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North West Vietnam. Mountains and Ethnic Minorities.
by Tim Doling.
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| The Gioi Publishers, Hanoi, 1999. Softcover, 4.25 in x 8 in, 289 pages. |
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| Opened to foreign visitors only since 1993, the mountainous mien bac or northern mountainous region of Viet Nam is an area of sublime natural beauty, populated by colourful, culturally-distinct montagnard groups who have played an important role in the development of the Vietnamese nation.
This guidebook identifies areas of scenic beauty, introduces the region's many different ethnic groups and provides helpful background notes on its turbulent history. The book takes the traveller on a guided tour of the beautiful nort-west mountainous region, anscetral heartland of Black and White Thai, Hmong and Dao ethnic peoples and scene of the 1954 final decisive struggle between the forces of the French colonial administration and the Viet Minh resistance at Dien Bien Phu. |
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| Item #: 03-001689 |
| Price: US $20.00 |
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