W.Minh Tuan The legend of My Chau – Trong Thuy is as follows: Trieu Da was a general of the Qin Dynasty. After the death of Qin Shi Huang, he rebelled against the Qin Dynasty and proclaimed himself as Vu Vuong of Nam Viet in the southern region of China, bordering Au Lac.
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Book Thinking about Vietnam, Chapter 3, Legend 7, Truong Chi-My Nuong love story
W.Minh Tuan Some people say this is not a legend, just a literary fiction love story. But in this story, there is a girl named My Nuong, which is the name of the Hung King’s daughters, or the daughters of Lang mandarins during the Hung King’s time. And Lang mandarins are Hung Vuong King’ sons.
Book Thinking about Vietnam, Part 3-Legend 6: Banh chung-banh day
W.Minh Tuan Legend has it that during the reign of the sixth Hung King, after defeating the An enemy, King Hung wanted to pass the throne to his sons. The king set up a competition among his children, that the one who could find the most delicious food and present the most meaningful feast on …
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Book Thinking about Vietnam, part 3, Legend 5, the story of watermelon and Mr. An Tiem
W.Minh Tuan Legend has it that during the reign of the sixth Hung King, a foreigner wandered to our country of Van Lang, and the sixth Hung King took care of him, gave him a title, gave him the name An Tiem, and gave him a wife. Mr. An Tiem became rich and luxurious.
Book Thinking about Vietnam, Part 3, The fourth legend, the story of Trau and Areca
W.Minh Tuan According to many researchers, the custom of chewing betel and areca nuts in Vietnam probably started during the period of the Hung Kings. Legend has it that around the reign of the fourth Hung King, (some documents say that during the reign of the 6th Hung King), there was a Quan Lang mandarin …