“Đông Kinh Nghĩa Thục” (DKNT) is a patriotic movement that took place in Vietnam education in the early years of 20th century. It was an outstanding phenomenon, wise and brave enlightened in modern Vietnam history. The book that you are holding is a kind of proceedings of three (3) Workshops on DKNT organized on the occasion of 100 anniversary.

“Thang Long - Ha Noi (TLHN) has been a romantic inspiration for untold poetic & painting works. And the A Millennium of Thang Long - Ha Noi album adds a beautiful picture to this inspiration. An album is a convergence of ideas & images. The articles in the album come from the most quintessential parts of Hanoi.

Thăng Long - Hà nội là một trong những thủ đô cổ của vùng Đông Nam Á, thành phố duy nhất ở vùng này có lịch sử lâu đời và liên tục hàng ngàn năm.
Thăng Long - Hà nội đã cùng cả nước, trải qua bao triều đại, hết thế hệ này đến thế hệ khác, xây đắp nên giang sơn Việt nam gấm vóc, đồng thời tiến hành những cuộc chiến tranh vệ quốc vĩ đại, chống trả những thế lực xâm lược hùng mạnh nhất trong suốt mười thế kỷ qua.

Tác giả cuốn sách này đã đi hầu như các thành thị, các vùng xa xôi của đất nước để thực hiện việc nghiên cứu và ghi hình ảnh các ngôi chùa hơn 20 năm qua. Mỗi chùa trong sách có một bài viết ngắn và nhiều tấm ảnh màu giới thiệu, kèm những ghi chú vắn tắt, cơ bản về các Phật tự, bảo tháp, hình tượng, điêu khắc .

“For the last two thousand years, many Vietnamese (VN) Temples has been sites of cultural preservations where VN customs and values are continuously being recorded and performed. The 5th United Nation Buddha's Birthday Anniversary and 5th International Buddhism Workshop that organized in VN in the year of 2008 is an International cultural festival to honor Buddha - the great cultural and spiritual man of all human beings.

“A bilingual book titled Vietnam - Image of the community of 54 ethnic groups was completed and published by the VNA Publishing House in 1996 to introduce the history, life and culture of ethnic groups in Vietnam. Over the past ten years, the book has been reprinted several times, with supplemented and updated information and photos.

Năm 1996, lần đầu tiên cuốn sách ảnh song ngữ Việt – Anh “Việt nam – Hình ảnh cộng đồng 54 dân tộc” về lịch sử, đời sống, văn hoá của các dân tộc Việt nam do TTXVN biên soạn và được xuất bản. Từ đó đến nay, trải qua hơn 10 năm, cuốn sách đã được tái bản nhiều lần, có bổ sung, cập nhật những thông tin, tư liệu, hình ảnh sát với thực tế của từng dân tộc, được bạn đọc xa gần hoan nghênh.

The book was completed on the occasion of 55 anniversary of Dien Bien Phu military campaign (DBPMC. May. 1954 - May, 2009). It provided a readership with many selected materials & photos focusing on following topics / contents: 1 - Vietnam People Army (VPA): Strategic military offensive in the Winter - Spring of the years of 1953 - 54.

In history of Vietnam, Hung Vuong Era (HVE) is one of the most great sensitive, spiritual & scientific issue. Up to now, a lot of questions relating to HVE remained having no clear answers. The Publication that you are holding is composed of 99 questions - answers providing a readership with the most popular and fundamental knowledge relating to HVE, such as: What did mean a name Hung Vuong?

Contents: Chapters: 1 - A feudal dynasties in Vietnam history. 2 - A great family of Vietnam 54 ethnic minorities. 3 - Historic and cultural great men, political figures, celebrities. 4 - Grassroots uprisings. Resistances against invaders. 5 - Vietnam historic mandarinate system. 6 - Traditional confucianism - civil service's examination / contest.

The book was written in the year of 1908 by Mr. Mai Vien Doan Trien (1854 - 1919) - a confucianist & high ranking mandarin who serving under administration of the Nguyen Dynasty (1802 - 1945) and French colonialism.

Contents: 1 - The urgency, goals, objects & scale of the Study. Previous studies on the same topic. 2 - Overview on natural ecological conditions & demographic features of the Cham people in Vietnam Ninh Thuan & Binh Thuan Provinces. 3 - Ethnic, institutional, local factors that affecting to economic development, to changes of production's organization, structure & relationship, to agriculture, handicrafts, trade & service. Notices. 4 - Ethnic factors that affecting to the movement & changes of the Cham society.

Contents: Part One: Overview on the Pu Na ethnic minority in Tam Duong District, Lai Chau Province. The name of the ethnic community. Population & habitat areas. Tangible & intangible culture of the Pu Na. Funeral ceremonies / services of the Pu Na. Part Two: Full original text of the Pu Na funeral songs in the Pu Na spoken language that made in Latinized transcription.

Contents: 1 - Cái Bèo site after four times of excavation. Awareness & directions. 2 - The second excavation at Giồng Lớn (Long Sơn - Vũng Tầu) in the year of 2005. 3 - An Epic of Vietnam the Muong ethnic minority - the Mo of " Going to the Sky " and its anthropological & archaeological examination: Technological revolutionary processes that took place in the Stone age in Vietnam.

Contents: Chapters 1: A fire kitchen (FK) in a life of Vietnam the Thai ethnic minority (TEM) in Mai Chau District, Hoa Binh Province. Overview on TEM. The stilt houses of the TEM in Mai Chau. The FK in general architectural plan of the stilt houses. A role, place & structure of a FK. 2 - The role of FK in a life of the TEM. FK in every-day life. FK in spiritual life. Fire kitchen in customs, habits and belief: Some non-written regulations.

Contents: Chapters: 1 - Orientations & diplomatic policies of Vietnam during Renewal. 2 - Bilateral relationship between VN & other nations of Asia, Europe, America, Africa & Middle East. 3 - Multiple relationship & international issues. UN & its international institutions / organizations. UNESCO. ASEAN, EU & related institutions. Non-aligned movement. NAM - NAM relationship.

Contents: Chapters 1: Cultural changes - Theoretical premises & practice. Cultural changes & cultural changes in Vietnam villages and in Red River Delta during the process of globalization & modernization. Cultural changes of the three case-study villages. 2 - Socio-economic changes in the three villages of Dong Ky, Trang Liet & Dinh Bang in today process of Industrialization - Modernization. The formation of three villages.

Hans Kemp was born a small town in the Netherlands in 1962. To see more of the world he decided to come to Asia in 1986.
When he arrived Vietnam, the life and people of Vietnam were charming him very much. With this photograph book, he helps you to understand Vietnamese daily life through the images of BIKES OF BURDEN.