Ancient house in Đôn village

This is the house of Mr. Amacong in the M'nong ethnic minority group. He is an old man who has been famous as the best elephant hunter in Vietnam. His house was made from wood following style of the Lao - Thai wat (pagoda). It was built in 1883 and during its 112 years in use, it was moved once in 1929 due to the fire around the house. (Nhà cụ Amacong là dũng sỹ săn voi số 1 ở VN. Nhà được thiết kế toàn bằng gỗ theo kiến trúc của chùa tháp Lào - Thái. Nhà được khởi công vào năm 1883 và qua 112 năm sử dụng căn nhà đã được di chuyển một lần do xung quanh nhà bị cháy).

Buôn Mê Thuột (Central Highlands - part 1)

December 10th 2009
The Central Highlands region of Vietnam contains 5 provinces. The region's coffee plantations (290,000 ha) constitute 4/5 of the total coffee plantation area for the whole country. It is home to many ethno-linguistic minority groups (Montagnards), for example, Bahnar, Ede, Jrai, K'ho, M'nong etc. It is also renowned for its cool climate, beautiful mountain scenery, lakes and waterfalls, as well as ... read more

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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

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