What I know about Vietnam My first impression of Vietnam came from the novle L'amant when I was a middle school student. The country was discribed to be a hot and wet tropic land. Then I learned more about it from the history book. The north Vietnam was deeply influenced by China in ancient days. Meanwhile , the south Vietnam maintained more local culture . Then Vietnam was colonized by France in modren times and the south area like Ho Chi Minh city was deeply influenced by France . After the war angainst America and China, Vietnam goverment focused on economic development and achieve great success in recent days. The land of Vietnam have experienced so much during such a long histrory . How did the history shape the modern culture and sipirit of Vietnam? How does modern Vietnamese regard this world and themselves? I want to search for the answers by a trip to this beautifull land. I wish my boss allow me have enough free days this year.