VietnamVietnam

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Vietnam’s HistoryVietnam’s History

It has been hard for Vietnam because It has been hard for Vietnam because of a lot of wars.China controlled the of a lot of wars.China controlled the northern part until 939(that’s over northern part until 939(that’s over 1,000 years ago).They have a holiday 1,000 years ago).They have a holiday called Tet to celebrate a series of called Tet to celebrate a series of battles in the Vietnam War. battles in the Vietnam War.

LocationLocation Vietnam is a Vietnam is a

small country, small country, shaped like an S. shaped like an S.

Its capital is Its capital is Hanoi.Hanoi.

Its bordering Its bordering countries are countries are Laos, China, Laos, China, Thailand, and Thailand, and Cambodia. Cambodia.

GeographyGeography

Its rivers are the Red Its rivers are the Red River and the River and the Mekong River and its Mekong River and its sea is the South sea is the South China Sea.China Sea.

It has a lot of It has a lot of mountains.mountains.

This is a picture the Mekong river.This is a picture the Mekong river.

Climate Climate

North - North - SubtropicalSubtropical

South - Wet South - Wet dry periods, dry periods, also also subtropicalsubtropical

Picture of a dry period.Picture of a dry period.

People and Culture People and Culture

Money - DongMoney - Dong Language - VietnameseLanguage - Vietnamese Religion - Buddhism, Religion - Buddhism,

Roman Catholicism.Roman Catholicism.

Vietnamese money

EducationEducation

Not a lot of Not a lot of children in children in school.school.

FoodFood

Rice, Rice, chopped chopped vegetables, vegetables, meat and meat and fish.fish.

What do they do?What do they do?

They fish and plant They fish and plant ricerice

Holiday TetHoliday Tet

Food-Watermelon Food-Watermelon and sweet rice and sweet rice cakes. cakes.

Tet is celebrated Tet is celebrated because of a because of a series of wars in series of wars in the Vietnam War.the Vietnam War.

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More information on Tet More information on Tet

Clothing-Clothing-

They wear They wear red to red to symbolize symbolize Good luckGood luck

The holiday is The holiday is celebrated in celebrated in late January.late January. Red

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