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  2. The Complex of Huế Monuments - Wikipedia

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    The Complex of Huế Monuments (Vietnamese: Quần thể di tích Cố đô Huế) is a UNESCO World Heritage Site-listed relic complex located in the city of Huế, central Vietnam. Established as the capital of newly unified Vietnam in 1802 under the reign of emperor Gia Long , Hue played a vital role as the political, cultural, and religious ...

  3. Pétrus Ký - Wikipedia

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    In the time of transition and cultural intersection between West and East in Vietnam at the end of 19th and early 20th century, Vĩnh Ký had such a grandiose career that the French scholar J. Bouchot called him "the only scholar in Indochina and even the modern China" In Vietnam, Vĩnh Ký was praised as the most excellent language and ...

  4. Pewter - Wikipedia

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    Pewter (/ ˈ p juː t ər /) is a malleable metal alloy consisting of tin (85–99%), antimony (approximately 5–10%), copper (2%), bismuth, and sometimes silver. [1] In the past, it was an alloy of tin and lead , but most modern pewter, in order to prevent lead poisoning , is not made with lead.

  5. Vietnamese art - Wikipedia

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    Post Đổi MớI: Vietnamese Art After 1990, Singapore Art Museum, 2008. Essays on Modern and Contemporary Vietnamese Art. Ed. Sarah LEE, NGUYEN Nhu Huy, Singapore: Singapore Art Museum, 2009. "Vietnamese art in French and English publications", Languages across Borders: language collections at the University of Cambridge blog, 2025.

  6. National Treasure (Vietnam) - Wikipedia

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    Hoang Ha bronze drum of Đông Sơn Culture (national treasure no. 2 – set 1). A National Treasure (Vietnamese: Bảo vật quốc gia) or a national precious object [1] is a tangible cultural heritage or object handed down from the past with historical, cultural or scientific value of exceptional significance to the country of Vietnam. [2]

  7. Thánh Gióng - Wikipedia

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    Đông Hồ painting depicts Phù Đổng Thiên Vương Statue of little Thánh Gióng at Phù Đổng Six-Way Intersection, Ho Chi Minh City. Thánh Gióng (chữ Nôm: 聖揀), [1] also known as Phù Đổng Thiên Vương (chữ Hán: 扶董天王, Heavenly Prince of Phù Đổng), Sóc Thiên Vương (chữ Hán: 朔天王), Ông Gióng (翁揀, sir Gióng) [2] [3] and Xung Thiên Thần ...

  8. Imperial City of Huế - Wikipedia

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    In June 1802, after more than a century of division and the defeat of the Tây Sơn dynasty, Nguyễn Ánh ascended the throne of a unified Vietnam and proclaimed himself Emperor Gia Long. With a nation now stretching from the Red River Delta to the Mekong Delta , Emperor Gia Long moved the capital from the northern Thăng Long (current Hanoi ...

  9. Saigon Zoo and Botanical Gardens - Wikipedia

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    The museum is split into two sections: a 15 room-area displaying items from the beginning of Vietnam to 1930, and a 6 room-area displaying artifacts from the culture and history of South Vietnam. Outside of the museum there is a large yard that displays the weapons of France, used during Vietnam's French colonial era. The museum also contains ...