
Green tourism >>> Vietnam introduction

* Location: Vietnam is on the Eastern part of Indochina peninsula, along the coast of
South China Sea.
* Neighbour: China (in the north); Laos and Cambodia (in the west)
* Area: 331.210 km² (ranked 65th in the world)
* Population: > 90 million people
population size's ranked 14th in the world, 8th in Asia, 3rd in Asian
* Administration: 63 provinces
* Ethnic: 54 ethnics, Kinh is the major ethnic.
* Capital: Hanoi. in the north of Vietnam, the location of central government institutions.
a prominent center of business and the largest transportation hub in the north
* National Flag: The national flag has a red background with a five-pointed yellow star.
* Religion: The majority of people in Vietnam, about 85%, are Buddists.
The other religion are Christians (10%) includes both Roman Catholics and
Protestants, Cao Dai and Muslims
* Language: Official language is Vietnamese, and various minority languages of ethnic
groups such as Khmer language, Muong, Chinese and Hmong
* Performing arts: Tuồng, Cải lương, Chèo
* Heritage sites
Cultural heritage sites
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Hội An: An ancient city and trading center.
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Imperial city of Huế: Complex of monuments in the former imperial capital.
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Mỹ Sơn: Ancient temple complex of the former Champa civilization in Quang Nam province.
Natural heritage sites
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Phong Nha cave located in Quang Binh province.
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Ha Long Bay
Intangible cultural heritage
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Nhã nhạc: A form of Vietnamese court music.
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Space of Gong culture in the Central Highlands of Vietnam
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Ca trù
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Quan họ