Comments on: Statue of Ly Thai To, Hanoi, Vietnam http://yeinjee.com/2008/ly-thai-to-statue-hanoi-vietnam/ Popular blog about Asian culture, lifestyle, entertainment, food, travel, trend, events, traditions and offbeat stuff. Sat, 21 Nov 2009 19:54:56 -0800 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.6 hourly 1 By: Yein Jee http://yeinjee.com/2008/ly-thai-to-statue-hanoi-vietnam/#comment-36164 Yein Jee Sat, 26 Sep 2009 05:44:27 +0000 http://yeinjee.com/?p=1119#comment-36164 chris... ancient Vietnam used Chinese words before switching to the current Latin system, presumably during French occupation. Most if not all of the ancient Vietnamese emperors would have Chinese names, but that doesn't mean that they were Chinese. chris… ancient Vietnam used Chinese words before switching to the current Latin system, presumably during French occupation.

Most if not all of the ancient Vietnamese emperors would have Chinese names, but that doesn’t mean that they were Chinese.

]]> By: chris http://yeinjee.com/2008/ly-thai-to-statue-hanoi-vietnam/#comment-36163 chris Sat, 26 Sep 2009 05:29:07 +0000 http://yeinjee.com/?p=1119#comment-36163 Ly is a chinese name. the first rulers of vietnam were chinese Ly is a chinese name. the first rulers of vietnam were chinese

]]> By: Giang Hoang Tran http://yeinjee.com/2008/ly-thai-to-statue-hanoi-vietnam/#comment-9172 Giang Hoang Tran Thu, 08 Jan 2009 07:27:42 +0000 http://yeinjee.com/?p=1119#comment-9172 Yein Jee and John, Thank you very much for sharing the history of China and Viet Nam. As you have stated, Viet Nam was part of the Southern China Kingdom for thousand year and also adapted the Han character. If one to visit the Vietnamese Imperial Palace or the First Univeristy of Viet Nam in Ha Noi, it is all in Chinese Characters. Simply put it, Viet Nam and China are like a younger and older brother within 1-2 years apart, and always fighting over something but when someone come to attack one or the other, they will join up together to defend their common values and history. Of course there is jealous among the siblings too... Yein Jee and John,
Thank you very much for sharing the history of China and Viet Nam. As you have stated, Viet Nam was part of the Southern China Kingdom for thousand year and also adapted the Han character.

If one to visit the Vietnamese Imperial Palace or the First Univeristy of Viet Nam in Ha Noi, it is all in Chinese Characters.

Simply put it, Viet Nam and China are like a younger and older brother within 1-2 years apart, and always fighting over something but when someone come to attack one or the other, they will join up together to defend their common values and history. Of course there is jealous among the siblings too…

]]> By: Yein Jee http://yeinjee.com/2008/ly-thai-to-statue-hanoi-vietnam/#comment-3361 Yein Jee Sun, 24 Aug 2008 10:32:44 +0000 http://yeinjee.com/?p=1119#comment-3361 Thanks for the note John. I guess the Chinese influence in just the basic; the Vietnamese culture must have evolved quite a lot over the years. Thanks for the note John. I guess the Chinese influence in just the basic; the Vietnamese culture must have evolved quite a lot over the years.

]]> By: John Smith http://yeinjee.com/2008/ly-thai-to-statue-hanoi-vietnam/#comment-3358 John Smith Sun, 24 Aug 2008 06:59:38 +0000 http://yeinjee.com/?p=1119#comment-3358 Vietnamese culture has many of its indigenous distinctions however. Much of the Chinese influence is surface-level. Vietnamese culture has many of its indigenous distinctions however. Much of the Chinese influence is surface-level.

]]> By: John Smith http://yeinjee.com/2008/ly-thai-to-statue-hanoi-vietnam/#comment-3357 John Smith Sun, 24 Aug 2008 06:59:06 +0000 http://yeinjee.com/?p=1119#comment-3357 It's not just Hanoi's culture but Vietnam's as a whole. That's what happens after 1,000 years of rule. And that costume the emperor is wearing looks Chinese but it is accurate, in fact pretty much the exact same costume was also worn by emperors in Japan and Korea. It’s not just Hanoi’s culture but Vietnam’s as a whole. That’s what happens after 1,000 years of rule.
And that costume the emperor is wearing looks Chinese but it is accurate, in fact pretty much the exact same costume was also worn by emperors in Japan and Korea.

]]> By: Yein Jee http://yeinjee.com/2008/ly-thai-to-statue-hanoi-vietnam/#comment-1963 Yein Jee Tue, 29 Jul 2008 04:48:22 +0000 http://yeinjee.com/?p=1119#comment-1963 Indochina is just a geographic reference... the China-Vietnam relationship could be dated far back before the name Indochina was coined. Both nations have been interacting for thousand of years... if it's not for the bravery of the ancient Vietnamese, we could very well be seeing Vietnam as part of China now. It has been a love-hate relationship for centuries. Lots of the Southeast Asian culture are influenced by both China and India, and later the Islamic influence... and Hanoi being that close to the Chinese border, will certainly see lots of similarities with the Chinese in terms of lifestyle and tradition. Indochina is just a geographic reference… the China-Vietnam relationship could be dated far back before the name Indochina was coined.

Both nations have been interacting for thousand of years… if it’s not for the bravery of the ancient Vietnamese, we could very well be seeing Vietnam as part of China now. It has been a love-hate relationship for centuries.

Lots of the Southeast Asian culture are influenced by both China and India, and later the Islamic influence… and Hanoi being that close to the Chinese border, will certainly see lots of similarities with the Chinese in terms of lifestyle and tradition.

]]> By: bb http://yeinjee.com/2008/ly-thai-to-statue-hanoi-vietnam/#comment-1957 bb Tue, 29 Jul 2008 02:37:02 +0000 http://yeinjee.com/?p=1119#comment-1957 agree with kyon, lol. agree with kyon, lol.

]]> By: Anonymous http://yeinjee.com/2008/ly-thai-to-statue-hanoi-vietnam/#comment-1949 Anonymous Mon, 28 Jul 2008 20:46:23 +0000 http://yeinjee.com/?p=1119#comment-1949 Vietnam used to be called Indo 'China'. Vietnam used to be called Indo ‘China’.

]]> By: kyon http://yeinjee.com/2008/ly-thai-to-statue-hanoi-vietnam/#comment-1943 kyon Mon, 28 Jul 2008 17:27:25 +0000 http://yeinjee.com/?p=1119#comment-1943 the statue looks like a chinese emperor. the statue looks like a chinese emperor.

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