … #1. My country’s territory […]
The flag of Vietnam is our national symbol and pride. The flag includes a large yellow 5-pointed star on red back ground. The size ratio is 2:3 (length 1½ times the height). This flag originated from 1945 when Vietnam claimed independence from French and Japanese. Since then, there’ve been several changes due to wars and […]
Where is Vietnam? – Well, that question sounds simple to Vietnamese locals, because we were born and grew up on this land and hence surely know its location on the world map. But, yes, I totally agree that it is a quite serious question to many foreigners. And here is my answer. Vietnam is situated in Southeast […]
The official Vietnamese currency is the Vietnam Dong (abbreviated “VND” or just “₫”). Here, we primarily use paper currency. Coins were once in circulation. At that time, Vietnamese coins consisted of denominations of VND 5,000, 2,000, 1,000, 500, and 200. Recently, using of coins becomes less and less popular, and finally, metal currency was phased […]
Can you believe Vietnam population is among the top countries in the world? Well, that’s true. Though my country has a modest area of 331,210 square kilometers (127,881 sq mile – ranking 66th in the world), yet has over 101 million people, ranking the 16th populous nation worldwide. Let’s make some comparison. Two other countries with more or […]