what was the influence of china on vietnam's culture and life
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Due to a millennium of Chinese rule, Vietnam was 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 territories formerly belonging to the Champa civilization (now Central Vietnam) and parts of the Khmer empire (modern southern Vietnam), which resulted in minor regional variances in Vietnam's culture due to exposure to these different groups.
i) Vietnam initially was under the shadow of China.
(ii) Even after independence Vietnam followed Chinese culture and their form of government.
(iii) Chinese was the language of the elite and Confucianism was followed by a majority of Vietnamese. The Vietnamese Scholar Phan Boi Chau was educated in Confucian tradition