Language and Scripts
Among the 54 Vietnamese ethnic groups some have had their own scripts for a long time and some have not preserved their ancient scripts. As a matter of fact, some ethnic groups consisting of some hundreds of individuals living in remote areas have their own languages.
More than 80% of the population speaks Vietnamese or Kinh/Viet, [...]
Classical Han Chinese (chu Hán)
During the 1,000 years of Chinese rule over what is now northern Viet Nam, che Hán (classical Han Chinese, also known as che nho) became firmly established as the language of the Vietnamese royal court and would remain so until as late as 1918 when the ancient system of mandarin examinations was finally abolished.
The oldest [...]
Modern literature since 1975
With national integrity finally secured in 1975, it was not long before the literary community began to explore in their work themes which had largely been set aside during the long struggle for self determination.
This trend received a boost with the implementation of ??i m?i (’Renovation’) in 1986, which afforded Vietnamese writers a measure of [...]
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