Ethnic Groups of Vietnam: An Ethnological Guide To Vietnamese Tribes CULTURE

If you’re considering a trip to Vietnam, you’ll already know that it’s one of the most varied countries to visit when it comes to landscape, climate, and culture. From the limestone islets of Halong Bay to the megacities of Hanoi and Ho Chi Minh City and all in between – it’s a land of extremes, that’s for sure.

Traditional Vietnamese Medicine: Historical Perspective and Current Usage

Author(s): Hue Chan Thai, ND, MSA
Date Authored: August 1, 2003
Date Last Reviewed: September 20, 2011
Traditional medicines. Photo by Matteo X (cc license).

For several thousand years, Vietnamese Traditional Medicine has evolved under the shadows of Chinese Traditional Medicine, culture, and rule. At this point in time, it is nearly impossible to separate out and delineate Traditional Vietnamese Medicine or Thuoc Nam (Southern Medicine) from Traditional Chinese Medicine or Thuoc Bac (Northern Medicine) because their developments were so inter-twined. This is a brief history of the development of Thuoc Nam and its influences particularly by Southern China.

The Ins and Outs of Traditional Vietnamese Medicine

Traditional Vietnamese Medicine has roots dating back thousands of years. It’s a field that’s evolved over time, aided by the nation’s humid, tropical climate, which provides ideal conditions for the hundreds of plants used in the discipline to grow.

Traditional practitioner weighting lucidum for the recipe | © Dragon Images/Shutterstock

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A Dong Son drum - A philosophy about univer (also called Heger Type I drum) is a bronze drum created by the Dong Son culture in the Red River Delta of northern Vietnam. The drums were produced from about 600 BCE or earlier until the third century CE

Vietnam possesses an array of intangible cultural heritages that have been recognized by UNESCO.

Nha Nhac - Vietnamese court music

Then practice to receive UNESCO certificate of enrollment

The northern mountainous Tuyen Quang provincial People's Committee has issued a plan for a ceremony to receive UNESCO's registration certificate for "The Then practice of the Tay, Nung and Thai people in Vietnam" and Tuyen Quang City Festival 2020.


Tuyen Quang Festival 2019 (Source: Tuyen Quang Newspaper)

Kate Festival 2020 imbued with Cham folk culture in Binh Thuan

The central Binh Thuan Provincial Department of Culture, Sports and Tourism has issued a plan to organize Kate Festival in 2020.


Kate Festival in Binh Thuan (Source: baobinhthuan.com.vn)