Vietnam Fine Arts Museum

Vietnam Fine Arts Museum in Ha Noi

Vietnam is a country with a long history of culture. Human and animal carvings in the Dong Noi cave, about 10,000 years ago, were the first imprints of the ancient art of Vietnam. The art of ancient Vietnam has developed continuously, through the Stone Age and especially the Early Metal Age, throughout the Bronze Age and early Iron Age. In North Vietnam from Quang Binh, Dong Son culture was born and flourished on the basis of a long process of convergence from previous "Dong Son" cultures with two generations Phung Nguyen - Dong Dau - Goan - Dong Son (Red River) and Con Chan Tien - Dong Son (Ma River, Chu River). From the first millennium BC to early AD, Central and Southern Vietnam also formed two major centers of civilization, namely Sa Huynh Culture, running along the central part from Quang Nam and back to Ho Chi Minh City. Ho Chi Minh City, Dong Nai Culture and Oc-eo in the South.

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