Vietnam culture
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Vietnam culture now today is mainly the interference between local culture and Chinese, India and France culture.
Besides, Vietnamese culture is characterized by three northern, central and south with 3 major groups: Vietnamese, Champa and Khmer.
Find out about Vietnam culture you will find almost everything revolves around the aforementioned the cultures.
Vietnam History
Vietnamese history is quite long. This country has gone through different dynasties and changed name many times. And, the name Vietnam originated in 1803 when envoys from the newly founded Nguyen dynasty traveled to Beijing to make diplomatic relations with the Chinese court. The new emperor had chosen the name Nam Viet for his kingdom. The word “Viet” was derived from the traditional name for the Vietnamese imperial domain and its people in what is now northern and central of Vietnam. Nam(south) had been added to acknowledge the expansion of the dynasty’s domain into lands to the south. The Chinese protested to this new name because it was the same as an ancient state that had rebelled against Chinese rule. Therefore, They changed it to Viet Nam. Vietnamese officials resented the change and it did not attain public acceptance until the late 1800s.