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  2. Vietnamese dragon - Wikipedia

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    The first-born son became the king of Lạc Việt, the first dynasty of Vietnam, and proclaimed himself Emperor Hùng Vương. The First was followed by Hùng Vương The Second, Hùng Vương The Third and so on, through 18 reigns. This is the origin of the Vietnamese proverb: "Con Rồng, cháu Tiên" (Descendants of Dragon and Immortal, lit.

  3. Vietnamese mythology - Wikipedia

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    However, the story, dubbed Con rồng cháu tiên ("Descendants of the Dragon and the Immortal"), is labeled as a truyền thuyết ("legend"), a "type of folkloric tale about historical characters and events, usually embellished with fantastical elements," [7] and is more akin to other fantastical legends, such as the story of Lê Lợi ...

  4. Côn Sơn Island - Wikipedia

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    When the fall of the South Vietnamese government was imminent, Station Con Son was directed to stay on the air until the last possible minute to provide navigation signals to aircraft and ships fleeing South Vietnam. Station Con Son stayed on the air until 1246 local time on 29 April 1975, after which the crew over-sped the generators and ...

  5. Hồng Bàng dynasty - Wikipedia

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    The Hồng Bàng period (Vietnamese: thời kỳ Hồng Bàng), [4] also called the Hồng Bàng dynasty, [5] was a legendary ancient period in Vietnamese historiography, spanning from the beginning of the rule of Kinh Dương Vương over the kingdom of Văn Lang (initially called Xích Quỷ) in 2879 BC until the conquest of the state by An Dương Vương in 258 BC.

  6. Mỹ Tho - Wikipedia

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    There are four islands in the Tien River between Mỹ Tho and Bến Tre: Dragon (Con Rong), Tortoise (Con Qui), Phoenix (Con Phung) and Unicorn (Con Lan) Islands. [15] The Mekong Delta is considered to be the "rice basket of Vietnam", contributing more than half of the nation's rice production. Mỹ Tho is well known as floating markets, where ...

  7. Bảo Đại - Wikipedia

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    This led to the negotiating of a peace deal between the French and the Việt Minh on 21 July 1954, known as the Geneva Accords, which partitioned Vietnam at the 17th parallel. The north side was given to the DRV, with the State of Vietnam receiving the south. Before that, the State of Vietnam gained complete independence from France on June 4.

  8. Côn Đảo Prison - Wikipedia

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    It is ranked a special historical relic of national importance by the government of Vietnam. The most famous site in this prison are the "tiger cages" ( chuồng cọp ). The French tiger cages cover an area of 5.475 m 2 , within which each cell occupies 1.408 m 2 , solariums occupy 1.873 m 2 , and other spaces occupy 2.194 m 2 .

  9. Thanh Hóa Bridge - Wikipedia

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    The Vietnamese gave it the nickname Hàm Rồng (Dragon's Jaw). In 1965 during the Vietnam War, it was the objective of many attacks by US Air Force and US Navy aircraft which would fail to destroy the bridge until 1972, even after hundreds of attacks. [2] The bridge was restored in 1973. As of 2016, the bridge still stands. [3]