Vietnamese Culture: The Culture of Ethnic Diversity

Abstract

This paper examines Vietnamese culture, which is rich in ethnic diversity. In general, Vietnamese culture consists of the cultures of the mountains, the basin, and the ocean. The basin culture, despite being relatively new, is the principal culture. Vietnam is also home to several different Southeast Asian language families, including the Austro-Asiatic, Austronesian, Tai/Thai (Tai-Kadai), and Tibeto-Burman families. Vietnamese culture is seen as culturally distinct from others, not only because of its various ethnic groups and their respective cultures, but also because of their integration into the national culture. In Southeast Asia, only Vietnam is represented by diverse cultural images rich in colors, scents, and tastes. Its local cultures reflect a great deal of influence from natural surroundings, including mountains, the sea, and the plains. In other words, in this country, green can represent the forests or the rice plants or the sea. Over time, as can be seen in historical evidence, the country has had not only “diversity” but also “fuzziness.”