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Vietnam: Historical background: Vietnam has strong historical connections to China and India and has been ruled by both China and France. After turmoil and wars in the twentieth century, Vietnam embarked on a program of reform that has opened relations with the United States.; By Lorraine Aragon.

Life in a sea port: In Northern and coastal Vietnam: Waterway settlements and Chinese influences, page 8; Hoi An is a fishing village that has been a stop on the merchant ship trade route since at least the 1700s. Coastal ports throughout Southeast Asia developed starting in the first millennium A.D. as maritime trade routes expanded between China and India. The...; By Lorraine Aragon.

Chinese architecture: In Northern and coastal Vietnam: Waterway settlements and Chinese influences, page 9; The ornamented brick gateway has step-tiered, green tile roofs decorated with carved dragons. A large four-legged ceremonial bronze urn is seen in front of the central doorway, and stylized Chinese characters are visible above the central arches of the first...; By Lorraine Aragon.

Altar store: In Northern and coastal Vietnam: Waterway settlements and Chinese influences, page 16; China ruled what is now Vietnam for nearly a thousand years, heavily influencing religious and kinship practices among the Vietnamese majority group. There are also large ethnic Chinese populations within major Vietnamese cities. As a result, Vietnamese people...; By Lorraine Aragon.

A family altar: In Northern and coastal Vietnam: Waterway settlements and Chinese influences, page 17; The merchant house shown here was built about 1790 at Hoi An. The style of the room decorations and the written characters on the pictures at top left indicate the ethnic Chinese background of this merchant family. Beginning hundreds of years ago, merchant...; By Lorraine Aragon.

French Indochina: In French colonization and Vietnam wars, page 1; The current national borders of Southeast Asia were not established until after World War II. What is now northern Vietnam was ruled by China for more than a thousand years, between the second century BCE and...; By Lorraine Aragon.

An ancient Hindu kingdom: In East from India: Cambodia and Southern Vietnam, page 1; This damaged brick and stone Cham tower stands overgrown by vegetation in a rural area south of Hai An, Vietnam. Tall arched forms are characteristic of these monuments built by ethnic Chams between the seventh and twelfth century; By Lorraine Aragon.

Cambodia: A timeline: Major events and eras in the history of what is now Cambodia from the beginning of the Common Era to the present.

Vietnam: A timeline: Major events and eras in the history of what is now Vietnam from the first millennium BCE to the present.

Advertising new products: In North Carolina in the New South, page 5.6; Advertisements from the late nineteenth and early twentieth centuries show new technologies, new tastes, and new ways of marketing goods to consumers.; Format: article; By David Walbert.

Vietnam: Educator's guide: A guide for K–12 teachers to teaching about Vietnam using LEARN NC's slideshows, with a focus on the question Why should we care about Vietnam?; Format: article/teacher's guide (grade 6–12 Social Studies); By Steve Goldberg.

It's in the garbage: In Intrigue of the Past, page 1.9; In studying archaeological concepts, students will analyze garbage from different places demonstrate competence in applying the concepts of culture, context, classification, observation and inference, chronology and scientific inquiry.; Format: lesson plan (grade 4–5 English Language Arts and Social Studies)

Hanoi storefront displaying statues and other supplies for ancestral altars: This storefront in Hanoi displays a colorful variety of statues, dishes, paintings, and shrine boxes that Vietnamese families purchase to decorate their household's ancestral altars. China ruled what is now Vietnam for nearly a thousand years, heavily influencing...; Format: image/photograph

Portico of the royal library at the Imperial City in Hue: The tiled roof and portico of this two-story royal library in the walled Imperial City, or Citadel, at Hué are trimmed with carved and painted dragon statues. The square columns and area over the entrance are carved with Chinese style characters, the form...; Format: image/photograph

Noontime Gate or main entrance over moat into walled Imperial City at Hue: The "Noontime Gate" is the main entrance over a moat into the walled Imperial City at Hué. The Vietnamese emperor appeared from the top tower on the left during important public events or rituals. Most of the original buildings of Hué's Imperial City date...; Format: image/photograph

Four-legged ceremonial bronze urns on display in the Imperial City at Hue: Large four-legged ceremonial bronze urns are displayed in a row outside a building in the Imperial City at Hué. A thriving bronze industry developed at Hué around the royal courts that, as in China, used large and ornate bronze vessels during ceremonial...; Format: image/photograph

Ornately carved and painted Women's Gate into the Imperial City at Hue: A group of women in sunhats can be seen walking through the ornately carved and painted Women's Gate into the Imperial City at Hué. Protective carved dragons adorn the tiled roofs and arched doorways. The Women's Gate is one of the ten arched gateways entering...; Format: image/photograph

Stone dragon hand rail by stairs inside Imperial City at Hue: This carved stone dragon serves as one of the hand rails for stairs inside the Imperial City at Hué. The design of the large-eyed, scaly dragon is similar to those found in Chinese art. Throughout East and part of Southeast Asia, dragon images represent power...; Format: image/photograph

View over houses into harbor with fishing boats at Hoi An: Several fishing boats are moored in the harbor at at Hoi An. Orange tile roofs are visible in the foreground and coconut palms can be seen on the far shore of the harbor. Hoi An is a fishing village that has been a stop on the merchant ship trade route since...; Format: image/photograph

Interior of wealthy merchant house built about 1790 at Hoi An: A merchant house built about 1790 at Hoi An displays carved chairs, ceramics, and an ancestral altar. On the left is an altar dedicated to local gods and ancestors. A small ancestral portrait is slightly visible at the rear of the altar. On the right are two...; Format: image/photograph

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