The book-set is composed of two volumes in which the first volume was published in the year of 1989 of the last century and the second volumes is released 20 years late - in the year of 2009. In Vietnam, Betel & Areca chewing is a common custom, but it is containing cultural & traditional values, spiritual mysteries of Vietnamese people. The book-set that you are holding is trying to decipher and to interpret these mysteries.

Contents: Volume Two: Betel - Areca: NGUYEN NHAT THU.
Chapters 1: Betel - Areca. Vietnamese three values: Philosophy, history & aesthetics. 2 - Betel - Areca and prototype. Vietnamese Betel - Areca and Indian ĐẠO CAU. 3 -Betel - Areca in religious & universal concepts. Relativity life & world. 4 - Historical values: Marriage. Matriarchy. Polyandry. Genealogy. Mothers & children of the tribe of Areca. 5 - Illustrative colored photos.

The book Hanoi of Thousand of Years was written & firstly published in the year of 1974. The edition that you are holding is a first reprint and it is provided a readership with materials, thinking & writing ways of Vietnam research staff of the more about 35 years ago.

The book provided a readership with socio-economic, historic, cultural & political events of Vietnam concrete periods such as: prehistoric, Hung Vuong, Thuc An Duong Vuong, first Chinese domination, Trung Nu Vuong, second Chinese domination, Early Ly, third Chinese domination, Khuc - Duong families' self-governance, the Ngo - Dinh - Ly - Tran - Ho Dynasties,....

The author of the book - Mr. Thien Vu Vo Huy Quang used to be one of a hundreds of prisoner who was sentenced to death in Con Lon / Con Dao camp prison. He has been spend almost 35 years for collecting, selecting & editing photos & materials to the book that you are holding.

Contents: 1 - Some sketches over Hai Ba Trung ( ? - 42 AD ) Uprising. Vietnam - the State in ancient times & Chinese domination. The Uprising. Independence Declare. 2 - Legends, historic sites & vestiges relating to the Hai Ba Trung Uprising. 3 - Folk festivals & holidays that taking root from the Ly Dynasty. 4 - Image of Hai Ba Trung in folk poetry and written literary works.

Contents: 1 - Some sketches over the Ly Dynasty ( 1010 - 1225 ) in the progression of Vietnam culture. The Ly Dynasty's Kings. 2 - Some cultural & literary signals. Imperial order regarding moving Vietnam National Capital from Hoa Lu to Thang Long - Ha Noi ( TLHN ). TLHN Citadel's construction & its architectural works. 3 - The Ly Dynasty's four Gods ( Saints ) and the most famous people, women & celebrities. 4 - Folk festivals & holidays that taking root from the Ly Dynasty.

Contents: 1 - Some sketches over the Tran Dynasty ( 1225 - 1400 ) in the progression of Vietnam culture. The Tran Dynasty's culture. Some cultural & literary signals. 2 - The Tran Dynasty's Gods ( Saints ) and the most famous people, women & celebrities. 3 - The Tran Dynasty's profound & prestigious confucianists - high ranking mandarins. Literary & poetic works. 4 - Folk festivals & holidays that taking root from the Tran Dynasty.

The book compiled a lot of writings, discussion papers & articles of many distinct writers & researchers that have been published in last decades focusing on the topic of Thang Long - Hanoi ( TLHN ): Thousands of years of civilization. 

The book was written in the first half of the last century by the French author - an officer of French Indochine Archives and covered a short but specially distinct period in the long progression of history of Hanoi.