I have lived in Vietnam for many years. When people tell me they only have one week to visit Vietnam, they asked if they should go to the north or the south. If someone only had one week to visit...
Category: Vietnam Travel
Hmong and Mongol can sound like very similar names, so there can be confusion if they are the same group of people and even related. Both of these groups come from Asia. The Hmong people are...
If you are traveling to China and then later to Vietnam, it can be confusing as both the words Miao and Hmong can refer to the same or similar hill tribe groups. Miao is a Chinese term used for...
Some people think that Confucian values are found only in China, but the truth is that Confucian values highly influenced many other places, including Vietnam. You can find Confucian values in many...
Years ago, when I was traveling in China, I went to see Confucius's house, temple, and cemetery. Today his house, temple, and cemetery continue to be popular tourist destinations. Confucius was...
I have lived in both China and Vietnam. I have studied Chinese and Vietnamese languages and culture; it is surprising how many things in common China and Vietnam have. China and Vietnam are both...
