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It can be said that there were three
layers of culture overlapping each other during the history
of Vietnam:
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Local culture,
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The culture that mixed with those of China
and other countries in the
region, and
+ The culture that interacted
with Western culture.
The most prominent feature of the Vietnamese culture is
that it was not assimilated by foreign cultures thanks to the
strong local cultural foundations. On the contrary, it was able
to utilize and localize those from abroad to enrich the national
culture.
The Vietnamese national culture emerged from a concrete
living environment: a tropical
country with many rivers and the confluence of great cultures.
The natural conditions (temperature, humidity, monsoon, water
-flows, water-rice agriculture ...) exert a remarkable impact on
the material and spiritual life of the nation, the characteristics
and psychology of the Vietnam
ese. The Vietnamese nation was formed early in the history and
often had to carry out wars of resistance against foreign
invaders, which created a prominent cultural feature: a
patriotism that infiltrated and encompassed every aspect of
life.
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