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Cheo singing

In 1976, the National Assembly         for cultivation and have long
renamed the country the Socialist      mastered the prairies.
Republic of Vietnam.
                                       Southern Khmer people are
Culture                                associated with Brahmana practices
                                       and festivals that take place in their
Vietnam is highly diverse in           unique pagodas.
ethnicity, culture and belief.
Vietnamese culture is enriched by      Cham people mainly populate
various ethnicities and incorporates   Ninh Thuan, Binh Thuan and
many traditional factors from the      An Giang. They left some of the
mountainous, lowland and marine        most magnificent architectural
regions. Kinh people along with        structures in the Southeast Asia
other ethnicities such as Tay, Nung,   including Cham grave towers in
Chinese, Cham, Thai, Khmer…            the South Central region.
together make up and retain the
richness of the national culture.      Mong and Dao people are genuine
                                       nomads and live in earthen,
Kinh people possess a village-         semi-earthen or stilt houses in
based culture. Different types of      the Northern Highlands. They are
villages and communities take          skillful at irrigating rocky mountains
part in agriculture, craftsmanship     for wet cultivation, herding, iron
or commerce. Traditional customs       crafting and herbal medicine.
in Northern, Central and Southern
villages also vary greatly.            In traditional Vietnamese society, a
                                       typical family would comprise three
Tay – Thai communities mainly live     or four generations under the same
in the North while Mon – Khmer         roof. People desired a multitude of
people live sporadically in highlands

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