Ethnology Museum & The Hanoi Hilton Photo 3

Ethnology Museum & The Hanoi Hilton

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June 6th 2009
The Vietnam Museum of Ethnology displays artifacts and explains the heritage of the diverse people that inhabit Vietnam. So much of this region exists without regard for the modern borders or artificial boundaries. The minority groups speak their own language and they spill over the borders between Vietnam, Burma, Thailand, Laos, China and Cambodia. I took a motorbike taxi to the museum whi ... read more

Asia » Vietnam » Red River Delta » Hanoi

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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