Vietnam 200 years ago: good and evil spirits
The Cochinchinese are extremely superstitious, and their devotional exercises, like those of the Chinese, are…More
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Vietnam 200 years ago: food habits
By the natives of warm climates animal food is seldom ranked among articles of the…More
Vietnam 200 years ago: casual and holiday dress
The dress of the women has by no means fascinating. A loose cotton frock, of…More
Vietnam 200 years ago: beauty impressions
There was little prepossessing in the general appearance and character of the Cochinchinese. The women…More
Vietnam 200 years ago: elephant hunting
One amusement, however, would have proved highly interesting, with which, it. seems, the Sovereigns of…More
Vietnam 100 years ago: all back home to celebrate Tet
The best regulated European household is devoid of servants during the Tet: for no member…More
Vietnam 100 years ago: Tet lunar New year
The Tet is the greatest fete in the calendar; it is the Annamese New Year.…More
Vietnam: legend of the areca nut and betel leaf
Two twin-brothers were they, of equal beauty. Both had the same slender frame, the same…More
Vietnam 100 years ago: the Cochinchinese nobleman
The Cochinchinese gentleman, like his prototype among other and more enlightened nations, generally exhibits in…More
Vietnam 100 years ago: the burial according to traditional Feng-shui
The Cochinchinese, like the Chinese, have many superstitions connected with the burial of the dead…More