Sea Day to Vietnam - Day 76

Socialist Republic of Vietnam is an S-shaped country located in Southeast Asia. It is bordered by China, Cambodia and Laos.
Capital city is Hanoi and the Population is 98,721,275. It has
An area of 331,210 sq km. The
Major languages: are Vietnamese, and English. The
Major religions are Atheism and Buddhism
Humans have inhabited northern Vietnam for around 500,000 years. However, it was not until around 7000 BC that hunter-gatherers began to practise basic agriculture. The Dong Son culture, renowned for its bronze moko drums, emerged during the 3rd century BC. The Dong Son era also witnessed advances in rice cultivation and the emergence of the Red River Delta as a major agricultural centre. The Mekong River. (Nine Dragons ) runs through Vietnam and split into nine distributaries in Vietnam although now only seven still exist. The Mekong Delta is continually changing because of the forces of nature and of man. At 4,350km, it is the longest river in Southeast Asia, the 7th longest in Asia, and the 12th longest in the world. France colonized Vietnam from 1859 to 1883 France colonised Vietnam along with the surrounding region which became known as Indochina or French Indochina.
Japan took control of Indochina during World War II. Following the end of the conflict, France tried to regain control. The First Indochina War or Anti-French Resistance War was fought between Vietnam, led by Ho Chi Minh, (Uncle Ho who died in 1969 and his body is preserved and on display in Hanoi) and France until 1954. In 1954, Vietnam was partitioned into North and South Vietnam. A second conflict followed known as the Vietnam War, the American War or the Second Indochina War. The USA was heavily involved in support of the South Vietnam against communist N. Vietnam. By 1976, the USA had been defeated, North and South Vietnam were finally unified and the independent Socialist Republic of Vietnam was proclaimed. The largest city in Vietnam is Ho Chi Minh City. The city was called Saigon until 1976 when it was renamed in honour of the revolutionary leader Ho Chi Minh. 16% of the world’s flora and fauna species can be found in Vietnam which is located in one of the world’s most biologically diverse areas – the Greater Mekong region.Baca lagi