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The conquest of Vietnam by France began in 1858 and was completed by 1884. It became part of French Indochina in 1887. Independence was declared after World War II, but the French continued to rule until 1954 when they were defeated by Communist forc... [read more]
The conquest of Vietnam by France began in 1858 and was completed by 1884. It became part of French Indochina in 1887. Independence was declared after World War II, but the French continued to rule until 1954 when they were defeated by Communist forc... [read more] Blog: Socialist Republic of Viet Nam
Date: November 18th 2008
Chau Doc Setting off from Tinh Bien, the land border crossing between Cambodia & Vietnam we are driven for an hour by bus to the town of Chau Doc on the banks of the Mekong river. The drive is through many fishing villages, some with Chinese nets as in Kochin in Kerala. The landscape is beautifully green interspersed with palm trees, rice fields, lotus covered water pools/ponds, eucalyptus tree ... read more
Date: November 18th 2008
Chau Doc Setting off from Tinh Bien, the land border crossing between Cambodia & Vietnam we are driven for an hour by bus to the town of Chau Doc on the banks of the Mekong river. The drive is through many fishing villages, some with Chinese nets as in Kochin in Kerala. The landscape is beautifully green interspersed with palm trees, rice fields, lotus covered water pools/ponds, eucalyptus tree ... read more
