Question

how can say that the Vietnamese were greatly influenced by Chinese???

Answer 1

The culture of Vietnam (Vietnamese: Văn hóa Việt Nam) originated from an ancient BaiyueKingdom in East Asia called Nam Việt, which shared both Bách Việt and Han Culture with the ancient Bronze age Đông Sơn culturebeing widely considered one of its most important progenitors.[1] Han China invaded and annexed Nam Việt in 111 BC leading to the first Chinese domination of Vietnam.

Due to a millennium of Chinese rule, Vietnamwas heavily and remarkably influenced by Chinese culture in terms of politics, government, Confucian social and moral ethics, and art. Vietnam is considered to be part of the East Asian cultural sphere.[2]

Following independence from China in the 10th century, Vietnam began a southward expansion that saw the annexation of