Thursday, July 20, 2017

Citadel of the Ho Dynasty | Vietnam


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"The 14th-century Ho Dynasty citadel, built according to the feng shui principles, testifies to the flowering of neo-Confucianism in late 14th century Viet Nam and its spread to other parts of east Asia." (source: http://whc.unesco.org/en/list/1358) 

In 2015 hundreds of artefacts dating back to the 10th century have been discovered in Vinh Long commune, about 1 km southeast of the Ho Dynasty Citadel.

Stamps
Year of the Rooster Stamps Vietnam 2017. Every year many countries issue Chinese new year stamps featuring one of the 12 Chinese Zodiac sign. The year 2017 is the Chinese Year of the rooster.

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