Welcome to Vietnam  Lying on the eastern part of the Indochinese peninsula, Vietnam is a strip of land shaped like the letter “S”. China borders it to the north, Laos and Cambodia to the west, the East Sea to the east and the Pacific Ocean to the east and south. The map of Viet Nam China Laos Cambodia East sea   -  !"# " - $%" &' & 86 million  ()%)!*+ ,%- .)! / & - *+)01.%23"4"" #-"" %% & - 3% )),"# & NƯỚC CỘNG HÒA XÃ HỘI CHỦ NGHĨA VIỆT NAM THE SOCIALIST REPUBLIC OF VIETNAM 5)##"6+ "!&6+ #"+ "+ 7%" Tropical#8 9%"""" :;%")))< ;)%"""" :7&""1&""<  Vietnamese=  /%"> "? $%)% People and Customs Ho Chi Minh (1890-1969) was a VietNamese Communist revolutionary and statesman who was prime minister (1946–1955) and president (1945–1969) of the Democratic Republic of VietNam. Ho Chi Minh is always in VietNamese’s mind and heart. )!!& )& %)" - Kinh (ethnic Vietnamese): 86.2%, - Tay: 1.9%, - Thai 1.7%, - Muong: 1.5%, - Khmer: 1.4%, - Chinese: 1.1%, 54 ethnic groups of Vietnam @em yêu anhA @ c á m ơ n A @  B   ,  C  A Vietnamese Hello! @ x i n c h à o A •  !"# – ;%,#-# – 3"%"D)"!" • )))" – >&# – 7" # • 0!%" ))1E " [...]... usuallytheir children children and elderly people Vietnamese traditional for return to their families during Tết Cooking Year, givingTết food (Bánhto New clothes lucky money Chưng, Bánh Tét) The traditional greetings are "chúc mừng năm mới" and "cung chúc tân xuân" (Happy New Year) People also wish each other prosperity and luck Common wishes for Tết include: - Sống lâu trăm tuổi (Live up to 100 years)... (Security, good health, and prosperity) Sức khoẻ dồi dào (Plenty of health)… Arts and Music Ca trù Ca trù is an ancient genre of chamber music featuring female vocalists, with origins in northern Vietnam For much of its history, it was associated with a geisha-like form of entertainment Vọng cổ Nhã nhạc recognised in 2005 by UNESCO as a Masterpiece of the Oral and Intangible Heritage of Humanity Water . & - *+) 01. %23"4"" #-"" %% & - 3% )),"# & NƯỚC CỘNG HÒA XÃ HỘI CHỦ NGHĨA VIỆT NAM THE SOCIALIST. Democratic Republic of VietNam. Ho Chi Minh is always in VietNamese’s mind and heart. )!!& )& %)" - Kinh (ethnic Vietnamese): 86.2%, - Tay: 1.9%, - . VIETNAM 5)##"6+ "!&6+ #"+ "+ 7%" Tropical#8 9%"""" :;%")))< ;)%"""" :7&""1&""<  Vietnamese=  /%"> "? $%)% People and Customs Ho Chi Minh (1890-1969) was a VietNamese Communist revolutionary and statesman