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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

  • Hội An: An ancient city and trading center.

  • Imperial city of Huế: Complex of monuments in the former imperial capital.

  • Mỹ Sơn: Ancient temple complex of the former Champa civilization in Quang Nam province.

Natural heritage sites

  • Phong Nha cave located in Quang Binh province.

  • Ha Long Bay

Intangible cultural heritage

  • Nhã nhạc: A form of Vietnamese court music.

  • Space of Gong culture in the Central Highlands of Vietnam

  • Ca trù

  • Quan họ

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