1. Vietnamese Myths The Vietnamese myth of origin then, is a matter of belief, of faith, According to vietnamese mythology, the person living in the moon is named Cuoi, http://www.askasia.org/frclasrm/readings/r000061.htm

The Power and Relevance of Vietnamese Myths Article written by Nguyen Ngoc Binh for the Asia Society's Vietnam: Essays on History, Culture, and Society, 1985, pp. 61-77. Ask any Vietnamese about the origin of his people, and most likely he will tell you that they were born of a dragon and a fairy ("con rong chau tien"). Certainly this is an unscientific explanation, and one that can hardly be sustained or demonstrated hi storically, yet the power of that myth is such that no Vietnamese, no matter how much scientific training he has received, would ever deny believing in it at least to a certain extent. The Vietnamese myth of origin then, is a matter of belief, of faith, that mountains of evidence to the contrary cannot change. Historically, Vietnam has served as a fertile ground for all kinds of beliefs and religions. Yet regardless of religious belief, whether Buddhism, Catholicism, Protestantism, Taoism, or animism, Vietnamese share the conviction that they came from the sam e source, originating from the same womb hence, they call one another dong-bao ("born of the same womb"). It is this power of myths that sustains the Vietnamese throughout their history, that keeps them together despite their other differences. Let us then travel backwards in time to when these myths originated, a time predating recorded history by centuries if not millennia, when the Vietnamese all shared a common set of beliefs, later on taken down as "the mythology" of Vietnam.

2. Vietnamese Myths According to vietnamese mythology, the person living in the moon is named Cuoi, a buffalo boy who lost his father at a tender age. http://tmsyn.wc.ask.com/r?t=an&s=hb&uid=24312681243126812&sid=343126

3. Readings: The Power And Relevance Of Vietnamese Myths According to vietnamese mythology, the person living in the moon is named Cuoi, For one, the recording of Vietnamese myths began rather late, http://www.askasia.org/teachers/Instructional_Resources/Materials/Readings/Vietn

The Power and Relevance of Vietnamese Myths Article written by Nguyen Ngoc Binh for the Asia Society's Vietnam: Essays on History, Culture, and Society, 1985, pp. 61-77. Ask any Vietnamese about the origin of his people, and most likely he will tell you that they were born of a dragon and a fairy ("con rong chau tien"). Certainly this is an unscientific explanation, and one that can hardly be sustained or demonstrated hi storically, yet the power of that myth is such that no Vietnamese, no matter how much scientific training he has received, would ever deny believing in it at least to a certain extent. The Vietnamese myth of origin then, is a matter of belief, of faith, that mountains of evidence to the contrary cannot change. Historically, Vietnam has served as a fertile ground for all kinds of beliefs and religions. Yet regardless of religious belief, whether Buddhism, Catholicism, Protestantism, Taoism, or animism, Vietnamese share the conviction that they came from the sam e source, originating from the same womb hence, they call one another dong-bao ("born of the same womb"). It is this power of myths that sustains the Vietnamese throughout their history, that keeps them together despite their other differences. Let us then travel backwards in time to when these myths originated, a time predating recorded history by centuries if not millennia, when the Vietnamese all shared a common set of beliefs, later on taken down as "the mythology" of Vietnam.

4. Vietnamese Poetry The Classical Tradition or rediscovery) of Vietnamese identity. The first systematic recording of vietnamese mythology occurs at this time; the first Vietnamese http://tmsyn.wc.ask.com/r?t=an&s=hb&uid=24312681243126812&sid=343126

5. The Dragon Of Vietnam the tarasque, is very much a part of vietnamese mythology. The grottoes were formed, according to the myth, when the dragon moved over the land, http://www.travelblog.org/Asia/Vietnam/blog-773.html

Travel Blog About TravelBlog World Facts Latest Travel Journals ... Articles The Dragon of Vietnam Home Newest Journals Bloggers Search ... South America Journals from Asia Vietnam Next Journal Journals by Cate and Cam Previous Journal The Dragon of Vietnam Asia Vietnam By Cate and Cam June 23rd 2004 Grottoes in Cat Ba Bay Declared a World Heritage Site in the 1990s (like the Taj Mahal) and about a 2 ½ hour drive northeast of Hanoi, we took a junket into the bay on Monday, June 21, and entered a mythological world. A half-hour after out of Halong City, we entered a world of water surrounded by grottoes In fact, the ocean dragon, the tarasque , is very much a part of Vietnamese mythology. It is national legend that the dragon was sent to defend the nation against invaders. Halong Cate Takes the Plunge the landscape with its tail so that water filled the low parts, leaving the thousands of islands as the remaining land. Vietnamese Flag Swimming in the Bay Previous Journal Next Journal 1 Comment(s) Add Comment 25th June 2004 21:58 - Cindy : Dragons and camels and tigers - oh my!

6. THE DRAGON winged, powerful and fire spitting animal is also regarded as a key element of the vietnamese mythology. All Vietnamese firmly believe they are http://tmsyn.wc.ask.com/r?t=an&s=hb&uid=24312681243126812&sid=343126

7. A Tiger, A Worm, A Snail - Vietnamese Folktales done excerpts of Vietnamese folktales here. The Power and Relevance of Vietnamese Myths A lengthy yet fascinating article on vietnamese mythology. http://urbanlegends.about.com/library/bltiger.htm

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8. Vietnamese Dragon Mythology The Dragon ("Long") in vietnamese mythology is represented with the head of a camel, horns of a deer, eyes of a fish, ears of a buffalo http://tmsyn.wc.ask.com/r?t=an&s=hb&uid=24312681243126812&sid=343126

9. Dinh Pham Loc A Glimpse Of Vietnamese Oral Literature Mythology Dinh Pham Loc A Glimpse of Vietnamese Oral Literature Mythology Tales Folklore http://tmsyn.wc.ask.com/r?t=an&s=hb&uid=24312681243126812&sid=343126

10. Www.vietventures.com The Dragon ( Long ) is a fabulous beast which the vietnamese mythology represents with the head of a camel, horns of a deer, eyes of a fish, http://www.vietventures.com/Vietnam/symbol_vietnam.asp

Saigon Ha Noi Da Nang Hue Traditional Symbols of Vietnam TRADITIONAL SYMBOLS OF VIETNAM: The traditional Coat of Arms consisted of a shield or banner or varied forms, having the stylistic representation of a dragon , a legendary and totemic animal of multiple symbolic significance. Also included on the Coat of Arms were the unicorn, tortoise and phoenix. Together, they make up the quartet of the traditional motifs and emblems of Viet Nam. The Dragon. The Dragon ("Long") is a fabulous beast which the Vietnamese mythology represents with the head of a camel, horns of a deer, eyes of a fish, ears of a buffalo, body and neck of a snake, scales of a carp, claws of an eagle, and feet of a tiger. A long barb hangs on each side of its mouth, and a precious stone shines brilliantly on its tongue. The summit of its head is decorated with a protuberance which is a sign of great intelligence. Finally, it has a crest of 81 scales running the entire length of its backbone. A dragon is said to breathe a kind of smoke which can be transformed at will into fire or water. It lives with equal ease in the sky, in the water, or underground. It is immortal and does not reproduce, because the number of dragons always increases with the metamorphosis of the ."Giao Long", which are fabulous reptiles half lizard and half snake that automatically become dragons after ten centuries of existence. Despite its awesome appearance, the dragon does not incarnate the spirit of evil, and the Vietnamese have always considered the dragon as a symbol of power and nobility. That is why the dragon was chosen as the special symbol of the emperors. The emperor was considered to be the son of Heaven. The dragon having five claws was found on the official dress of the emperor, and the dragon having four claws decorated the official dress of high dignitaries of the Royal Court.

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12. Www.vietventures.com The first systematic recording of vietnamese mythology occurs at this time; the first Vietnamese history (by Le Van Huu) is written; the Vietnamese chu nom http://www.vietventures.com/Vietnam/vietnam_poetry.asp

Saigon Ha Noi Da Nang Hue Vietnamese Poetry VIETNAMESE POETRY: The Classical Tradition The Origins of Vietnamese Poetry Vietnamese recently celebrated the 1,000th anniversary of their country's first recorded poem. Vietnam is thus in the company of major European civilizations such as France or Germany, which also developed a voice of their own at about the same time or a little bit earlier. But the first recorded Vietnamese poem, composed in the year 987, had a Chinese midwife. It can be called Vietnamese only to the extent that it was partly composed by a Vietnamese, Do Phap Thuan (915-991), a Buddhist priest. There: wild geese, swimming side by side, Staring up at the sky. Realizing that the two lines merely made a couplet and that Li's intention was to invite or challenge him to complete the quatrain, Do Phap Thuan immediately rejoined: White feathers against a deep blue, Red feet burning in green waves. (translated with Burton Raffel) Thus was born the first recorded poem of Vietnamese literature. But, as has been pointed out by various authors, it was not too original a poem since a similar quatrain already had been penned by a T'ang dynasty poet, the Prince of Lo Pin. Although born under these unimpressive circumstances, Vietnamese poetry soon flourished with a very distinctive voice of its own for the next four centuries, under the Ly and the Tran dynasties.

13. Vietnam: An Historical Perspective Au Lac kingdom of vietnamese mythology which was probably a Dong Son society According to Vietnamese origin myths, people originated from a marriage http://www.hawaii.edu/cseas/pubs/vietnam/vietnam.html

Vietnam Table of Contents PREFACE Introduction: Chronology of Vietnamese History Introduction Prehistoric Period Map #1: Southern China and Vietnam at the Beginning of Chinese Colonization Chinese Colonization Period Independence Period in Vietnam Map #2: Indochina During French Colonization French Colonization Period French-Indochina War Map #3: Indochina in 1954 Map Exercise Glossary Exercises Answers to the Exercises Chapter 1: Prehistoric Vietnam, The Dawn of Civilization in the Tonkin Delta Introduction Map #4: Asia Today The First Vietnamese Map #5: Sunda Shelf Some Early Vietnamese Groups Shifting Cultivation and Wet Rice Agriculture Dong Son Civilization Map #6: Prehistoric Sites in Vietnam Prehistoric Mythology Cultural and Historical Influences from the South: Champa Cultural and Historical Influences from the North: China Map Exercises ... Important People and Places Map #7: Southeast Asia Exercises Answers to the Exercises Chapter 2: Chinese Colonization Introduction The Effects of Early Colonization on the Vietnamese Map #8: Tonkin Delta at the Beginning of Chinese Colonization Some Aspects of Sinicization The Politics of Chinese Colonization Map #9: Vietnam During Chinese Colonization Rebellions and Uprisings: The Trung Sisters Ly Bon and Other Revolutionaries New Religions Buddhist Monks The Road to Independence Map Exercise Chinese Dynasties Map #10: China Today Glossary Important People and Places Exercises Answers to the Exercises Chapter 3: Vietnamese Independence (950-1859) Introduction Map #11: Vietnam During Independence

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15. Vietnam EARLY HISTORY - Flags, Maps, Economy, Geography, Climate, Natural Resour Hung Vuong, in vietnamese mythology, was the oldest son of Lac Long Quan (Lac Dragon Lord), who came to the Red River Delta from his home in the sea, http://workmall.com/wfb2001/vietnam/vietnam_history_early_history.html

HISTORY INDEX Country Ranks Introduction History ... [TOP] Vietnam EARLY HISTORY http://workmall.com/wfb2001/vietnam/vietnam_history_early_history.html Source: The Library of Congress Country Studies < BACK TO HISTORY CONTENTS Unavailable Figure 2. Location of Vietnam in Asia, 1987 Unavailable Figure 3. Nam Viet Before Conquest by China in 111 B.C. The Vietnamese people represent a fusion of races, languages, and cultures, the elements of which are still being sorted out by ethnologists, linguists, and archaeologists. As was true for most areas of Southeast Asia, the Indochina Peninsula was a crossroads for many migrations of peoples, including speakers of Austronesian, Mon-Khmer, and Tai languages (see fig. 2 ). The Vietnamese language provides some clues to the cultural mixture of the Vietnamese people. Although a separate and distinct language, Vietnamese borrows much of its basic vocabulary from Mon-Khmer, tonality from the Tai languages, and some grammatical features from both Mon-Khmer and Tai. Vietnamese also exhibits some influence from Austronesian languages, as well as large infusions of Chinese literary, political, and philosophical terminology of a later period. The area now known as Vietnam has been inhabited since Paleolithic times, with some archaeological sites in Thanh Hoa Province reportedly dating back several thousand years. Archaeologists link the beginnings of Vietnamese civilization to the late Neolithic, early Bronze Age, Phung-nguyen culture, which was centered in Vinh Phu Province of contemporary Vietnam from about 2000 to 1400 B.C. (see

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17. The Vietnamese - Module B 2. In vietnamese mythology, what exotic creatures do the Vietnamese trace their origins? http://tmsyn.wc.ask.com/r?t=an&s=hb&uid=24312681243126812&sid=343126

18. Vietnam - EARLY HISTORY The Vietnamese people represent a fusion of races, languages, and cultures Hung Vuong, in vietnamese mythology, was the oldest son of Lac Long Quan (Lac http://countrystudies.us/vietnam/3.htm

EARLY HISTORY Vietnam Table of Contents The Vietnamese people represent a fusion of races, languages, and cultures, the elements of which are still being sorted out by ethnologists, linguists, and archaeologists. As was true for most areas of Southeast Asia, the Indochina Peninsula was a crossroads for many migrations of peoples, including speakers of Austronesian, Mon-Khmer, and Tai languages. The Vietnamese language provides some clues to the cultural mixture of the Vietnamese people. Although a separate and distinct language, Vietnamese borrows much of its basic vocabulary from Mon-Khmer, tonality from the Tai languages, and some grammatical features from both Mon-Khmer and Tai. Vietnamese also exhibits some influence from Austronesian languages, as well as large infusions of Chinese literary, political, and philosophical terminology of a later period. The Hung kings ruled Van Lang in feudal fashion with the aid of the Lac lords, who controlled the communal settlements around each irrigated area, organized construction and maintenance of the dikes, and regulated the supply of water. Besides cultivating rice, the people of Van Lang grew other grains and beans and raised stock, mainly buffaloes, chickens, and pigs. Potterymaking and bamboo-working were highly developed crafts, as were basketry, leather-working, and the weaving of hemp, jute, and silk. Both transport and communication were provided by dugout canoes, which plied the network of rivers and canals.

19. THE VIETNAMESE DRAGON in it a supernatural power and blessings. This winged, powerful and fire spitting animal is also regarded as a key element of the vietnamese mythology. http://perso.limsi.fr/dang/webvn/edragon.htm

The Vietnamese dragon T here are neither Vietnamese tales nor legends without this fabulous and mythical animal that is commonly called Con Rồng or more literary Con Long (or the Dragon in English). It makes part of the four animals with supernatural power ( Tứ Linh) and occupies the top place. It is frequently used in Vietnamese art. It is not only seen in pagodas, but also on the ridges of roofs, the beams of frames, furnitures, the pieces of dishes and fabrics. It is also the emblematic animal traditionally chosen by the emperor for his clothes. Properly speaking, the Vietnamese people do not adore it but they see in it a supernatural power and blessings. This winged, powerful and fire spitting animal is also regarded as a key element of the Vietnamese mythology. All Vietnamese firmly believe they are descendents of the Dragon king Lạc Long Qu¢n coming from the Waters and of the fairy ‚u CÆ¡ of terrestrial origins. From this union, the fairy laid one hundred eggs that gave birth to one hundred robust sons. Later, at the separation of the couple, fifty of them followed their father Dragon toward the lower coastal regions and founded the first Vietnamese nation named Văn Lang while the other fifty followed their terrestrial mother toward the high plains to give birth later to an ethnic microcosm the most complex in the world ( about fifty groups ). Although this version of the Seven Tribes of Israel is unbridled and poetic, it nevertheless allows the Vietnamese and other minority groups to live together somewhat peacefully in this country of the form of the dragon, and to unite as a sole person to overcome foreign aggressors in difficult moments of their history.

20. Le Monde Des Animaux Dans La Croyance Vietrnamienne It appears as a key element of the vietnamese mythology. All Vietnamese strongly believe they are descendents of this fabulous and mythical animal. http://perso.limsi.fr/dang/webvn/eanimal.htm

The animal world in the Vietnamese belief Thế Giới lo i vật trong sá»± t­n ngưỡng của người Việt Nam S ince the beginning of time, the Vietnamese were used to living in an inhospitable environment. Their living conditions were very hard and nature is extremely tough and pitiless. They must learn how to live with wild animals, tricking them and beating them. From that came a number of prejudices and superstitions. It is found in popular songs not only a kind of experience lived by the Vietnamese in the animal reign but also a certain philosoply sometimes just and simple. Based on observations and behavior found in the animal world, they succeeded in enriching their popular songs giving them a more invigorating, humorous, attractive and moralizing characteristic. Without referring to these wild and familiar creatures, popular songs would probably have lost their attractiveness they have kept so far. The following example indisputably illustrates this agreement borrowed from the animal reign: Chim kh´n tiếc l´ng Người kh´n tiếc lời An intelligent bird keeps it feathers

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