History of the Vietnamese Flags |
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Prior to the French Revolution in 1789, the form of government of most countries in the world was parliamentary or
monarchical, where the King or Queen and their relatives ruled the country and possessed most of the national properties.
After the revolution, in 1793, the French Parliament selected three colors to symbolize their national flag.
The color blue represents "freedom," the white stands for "equality," and the red is for "fraternity." The connotations
of the three colors of the French national flag are complementary to common popular human goals. Due to this reason
other free and democratic nations, including the United States; have adopted red, white, and blue as the fundamental
colors for their national flags. (Read more...)
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Sài gòn ơi,
Tôi xin hứa rằng tôi trở về,
Người tình ơi, tôi xin giữ trọn lời thề
Dù thời gian có là thoáng đam mê
Phố phường vạn ánh sao mê
Nhưng tôi vẵn không bao giờ quên. (Read more...) |
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THE ORIGINS OF SAIGON |
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For centuries, the present day central and South Vietnam were populated by the Chams and Khmers respectively.
From the twelfth century onward, Prey Nokor was a small and secondary fishing village on the Khmer kingdom's eastern
seaboard. As their southern and main port of Mang Kham (Ha Tien) became threatened by bandits and the Siamese, the
Khmers turned their eyes to Prey Nokor that in time grew into their most important trading post and commercial port (Read more...)
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Chronology of Saigon |
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Baigaur (Cham village) |
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Prey Nokor (Khmer village) |
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Marriage of Vietnamese princess and Khmer King Chettha II
First Vietnamese outpost at Prey Nokor |
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Alexandre de Rhodes designed the quoc ngu |
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Vietnam, Vietnam |
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THE BOAT |
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Since immemorial times, the image of a boat has evoked departure, separation,
and loss. It causes many of us to break into tears because it evokes a disconnection
of human bonding, no matter how temporary it was. One could not look at or think of
it without a tightening of heart. Men who were understandably mystified by and
afraid of the unknown tended to shy away from stepping on any boat. Despite forcing
us to leave behind sweet memories, comfort and safety, a boat also takes us into
the unknown, the un-chartered world. It therefore represents a connection between
the known and the unknown. Those who liked to explore the unknown enjoyed using
a boat to go here and there and to expand their horizon. (Read more...)
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Saigon 1954-1975 |
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