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Ancient medicine: In Northern and coastal Vietnam: Waterway settlements and Chinese influences, page 20; The moxibustion practitioner is in the process of adding or removing a glass cup to her patient's back. Nine cups still are attached to his back. Several round reddish spots can be seen where treatment has been completed and other cups have been removed. Moxibustion...; By Lorraine Aragon.

“Uncle Ho”: In Contemporary life in Vietnam, page 3; This monumental stone statue of Ho Chi Minh, outside city hall in Ho Chi Minh City, shows him gently touching a young girl's head. She is looking down towards the book he holds. “Uncle Ho” is recognizable by his characteristic goatee. This Soviet...; By Lorraine Aragon.

River trade: In Contemporary life in Vietnam, page 14; This boat is docked along the Mekong River near Mytho. Such boats, propelled by outboard motors mounted on the back, are typical, medium-sized river and coastal island ferry boats in Southeast Asia. The waterways of the Mekong are the region's primary conduit...; By Lorraine Aragon.

Making rubber: In Contemporary life in Vietnam, page 12; Rubber is an elastic latex from the Hevea braziliensis tree that is coagulated, or turned from liquid to semi-solid form. Waterproof and elastic, rubber is used for sports balls, vehicle tires, and many other practical items manufactured...; By Lorraine Aragon.

A new religion: In Contemporary life in Vietnam, page 18; This elaborate temple at Tay Ninh, located about 60 miles northwest of Ho Chi Minh City, was constructed between 1933 and 1955. The congregation, seen from behind, sits cross-legged on the floor with their hands held up in front of their chests. White robes...; By Lorraine Aragon.

Underground resistance: In French colonization and Vietnam wars, page 12; When U.S. forces could not control the tunnel areas effectively with ground troops, they dropped bombs on the area, seriously damaging the tunnel network and surrounding land. At two sites in Cu Chi, about 45 miles northwest of Ho Chi Minh City, the tunnels...; By Lorraine Aragon.

War tourism: In French colonization and Vietnam wars, page 17; At two sites in Cu Chi, about 45 miles northwest of Ho Chi Minh City, the tunnels dug by Communist guerillas have been restored and are open for visitors. Tourists can enter some of the tunnels and examine supply storage areas as well as false entrances created...; By Lorraine Aragon.

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

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.

Cartload of wood seen on road from Dalat to Ho Chi Minh City: An ox cart full of dead wood is attended by a man behind it on a bicycle. The photograph is taken through the front window of a tour bus traveling from Dalat south to Ho Chi Minh City. The dead and dry wood probably was collected from the surrounding forests...; Format: image/photograph

Front of blue bus with rooftop cargo on road from Dalat to Ho Chi Minh City: The front of a large blue bus with rooftop cargo is seen on the road from Dalat to Ho Chi Minh City. Such rugged buses typically carry passengers, including merchants with their wares, to and from urban market locations.; Format: image/photograph

Bus with durian fruit on rooftop along road from Dalat to Ho Chi Minh City: A bus transports dozens of large durian fruits on a rooftop rack along the road from Dalat to Ho Chi Minh City. Durian is a greenish-brown, spiky, Southeast Asian fruit, which grows larger than a soccer ball or an American football. Inside its sharp outer...; Format: image/photograph

Fallen motocycle and cargo on the road from Dalat to Ho Chi Minh City: A fallen motorcycle with several large sacks of cargo is seen through the front window of a tour bus on the road from Dalat to Ho Chi Minh City. The motorcycle driver stands by his bike in the middle of the road, seemingly uninjured. Several large white sacks,...; Format: image/photograph

French colonial era city hall building in downtown Ho Chi Minh City: The city hall building in downtown Ho Chi Minh City is one of the best preserved French colonial era buildings left from old Saigon. The tan and white building is two stories high with a central clock tower, sculpted cornices, and two red-tiled Mansard roof...; Format: image/photograph

A close-up view of Ho Chi Minh City's city hall roof line architecture: A close-up view of Ho Chi Minh City's city hall roof line shows elements of early 1900s French colonial architecture and statuary, with the flag of the Socialist Republic of Vietnam now flying above the middle tower. A clock and flag tower, which represented...; Format: image/photograph

Stone statue in Hanoi of Ho Chi Minh reading to young girl: A monumental stone statue of Ho Chi Minh, outside city hall in Ho Chi Minh City, shows him gently touching a young girl's head. She is looking down towards the book he holds. "Uncle Ho" is recognizable by his characteristic goatee. This Soviet or Communist...; Format: image/photograph

Smiling older woman wearing wrapped headcloth in doorway near Mytho: A smiling older woman wears a red and white checkered headcloth and earrings as she stands in a doorway near Mytho. Mytho is a farming and riverine fishing area located along the Mekong River delta southeast of Ho Chi Minh City. This southern region was once...; Format: image/photograph

Rubber tree plantation located between Dalat and Ho Chi Minh City: Rubber trees line a long shaded path in a plantation located between Dalat and Ho Chi Minh City. Small incisions are cut into the trees' bark at night so that latex sap will drip longer before drying out in the tropical sun. Workers collect the tapped latex...; Format: image/photograph

White latex sap dripping into collection pan on tapped rubber tree in plantation: White latex sap is dripping into a collection pan fastened to a tapped rubber tree in a plantation between Dalat and Ho Chi Minh City. Small incisions are cut into the trees' bark at night so that latex sap will drip longer before drying out in the tropical...; Format: image/photograph

Tile-roofed French colonial style buildings in downtown Ho Chi Minh City: Tile-roofed French colonial style buildings line a tree-shaded street in downtown Ho Chi Minh City. The central tan building visible is three stories high with balconies and large glass windows. A gated wall surrounds the building. Ho Chi Minh City is the...; Format: image/photograph

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