The Religion Of Vietnam Flashcards
To answer in interview
The religion in vietnam
communist country, Vietnam is officially an atheist state. Even so, most Vietnamese are not atheists, but believe in a combination of three religions: Daoism, Buddhism, and Confucianism
3 main religions are
combination of the three main religions in Vietnam (Daoism, Buddhism, and Confucianism) is referred to as Tam Giao.
Confucianism
Confucianism is not a religion but rather a code of social behavior. There is little teaching about god, but the focus is rather on how one should conduct one’s life.
Daoism
Daoism is derived from the Chinese word ‘dao’, which means ‘way’, or ‘road’. Like Confucianism, Daoism originated in China and did not begin as a religion but as a philosophy.
Daoism and confucius relation
Confucius focused on creating a harmonious society, Laozi’s focus was on the harmony between man and nature, and pursuing ‘the way’.
Temple of literature
Temple of Literature (Hanoi)
Founded in honor of the Chinese Confucius, the Temple of Literature served as a center for higher learning and educating mandarins for over seven centuries. The temple was built in 1070, during the Ly Dynasty, and is possibly the oldest architectural complex in Hanoi.
Hanoi
city more than a thousand years old, Hanoi has aged elegantly. It is regarded as one of the main cultural centers of the country, as it hosts more cultural sites than any other city in Vietnam
Halong bay
UNESCO World Heritage Site just 3 hours from busy Hanoi has experienced 500 million years of being whittled away by wind and water. A wonderful environment of biodiversity has resulted, with beautiful sea, and karst caves and isles in various shape and sizes.
Ho chi minh city
more about the history of the Vietnam War in The War Remnant Museum and Reunification Palace.
Also discover by yourself in another part of the city, how incredibly narrow and small (for some people) the underground shelters - the Chu Chi Tunnels - during the Vietnam War (1955-1975) actually were, by roaming around inside them
Saigon notre dame cathedral
1962, the Vatican conferred the Cathedral status as a basilica and gave it the official name of Saigon Notre-Dame Cathedral Basilica. Measuring almost 60 metres in height, the cathedral’s distinctive neo-Romanesque features include the all-red brick façade (which were imported from Marseille), stained glass windows, two bell towers containing six bronze bells that still ring to this day, and a peaceful garden setting in the middle of downtown Ho Chi Minh City
War remenants museum
The War Remnants Museum in Ho Chi Minh City first opened to the public in 1975. Once known as the ‘Museum of American War Crimes’, it’s a shocking reminder of the long and brutal Vietnam War. Graphic photographs and American military equipment are on display. There’s a helicopter with rocket launchers, a tank, a fighter plane, a single-seater attack aircraft. You can also see a conventional bomb that weighs at 6,800kg. American troops had used these weapons against the Vietnamese between 1945 and 1975
Highlights of war remenants museum
War Remnants Museum Highlights
The most talked-about exhibits at the War Remnants Museum are the ‘tiger cages’. The South Vietnamese government kept their political prisoners in these confinements. Locals believe the cages imprisoned up to 14 people at a time. The museum also has a guillotine brought in by the French government. Both the French and South Vietnamese used it to execute their prisoners until 1960.
Also featured are grisly photos of victims that had suffered ‘Agent Orange’. As many as 4.8 million people were exposed to strong pesticide and chemical spray. The Vietnamese Ministry of Foreign Affairs believed 500,000 children were born with birth defects.
Independence palace
Independence Palace (Dinh Độc Lập), also publicly known as Reunification Convention Hall (Vietnamese: Hội trường Thống Nhất), built on the site of the former Norodom Palace, is a landmark in Ho Chi Minh City (formerly known as Saigon), Vietnam.
Independence palace significance
the home and workplace of the President of South Vietnam during the Vietnam War. During the Fall of Saigon on 30 April 1975, it was the site of the end of the Vietnam War, when a North Vietnamese Army tank crashed through its gates
Ancient french history of independence palace
In 1858, France launched an attack on Đà Nẵng, starting its invasion of Vietnam. The new Governor’s Palace was designed by Achille-Antoine Hermitte, who was also the architect of the Hong Kong City Hall.
During ww2 palace
World War IIEdit
On 9 March 1945, Japan defeated and replaced France inFrench Indochinain a successfulcoup. Norodom Palace became the headquarters of Japanese colonial officials in Vietnam. In September 1945, Japan surrendered to the Allied forces in World War II and France returned to Vietnam and Norodom Palace was restored to its position as the office of the French colonists.
After ww2
After World War II Edit
On 7 May 1954, France surrendered to the Việt Minh after its defeat at the Battle of Điện Biên Phủ. France agreed to sign the Geneva Accords and withdrew its troops from Vietnam.
Independence palace bombings in 1962
The 1962 South Vietnamese Independence Palace bombing in Saigon was an aerial attack on 27 February 1962 by two dissident Republic of Vietnam Air Force pilots, Second Lieutenant Nguyễn Văn Cử and First Lieutenant Phạm Phú Quốc. The pilots targeted the Independence Palace, the official residence of the President of South Vietnam, with the aim of assassinating President Ngô Đình Diệm and his immediate family, who acted as his political advisors.
Y did the pilots try to assasinate diem
The pilots later said they attempted the assassination in response to Diệm’s autocratic rule, in which he focused more on remaining in power than on confronting the Vietcong, a Marxist–Leninist guerilla army who were threatening to overthrow the South Vietnamese government.
coup d’état (
usually shortened to coup,[1] is the seizure and removal of a government and its powers. Typically, it is an illegal, unconstitutional seizure of power by a political faction, the military, or a dictator
When was diem assasinated
Diệm did not see the completed hall as he and his brother and chief adviser Ngô Đình Nhu were assassinated after a coup d’état led by General Dương Văn Minh in November 1963.
After Diems assassination?
The completed hall was inaugurated on 31 October 1966 by the chairman of the National Leadership Committee, General Nguyễn Văn Thiệu, who was then the head of a military junta. The Independence Hall served as Thiệu’s home and office from October 1967 to 21 April 1975,
