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
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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
Vietnam 100 years ago: lifestyle in old Saigon
Most Eastern towns have a certain similarity, but Saigon remains unique. It is essentially French.…More
Vietnam 100 years ago: Tonkin coal-fields
It is impossible to estimate the importance of the Tonkin coal-fields, as it is not…More
Vietnam 100 years ago: passion for gambling
Gambling is the greatest defect of the Annamese character; they seldom drink, nor are they…More
Thailand 100 years ago: history of old quarters of Bangkok
Prior to 1769, Bangkok was an unimportant place near which stoocj one of the forts…More
Thailand 100 years ago: monks beg for breakfast
In the early morning the big bell of the monastery calls the monk to rise…More