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"Rồng bay, phượng múa": "The dragon flies and the phoenix dances!" – Used to praise someone's calligraphy who writes Hán-Nôm ideograms well. "Rồng đến nhà tôm": "The dragon visits the shrimp's house" – A saying used to dictate behavior between a host and their guest: the host must portray themselves like a humble shrimp and ...
A list of some popular fairy tales or Vietnamese myths and legends includes but is not limited to: Lạc Long Quân and Âu Cơ (The Vietnamese creation origin myth) [11] The legend of Son Tinh and Thuy Tinh (Mountain God and Water God) [12] The betrayal of An Dương Vương [13] Hoan Kiem Lake – Le Loi and the Magical Sword [citation needed]
Hạ Long Bay or Halong Bay (Vietnamese: Vịnh Hạ Long, IPA: [vînˀ hâːˀ lawŋm] ⓘ) is a UNESCO World Heritage Site and popular travel destination in Quảng Ninh province, Vietnam. The name Hạ Long means "descending dragon". Administratively, the bay belongs to Hạ Long city, Cẩm Phả city, and is a part of Vân Đồn district.
English: Ha Long Bay (Halong Bay) in North Vietnam. Ha Long in Vietnamese means “descent of the dragon”. Ha Long in Vietnamese means “descent of the dragon”. Many legends are built around the name.
Cát Bà Island is the largest of the 367 islands spanning 262.41 km 2 (101.32 sq mi) [1] [a] that comprise the Cat Ba Archipelago, which makes up the southeastern edge of Lan Ha Bay in Northern Vietnam and maintains the dramatic and rugged features of Ha Long Bay.
Nghê is the localized mascot of the Kỳ Lân created by the Vietnamese [citation needed], different from the unicorn or the lion.Nghe is the incarnation of a dog, raised to the same level Four Holy Beasts (Long, Lân, Quy, and Phụng) and different from the Chinese guardian lion.
As is usual in bestiaries, the lynx in this late 13th-century English manuscript is shown urinating, the urine turning to the mythical stone Lyngurium (from List of mythological objects) Image 29 The Argo ( c. 1500 – 1530), painting by Lorenzo Costa (from List of mythological objects )
Ha Long, also known as Hong Gai, the capital city of Quang Ninh Province, Vietnam; Halong Bay, a UNESCO World Heritage site located in Quang Ninh province, Vietnam; Halong naval base, an Indonesian Navy (previously Dutch) facility on the island of Ambon; Typhoon Halong, a pacific typhoon name.