Vietnam Culture

CULTURES:Vietnamese heritage dates back to their earliest kingdom, the Van Lang, but it was during the bronze age when the community flourished with the cultivation of wet rice. A technique so embedded in their culture that thousands of years later it is still practiced today. Nowhere is it more evident then at the Mekong Delta, a place not to be missed. This region was occupied by the Cambodian Khmer people until the late 18th century when it was reclaimed by Vietnam and became the largest producer of rice in the nation. During the Hung dynasty the Vietnamese people began to raise cattle and perfected their skills in weaving, building and pottery. In modern Vietnam, skillful artisans create sophisticated lacquer paintings, crafts, woodcarvings and pottery. Theater, opera, dance and water puppetry are a staple of the Vietnamese culture and widely practiced across Vietnam.