When.com Web Search

Search results

  1. Results From The WOW.Com Content Network
  2. Tomb of Tự Đức - Wikipedia

    en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tomb_of_Tự_Đức

    Emperor Tu Duc enjoyed the longest reign of any monarch of the Nguyễn dynasty, ruling from 1848 to 1883. [1] Although he had 104 wives and concubines, he was unable to father a son (possibly he became sterile after contracting smallpox).

  3. Vietnam, under the Nguyễn dynasty, became two protectorates of France in 1883, but during World War II, Japan occupied the country from 1940. During this period, Ho Chi Minh created the Viet Minh in 1941 to coordinate resistance against both French colonial authorities and Imperial Japanese occupying forces. [1]

  4. Hang Sơn Đoòng - Wikipedia

    en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hang_Sơn_Đoòng

    Formed in Carboniferous/Permian limestone, the main Sơn Đoòng cave passage is the largest known cave passage in the world by volume – 3.84 × 10 7 m 3 (1.36 × 10 9 cu ft), according to BCRA expedition leader Howard Limbert. It is more than 5 kilometres (3.1 mi) long, 200 metres (660 ft) high and 150 metres (490 ft) wide.

  5. Seals of the Nguyễn dynasty - Wikipedia

    en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Seals_of_the_Nguyễn_dynasty

    On mồng 4 tháng 2 năm Minh Mạng thứ tư (15 February 1823) the Hoàng Đế chi bảo (皇帝之寶) was created by order of the Minh Mạng Emperor. [49] According to Dr. Phan Thanh Hải, Director of the Huế Monuments Conservation Centre, the Hoàng Đế chi bảo contains a seal knob in the form of a five-clawed dragon with an ...

  6. Đàn bầu - Wikipedia

    en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Đàn_bầu

    The nodes are the notes of the first seven overtones, or flageolets, similar to guitar harmonics at the string positions above the octave (1/2), the perfect fifth (2/3), the perfect fourth (3/4), the just major third (4/5), the just minor third (5/6) and two tones not present on the Western musical scale: the septimal minor third (6/7) and the ...

  7. Tràng An Scenic Landscape Complex - Wikipedia

    en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tràng_An_Scenic_Landscape...

    Trang An wharf is located 3 km south of Hoa Lu ancient capital, 7 km from Ninh Binh city to the west along Trang An boulevard, 16 km from Tam Diep city in the north through Tam Coc. Trang An - Tam Coc zone has an area of more than 6,172 ha, which is a special protection area of scenic spots.

  8. Minh Mạng - Wikipedia

    en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Minh_Mạng

    Minh Mạng (Hanoi: [mïŋ˧ maːŋ˧˨ʔ]), also known as Minh Mệnh (Hanoi: [mïŋ˧ məjŋ̟˧˨ʔ], chữ Hán: 明 命, lit. "the bright favour of Heaven"; [1] 25 May 1791 – 20 January 1841; born Nguyễn Phúc Đảm, also known as Nguyễn Phúc Kiểu) was the second emperor of the Nguyễn dynasty of Vietnam, reigning from 14 ...

  9. Phong Nha – Kẻ Bàng National Park - Wikipedia

    en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Phong_Nha_–_Kẻ_Bàng...

    By far the largest vegetation type is tropical dense moist evergreen forest on limestone under 800 m above sea level. 96.2% of this national park is covered with forest, 92.2% of which is intact primary forest. 74.7% (1104.76 km 2) of the park is covered with evergreen tropical wet forest on limestone rocks at the elevation of under 800 m; 8.5% ...