1. Vietnamese Myths But be it man, woman or an androgynous person, the moon in vietnamese mythologyis credited for being the source of the calendar, and f or providing much 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. The Vietnamese - Module B be introduced to the history, mythology, and origins of the Vietnamese people. We will examine In vietnamese mythology, what exotic creatures do the Vietnamese trace their origins http://www.rcmp-learning.org/vietnam/module_b.htm

CROSS CULTURAL COMMUNICATIONS SERIES: THE VIETNAMESE Module B - Vietnamese Origins Table of Contents: Introduction Objectives Resources Mystical Beginnings ... Criterion Test Introduction In this module, YOU will be introduced to the history, mythology, and origins of the Vietnamese people. We will examine what factors have influenced the Vietnamese, and how they continue to affect Vietnamese thinking and lifestyles to this day. Objectives AT THE END OF THIS MODULE YOU WILL BE ABLE TO: (A) In your own words, describe how the three main invading cultural influences have impacted upon Vietnamese development. (B) Explain in your own words, how Vietnamese Nationalism and resistance has shaped and influenced Vietnam and the Vietnamese to this day. (C) Explain in your own words, how communism, the American War in Vietnam, and Vietnamese immigration has impacted upon Vietnamese development. Resources i. Vietnam; The Land We Never Knew ii. In the Presence of Mine Enemies iii. U.S. State Department Papers on Vietnam

3. Vietnam: An Historical Perspective PREFACE. Introduction Chronology of Vietnamese History. Introduction. Prehistoric Period Au Lac kingdom of vietnamese mythology which was probably a Dong Son society 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

4. LoveofAsiaVietnam.com Vietnamese Poetry The Classical Tradition. The Origins of Vietnamese Poetry first systematic recording of vietnamese mythology occurs at this time; the first Vietnamese history (by http://www.vietventures.com/vietnam_poetry.htm

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. The circumstances surrounding the composition of that first poem are fascinating. In 939 Vietnam, under the leadership of Ngo Quyen, inflicted a decisive victory over the Chinese Nam Han troops and ended over 1,100 years of almost uninterrupted Chinese d omination, which had begun in the end of the second century B.C. It took the Chinese nearly half a century to reconcile themselves to the loss of Vietnam, which they referred to as the

5. THE DRAGON blessings. This winged, powerful and fire spitting animal is also regardedas a key element of the vietnamese mythology. All Vietnamese http://www.limsi.fr/Recherche/CIG/edragon.htm

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.

6. Le Monde Des Animaux Dans La Croyance Vietrnamienne It appears as a key element of the vietnamese mythology. All Vietnamese stronglybelieve they are descendents of this fabulous and mythical animal. http://www.limsi.fr/Recherche/CIG/eanimal.htm

The animal world in the Vietnamese belief Thế Giới lo i vật trong sá»± t­n ngưỡng của người Việt Nam Since 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

7. Vietnamese Poetry: The Classical Tradition Vietnamese identity. The first systematic recording of vietnamese mythology occurs at this time; the first Vietnamese is written; the Vietnamese chu nom http://www.askasia.org/frclasrm/readings/r000062.htm

Vietnamese Poetry: The Classical Tradition Article written by Nguyen Ngoc Binh for the Asia Society's Vietnam: Essays on History, Culture, and Society, 1985, pp. 79-98. The Origins of Vietnamese Poetry In three years Vietnamese will be celebrating 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.

8. Symbols Of Vietnam The Dragon ( Long ) is a fabulous beast which the vietnamese mythology representswith the head of a camel, horns of a deer, eyes of a fish, ears of a buffalo http://coombs.anu.edu.au/WWWVLPages/VietPages/coatarms.html

9. Vietnam Travel And 2003 And 2004 Holidays - Myths And Legends In Vietnam Myths and legends in Vietnam. In vietnamese mythology, spirits and ‘fairies’are everywhere and are much closer, often living among human beings. http://www.vietnam-holidays.co.uk/aboutvietnam/cmyths.htm

Vietnam travel and 2003- 2004 holidays Myths and legends in Vietnam Home Page Geography Weather History Culture Religion Traditional arts Governance The Vietnam War ... Vietnam today Want to know more about Vietnam's culture? If so, click below: Social customs Attitudes Festivals Food ... Rites of passage A land of fantasy and imagination The legend of the Lake A Vietnamese creation myth An ancient Vietnamese creation myth abounds with animist symbolism. Lac Long Quan, the son of a mountain god and a water dragon, was given the land of Lac Viet to rule by his parents. He built two palaces, one in the mountains and one in the ocean. Later he fell in love with a beautiful fairy, Au Co, and transformed himself into handsome young man to win her over. They married, and a year later, she laid a hundred eggs that hatched into human babies that quickly matured into adults. Sentiment and emotion Closeness to the spirit world

10. A Tiger, A Worm, A Snail - Vietnamese Folktales folktales here. The Power and Relevance of Vietnamese Myths A lengthyyet fascinating article on vietnamese mythology. Peter Kohler http://urbanlegends.about.com/library/bltiger.htm

zJs=10 zJs=11 zJs=12 zJs=13 zc(5,'jsc',zJs,9999999,'') About Urban Legends and Folklore Home Essentials ... Submit a Hoax/Rumor/UL zau(256,152,145,'gob','http://z.about.com/5/ad/go.htm?gs='+gs,''); Automobiles Celebrities Crime Errata ... Help zau(256,138,125,'el','http://z.about.com/0/ip/417/0.htm','');w(xb+xb); Stay Current Subscribe to the About Urban Legends and Folklore newsletter. Search Urban Legends and Folklore A Tiger, a Worm, a Snail A Pocket Tale by Peter Kohler T he various peoples of Vietnam value faithfulness, virtue and intelligence, and this is reflected in the folktales of the land. Family loyalty and duty take precedence over individual concerns, ideally. We'll take a look at two tales from different parts of the country that illustrate these values in quite different ways. In one of the better-known folktales it is told about a fisherman who cared for his aging mother. Every evening he would cast his nets into the river, and every morning he would collect the fish that had been caught in them, and this is how they lived. One morning he discovered that one of his nets had been torn open and was empty of fish. That day he repaired the net and in the evening cast his several nets into the river as usual. The next morning he was alarmed to discover that

11. Vietnamese Celebrate Their First Rose Parade Float Tuesday, March 5, 2002. Vietnamese celebrate their first Rose Parade float The design incorporated a giant golden bird, lac viet, a creature prominent in vietnamese mythology http://www.bridgecreek.com/articles/Vietnamese celebrate their first Rose Parade

Tuesday, March 5, 2002 Vietnamese celebrate their first Rose Parade float Tears and cheers greet the tribute to immigrant heritage, eight years in the making. January 2, 2002 By KATHERINE NGUYEN The Orange County Register PASADENA Amid bursts of applause and oohs and ahhs from the crowd, Madalenna Lai watched her eight-year dream glide by in Tuesday's 113th annual Tournament of Roses Parade. It was exactly as she hoped: A majestic float carrying symbols of her Vietnamese heritage and, more importantly, a heartfelt message of thanks to America. "I was shaking with happiness, so full of pride at that moment," said Lai, who, along with others, spent eight years standing outside markets in Little Saigon asking for donations for the $120,000 float. "I couldn't help but start to cry." She and other float organizers clapped and cheered from the stands.

12. O Dau New Orleans an androgynous person, the moon in vietnamese mythology is credited for being the source of most stories regarding other characters in vietnamese mythology are less welldeveloped http://www.odau.com/html/vnmyths.html

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

13. Unit 6 : The Oral Tradition : Links To Unit 3: Germany And Vietnam http//coombs.anu.edu.au/ WWWVLPages/ VietPages/ coatarms.html The dragon, unicorn,tortoise, crane, and phoenix all play large roles in vietnamese mythology. http://www.classzone.com/books/language_of_lit_gr06/page_build.cfm?content=links

14. Vietnam EARLY HISTORY - Flags, Maps, Economy, Geography, Climate, Natural Resour Hung Vuong, in vietnamese mythology, was the oldest son of Lac Long Quan (Lac DragonLord), who came to the Red River Delta from his home in the sea, and Au Co http://www.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

15. Cooking Tour: Secrets Of Vietnamese Kitchen: Vietnam, Vietnam Gastrolomy, Vietna Before you eat, there will be a short, informal talk on vietnamese mythologyand how it is presented in different forms of Folk Art. http://www.infohub.com/TRAVEL/SIT/sit_pages/12910.html

You are here: Home Asia Vietnam Trip Listing Service ... Home Categories Active Adventure Affinity Family Hobby ... Sports Destination Africa Asia Australia Caribbean ... Maps Weekend Getaways Backroad CityEscape Unique Stays Castle Hotel Eco Lodge Outdoors Fishing Lodge Guest Ranch Hunting Lodge Resorts Diving Golf Naturist Spa Are you interested? Want to learn more about this tour, order travel brochures, pose questions to the tour operator or book this tour? Click for details. Cooking Tour: Secrets of Vietnamese kitchen Huong Giang Tourist Company Vietnam Click here for info For thousands of years, the Vietnamese have developed an abundance of original dishes such as Pho (noodle soup), Bun (vermicelli), Nem Ran (fried spring rolls) Cha Ca (grilled fish) and Canh Chua (sour soup). Take an in depth look at one of the world’s most unique traditional cuisines by not only tasting the culinary delights but taking home with you some of the secrets that make this food the favorite of millions around the world. Your Itinerary Day 1: Arrival in Hanoi Upon arrival in Hanoi, you will clear customs and immigration, and be met by our tour operator and head to Sofitel Metropole Hanoi hotel. After relaxing and a brief lunch, you will take a charming cyclo ride around the city. Perhaps the most interesting area you will visit is the Old Quarter. Here many tiny streets join to sell a huge diversity of products. You spend some time visiting several of the most respected galleries, meeting with the owners and artists. After your ride, you will return to the hotel and prepare for dinner. Before you eat, there will be a short, informal talk on Vietnamese mythology and how it is presented in different forms of Folk Art. The welcome dinner will be in the Sofitel Metropole Hotel Hanoi.

16. Customs & Culture Of Vietnam Vietnam. The Vietnamese think he is a fabulous animal and representhim in Sinovietnamese mythology in the following manner. He http://www.militaryliving.com/vietnam2/vietnamch10.htm

An Enduring Classic: Customs and Culture of Vietnam Chapter 10 FESTIVALS, HOLIDAYS, AND RECREATION IN THE countryside, away from the influence of the larger cities, there is no such thing as a five or six day work week. The peasants toil day in and day out, from dawn to dark, until the work is completed. Relief only comes with the advent of a national holiday or a special festival. The holidays and festivals are generally based on the lunar calendar. For this reason, their festivals may come on a different date each year by our Gregorian calendar. The Lunar Calendar As with the Chinese, the Vietnamese lunar calendar begins with the year 2637 B.C. It has 12 months of 29 or 30 days each, and the year totals 355 days. At approximately every third year, an extra month is included between the third and fourth months. This is to reconcile the lunar calendar with the solar one. The Vietnamese like the lunar calendar because they can be sure of a full moon on the 15 th day of each month. in their everyday life, however, they use the Gregorian calendar. Unlike our centuries of 100 years, the Vietnamese calendar is divided into 60-year periods called "Hoi."

17. Customs & Culture Of Vietnam important people or to illustrate religious concepts. Also, tales fromvietnamese mythology were illustrated in silk embroideries. http://www.militaryliving.com/vietnam2/vietnamch7.htm

An Enduring Classic: Customs and Culture of Vietnam Chapter 7 ARTS ART FORMS in Vietnam have been influenced by outsiders for years to include the Chinese, the French, and the Americans. In spite of these influences, the Vietnamese have emerged in many ways as their own master. Architecture There is nothing too unusual about Vietnamese architecture today. It appears to be a melting pot made up of buildings constructed with available materials, such as wood, bamboo, and thatch. Concrete is now being used for big buildings in the large cities and towns. The design used a similar to those found in China, France, and the United States. In the larger cities, such as Saigon, Hue, and Dalat, some buildings look very much like those found in France. These are typified by thick stone walls and high ceilings. Today, the influence of the Americans is being felt in the newer and more modern buildings which are typical of modern architecture adapted to a tropical climate. This is particularly true of schools being built in South Vietnam. The influence of the Chinese is seen in the temples, pagodas, tombs, and burial places. At these sites, one finds pillared porches bedecked by dragons and other traditional motifs. Wide expanses of roof with decorated supporting beams are dominant.

18. Otherkin.net : Articles : Annotation For: "What Are Otherkin?" of ancient China (From which the Long of the Seas are mythologically derived,amongst other things.) As I understand it, vietnamese mythology also makes a http://www.otherkin.net/articles/whatAnnotateJapan.html

Home Community Site Info Gift Shop ... Articles > Annotation for: "What are Otherkin?" In a comment on the parent article Petrael said: "From months of research in the Japanese culture I have never found that the Imperial line of Japan claims descent from Dragons. They claim descent from Amaterasu, the Sun Goddess." Avalokitesvara and interestingly enough also derivative of Chinese mythology in which 'dragon' and 'phoenix' represent both opposing and sychronous forces'yin' and 'yang' if you will, or 'in' and 'yo' in Japanese) would be a fairly recent (at least in terms of mythology and legends) development, and not wholly representative of the original symbology. Additionally, though the Japanese people as a whole may not claim 'descent' from dragons, many of the original 'uji' (clans) of Japan (notably pre "Kojiki" and "Nihongi", both of which are frequently-mangled aggregations of older myths and legends that were highly politicised by the Yamato clan to support their rule) considered many different 'supernatural beings' to be their ancestors, before Shinto as it is commonly percieved today, and multiple individual 'uji' ritual beliefs and practices were aggregated into what it is now. If you look back far enough this information can be found. Effectively, when the sanskrit title (Avalokitesvara) is rendered into Chinese, it becomes "Kuan Shih Yin""The One Who Hears The Cries Of The World" ( Source: "Kuan Yin: Myths and Prophecies Of The Chinese Goddess Of Compassion", Martin Palmer and Jay Ramsay with Man Ho Kwok)

19. Darkfluidity He transplants the Egyptian goddess Sekhmet to present day New York City in “Findingthe Lost Children.” “Bui Doi” is immersed in vietnamese mythology. http://www.darkfluidity.com/reviewgerard3.htm

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20. VAS Hosts Tet Festival Approximately 150 revelers enjoyed diverse entertainment including ancient talesfrom vietnamese mythology as told by Dr. Bui, the songs of Kim Anh, Asian http://vas.cognitrol.com/Voices/v5n2/tetfest.htm

VAS Hosts Tet Festival Return to Front Page Watch Yourself! The Stare of the Tet Dragon On February 19th, VAS continued its Tet festival tradition by ushering in the Year of the Cat at George Washington University's Marvin Center. This year's event was co-sponsored by the Asia Society and GWU's Chinese American Student Association. Approximately 150 revelers enjoyed diverse entertainment including ancient tales from Vietnamese mythology as told by Dr. Bui, the songs of Kim Anh, Asian American LEAD dancers, Vietnamese food and costume (ao dais were everywhere), li xi or the giving of celebratory cash, and a climactic dragon dance. VAS Board Member Will Guterl emceed and VAS President Thanh-Thuy Nguyen wished a happy new year to all. After fighting modern traffic while dressed in traditional garb, Dr. Bui spoke of the mythic origins of Vietnam, of ancient customs, of the timelessness of human drama. AALEAD Dancers woo the crowd AALEAD dancers know how to woo a crowd. The colors, bells, sashes, and drums of the young dancers and the feminine grace of the white ao dai clad, parasol bearing teenagers each received approving roars from the crowd. Singer Kim Anh had everyone joining in as she sang of the homeland and of love. Kim Anh then called up the youngest members of the crowd to receive li xi. Before receiving their cash celebrating the New Year, each child had to address Kim Anh properly in Vietnamese. Then a dollar containing special envelope was slipped into the recipient's hand often eliciting an acknowledging squeal of delight.

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