{"id":21411,"date":"2023-09-21T18:46:55","date_gmt":"2023-09-21T11:46:55","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/matca.vn\/?p=21411"},"modified":"2023-11-11T14:36:05","modified_gmt":"2023-11-11T07:36:05","slug":"roots-worlds-qua-hon-rai-lai-hon-nghe","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/matca.vn\/en\/roots-worlds-qua-hon-rai-lai-hon-nghe\/","title":{"rendered":"Roots &#038; Worlds &#8211; From H\u00f2n R\u00e1i To H\u00f2n Ngh\u00ea, A Journey Through Vietnam\u2019s Coastal Rocks"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-9d6595d7 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image alignfull size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"768\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/matca.vn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/lexuanphong_matca_nghe_010-1024x768.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-21375\" srcset=\"https:\/\/matca.vn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/lexuanphong_matca_nghe_010-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/matca.vn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/lexuanphong_matca_nghe_010-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/matca.vn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/lexuanphong_matca_nghe_010-770x578.jpg 770w, https:\/\/matca.vn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/lexuanphong_matca_nghe_010-1536x1152.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/matca.vn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/lexuanphong_matca_nghe_010-370x278.jpg 370w, https:\/\/matca.vn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/lexuanphong_matca_nghe_010-585x439.jpg 585w, https:\/\/matca.vn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/lexuanphong_matca_nghe_010-1155x866.jpg 1155w, https:\/\/matca.vn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/lexuanphong_matca_nghe_010-293x220.jpg 293w, https:\/\/matca.vn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/lexuanphong_matca_nghe_010-1400x1050.jpg 1400w, https:\/\/matca.vn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/lexuanphong_matca_nghe_010.jpg 2000w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><noscript><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"768\" src=\"https:\/\/matca.vn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/lexuanphong_matca_nghe_010-1024x768.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-21375\" srcset=\"https:\/\/matca.vn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/lexuanphong_matca_nghe_010-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/matca.vn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/lexuanphong_matca_nghe_010-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/matca.vn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/lexuanphong_matca_nghe_010-770x578.jpg 770w, https:\/\/matca.vn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/lexuanphong_matca_nghe_010-1536x1152.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/matca.vn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/lexuanphong_matca_nghe_010-370x278.jpg 370w, https:\/\/matca.vn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/lexuanphong_matca_nghe_010-585x439.jpg 585w, https:\/\/matca.vn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/lexuanphong_matca_nghe_010-1155x866.jpg 1155w, https:\/\/matca.vn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/lexuanphong_matca_nghe_010-293x220.jpg 293w, https:\/\/matca.vn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/lexuanphong_matca_nghe_010-1400x1050.jpg 1400w, https:\/\/matca.vn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/lexuanphong_matca_nghe_010.jpg 2000w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/noscript><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Ch\u1eadu c\u1ea3nh h\u00ecnh ngh\u00ea b\u1eb1ng \u0111\u1ea5t nung, th\u1ebf k\u1ef7 XIX, tr\u01b0ng b\u00e0y t\u1ea1i B\u1ea3o t\u00e0ng M\u1ef9 thu\u1eadt Vi\u1ec7t Nam. Photo \u00a9 Le Xuan Phong for Matca<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:50px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-9d6595d7 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:33.33%\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-buttons is-layout-flex wp-block-buttons-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-button has-custom-font-size has-small-font-size\"><a class=\"wp-block-button__link has-black-color has-white-background-color has-text-color has-background wp-element-button\" href=\"https:\/\/www.rootsworlds.vn\" style=\"border-radius:0px\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">rootsworlds.vn<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>THIS ARTICLE IS SUPPORTED BY THE BRITISH COUNCIL AS PART OF THE UK\/VIET NAM SEASON 2023<\/strong><\/h4>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"141\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/matca.vn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/rw_logo_trio_02082023_bigger_white-1024x141.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-20715\" srcset=\"https:\/\/matca.vn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/rw_logo_trio_02082023_bigger_white-1024x141.png 1024w, https:\/\/matca.vn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/rw_logo_trio_02082023_bigger_white-300x41.png 300w, https:\/\/matca.vn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/rw_logo_trio_02082023_bigger_white-770x106.png 770w, https:\/\/matca.vn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/rw_logo_trio_02082023_bigger_white-1536x211.png 1536w, https:\/\/matca.vn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/rw_logo_trio_02082023_bigger_white-2048x281.png 2048w, https:\/\/matca.vn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/rw_logo_trio_02082023_bigger_white-370x51.png 370w, https:\/\/matca.vn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/rw_logo_trio_02082023_bigger_white-585x80.png 585w, https:\/\/matca.vn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/rw_logo_trio_02082023_bigger_white-1155x159.png 1155w, https:\/\/matca.vn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/rw_logo_trio_02082023_bigger_white-293x40.png 293w, https:\/\/matca.vn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/rw_logo_trio_02082023_bigger_white-1400x192.png 1400w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><noscript><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"141\" src=\"https:\/\/matca.vn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/rw_logo_trio_02082023_bigger_white-1024x141.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-20715\" srcset=\"https:\/\/matca.vn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/rw_logo_trio_02082023_bigger_white-1024x141.png 1024w, https:\/\/matca.vn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/rw_logo_trio_02082023_bigger_white-300x41.png 300w, https:\/\/matca.vn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/rw_logo_trio_02082023_bigger_white-770x106.png 770w, https:\/\/matca.vn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/rw_logo_trio_02082023_bigger_white-1536x211.png 1536w, https:\/\/matca.vn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/rw_logo_trio_02082023_bigger_white-2048x281.png 2048w, https:\/\/matca.vn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/rw_logo_trio_02082023_bigger_white-370x51.png 370w, https:\/\/matca.vn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/rw_logo_trio_02082023_bigger_white-585x80.png 585w, https:\/\/matca.vn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/rw_logo_trio_02082023_bigger_white-1155x159.png 1155w, https:\/\/matca.vn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/rw_logo_trio_02082023_bigger_white-293x40.png 293w, https:\/\/matca.vn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/rw_logo_trio_02082023_bigger_white-1400x192.png 1400w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/noscript><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:66.66%\">\n<p>On their journey to the South, Vietnamese people had left their footprint on the names they gave to geographical locations. Place names originated from sounds, first uttered spontaneously by someone, then became widely accepted within a community before being formally written down via early Chinese and Sino-Vietnamese characters or modern Romanized script. Locations changed names several times across centuries; not all were recorded in scholarly works. Across the country, countless are the names of villages, mountains and rivers. Among them, the coastal rocks of H\u00f2n R\u00e1i and H\u00f2n Ngh\u00ea with their picturesque landscapes and uncommon names are two landmarks that I long to visit one day.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Telling details can be revealed by studying the practice of naming places after animals. The book <em>Fierce lions, angry mice and fat-tailed sheep: Animal encounters in the ancient Near East<\/em> (2021) points out that numerous toponyms in the ancient Near East were associated with animal species inhabiting this region such as lion, mouse and sheep<sup>1<\/sup>. Findings on the complex interactions between animals, humans and their living environment make us look at animals in a different light and consider them as an integral part of various communities\u2019 cultures. However, in some cases, animals came to be the name of lands where they had never set foot. For example, while lions are not native to Indochina, the first capital of the early Champa Kingdom was named Simhapura or Sinhapura, meaning the city of Lion. Similarly, despite being a mythological creature, dragons appear in various place names in Vietnam including H\u1ea1 Long (\u201cdescending dragon\u201d), B\u00e1i T\u1eed Long (\u201cdragon offsprings bowing to their mother\u201d), or Long An (\u201cthe peaceful land of the dragon\u201d).<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Toponymic research can offer profound insights into the history of a place, including settlement, migration, religious practices and linguistic changes, as indicated in the Encyclopedia Britannica. In Vietnam however, research on geographic names remains a largely uncharted territory and hardly practiced as a scientific discipline. A study of Vietnamese ancient place names can be found in <em>V\u0169 Trung T\u00f9y B\u00fat <\/em>(Written on Rainy Days), a collection of chronicles by scholar Ph\u1ea1m \u0110\u00ecnh H\u1ed5 in the late 18th-early 19th century; yet it provides no remark about animal names.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"830\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/matca.vn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/lexuanphong_matca_nghe_002-1024x830.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-21388\" srcset=\"https:\/\/matca.vn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/lexuanphong_matca_nghe_002-1024x830.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/matca.vn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/lexuanphong_matca_nghe_002-300x243.jpg 300w, https:\/\/matca.vn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/lexuanphong_matca_nghe_002-770x624.jpg 770w, https:\/\/matca.vn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/lexuanphong_matca_nghe_002-1536x1245.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/matca.vn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/lexuanphong_matca_nghe_002-370x300.jpg 370w, https:\/\/matca.vn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/lexuanphong_matca_nghe_002-585x474.jpg 585w, https:\/\/matca.vn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/lexuanphong_matca_nghe_002-1155x936.jpg 1155w, https:\/\/matca.vn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/lexuanphong_matca_nghe_002-293x237.jpg 293w, https:\/\/matca.vn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/lexuanphong_matca_nghe_002-1400x1135.jpg 1400w, https:\/\/matca.vn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/lexuanphong_matca_nghe_002.jpg 2000w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><noscript><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"830\" src=\"https:\/\/matca.vn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/lexuanphong_matca_nghe_002-1024x830.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-21388\" srcset=\"https:\/\/matca.vn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/lexuanphong_matca_nghe_002-1024x830.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/matca.vn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/lexuanphong_matca_nghe_002-300x243.jpg 300w, https:\/\/matca.vn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/lexuanphong_matca_nghe_002-770x624.jpg 770w, https:\/\/matca.vn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/lexuanphong_matca_nghe_002-1536x1245.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/matca.vn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/lexuanphong_matca_nghe_002-370x300.jpg 370w, https:\/\/matca.vn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/lexuanphong_matca_nghe_002-585x474.jpg 585w, https:\/\/matca.vn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/lexuanphong_matca_nghe_002-1155x936.jpg 1155w, https:\/\/matca.vn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/lexuanphong_matca_nghe_002-293x237.jpg 293w, https:\/\/matca.vn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/lexuanphong_matca_nghe_002-1400x1135.jpg 1400w, https:\/\/matca.vn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/lexuanphong_matca_nghe_002.jpg 2000w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/noscript><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">H\u00ecnh \u1ea3nh con ngh\u00ea trong Qu\u1ed1c v\u0103n gi\u00e1o khoa th\u01b0. Photo \u00a9 Le Xuan Phong for Matca<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"847\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/matca.vn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/lexuanphong_matca_nghe_007-1024x847.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-21396\" srcset=\"https:\/\/matca.vn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/lexuanphong_matca_nghe_007-1024x847.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/matca.vn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/lexuanphong_matca_nghe_007-300x248.jpg 300w, https:\/\/matca.vn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/lexuanphong_matca_nghe_007-770x637.jpg 770w, https:\/\/matca.vn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/lexuanphong_matca_nghe_007-1536x1271.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/matca.vn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/lexuanphong_matca_nghe_007-370x306.jpg 370w, https:\/\/matca.vn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/lexuanphong_matca_nghe_007-585x484.jpg 585w, https:\/\/matca.vn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/lexuanphong_matca_nghe_007-1155x956.jpg 1155w, https:\/\/matca.vn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/lexuanphong_matca_nghe_007-293x242.jpg 293w, https:\/\/matca.vn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/lexuanphong_matca_nghe_007-1400x1159.jpg 1400w, https:\/\/matca.vn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/lexuanphong_matca_nghe_007.jpg 2000w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><noscript><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"847\" src=\"https:\/\/matca.vn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/lexuanphong_matca_nghe_007-1024x847.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-21396\" srcset=\"https:\/\/matca.vn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/lexuanphong_matca_nghe_007-1024x847.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/matca.vn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/lexuanphong_matca_nghe_007-300x248.jpg 300w, https:\/\/matca.vn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/lexuanphong_matca_nghe_007-770x637.jpg 770w, https:\/\/matca.vn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/lexuanphong_matca_nghe_007-1536x1271.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/matca.vn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/lexuanphong_matca_nghe_007-370x306.jpg 370w, https:\/\/matca.vn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/lexuanphong_matca_nghe_007-585x484.jpg 585w, https:\/\/matca.vn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/lexuanphong_matca_nghe_007-1155x956.jpg 1155w, https:\/\/matca.vn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/lexuanphong_matca_nghe_007-293x242.jpg 293w, https:\/\/matca.vn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/lexuanphong_matca_nghe_007-1400x1159.jpg 1400w, https:\/\/matca.vn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/lexuanphong_matca_nghe_007.jpg 2000w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/noscript><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">S\u01b0 t\u1eed ch\u00f9a B\u00e0 T\u1ea5m, H\u00e0 N\u1ed9i, th\u1ebf k\u1ef7 XI, hi\u1ec7n v\u1eadt ph\u1ee5c d\u1ef1ng B\u1ea3o t\u00e0ng M\u1ef9 thu\u1eadt Vi\u1ec7t Nam\/T\u01b0\u1ee3ng ngh\u00ea g\u1ed7 t\u1ea1i \u0110\u00ecnh \u0110\u00f4ng Ng\u1ea1c, T\u1eeb Li\u00eam, H\u00e0 N\u1ed9i. Photo \u00a9 Le Xuan Phong for Matca<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>The story of H\u00f2n R\u00e1i<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The coastal rock named H\u00f2n R\u00e1i, alternatively H\u00f2n S\u01a1n R\u00e1i, is intimately tied to the cultural ecology, specifically the coastal culture of the early Vietnamese people. Along our seashore, various scenic locations bear the name of \u201cr\u00e1i\u201d (otter), including G\u00e0nh R\u00e1i bay in V\u0169ng T\u00e0u, Hang R\u00e1i cave in Ninh Thu\u1eadn, allegedly once home to many otters, and H\u00f2n R\u00e1i in Ki\u00ean Giang, renowned for its story of the otter that saved the king. Legend has it that during the Vietnam Civil War in the late 18th century, Prince Nguy\u1ec5n \u00c1nh took refuge in H\u00f2n S\u01a1n island while being pursued by the T\u00e2y S\u01a1n army. An otter brought him seafood, saving him from starving to death. After his coronation, Nguy\u1ec5n \u00c1nh granted the otter the honorable title of Second Great General and baptized the island H\u00f2n S\u01a1n \u201cR\u00e1i\u201d. Nowadays, multiple otter species inhabit coastal banks from Liaoning in northern China through Fujian, Guangzhou to Vietnam and Indonesia. However, their population has been on steady decline due to climate change and illegal trade. In Vietnam, otters are protected in the mangrove forest of B\u00e1i T\u1eed Long National Park, Qu\u1ea3ng Ninh.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Otters make frequent appearances in \u0110\u00f4ng S\u01a1n art of ancient Viet people, who used to live along the coastal zone hosting various otter species. Their \u0110\u00f4ng S\u01a1n bronze drums represent otters in several stylized figures, with simplistic contours that nevertheless capture the animal\u2019s essential features. An amphibious species living in both fresh and salt water bodies, otters are known as excellent fish-hunters. People of \u0110\u00f4ng S\u01a1n culture, whose life was deeply rooted in the Red River Delta, dreamed of being as skilled in swimming and catching fish as the otter. This mindset is reflected in the idiom \u201cBlessed are those whose child swims, cursed are those whose child climbs\u201d. Ethnologist T\u1ea1 \u0110\u1ee9c has developed the idea that the otter was elevated into a totem in \u0110\u00f4ng S\u01a1n culture<sup>2<\/sup>. Though this theory remains debated, otters remain widely revered by Vietnamese people. Also according to T\u1ea1 \u0110\u1ee9c, the name Y\u1ebft Ki\u00eau\u2013a naval general with remarkable aptitude for swimming\u2013might also hint at the otter, as it denotes a type of hunting dog according to the ancient Chinese glossary Erya, and otters are sometimes referred to as water dogs.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"768\" height=\"1024\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/matca.vn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/lexuanphong_matca_nghe_009-768x1024.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-21402\" srcset=\"https:\/\/matca.vn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/lexuanphong_matca_nghe_009-768x1024.jpg 768w, https:\/\/matca.vn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/lexuanphong_matca_nghe_009-225x300.jpg 225w, https:\/\/matca.vn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/lexuanphong_matca_nghe_009-770x1027.jpg 770w, https:\/\/matca.vn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/lexuanphong_matca_nghe_009-1152x1536.jpg 1152w, https:\/\/matca.vn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/lexuanphong_matca_nghe_009-370x493.jpg 370w, https:\/\/matca.vn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/lexuanphong_matca_nghe_009-585x780.jpg 585w, https:\/\/matca.vn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/lexuanphong_matca_nghe_009-1155x1540.jpg 1155w, https:\/\/matca.vn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/lexuanphong_matca_nghe_009-293x391.jpg 293w, https:\/\/matca.vn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/lexuanphong_matca_nghe_009-1400x1867.jpg 1400w, https:\/\/matca.vn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/lexuanphong_matca_nghe_009.jpg 1500w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 768px) 100vw, 768px\" \/><noscript><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"768\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/matca.vn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/lexuanphong_matca_nghe_009-768x1024.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-21402\" srcset=\"https:\/\/matca.vn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/lexuanphong_matca_nghe_009-768x1024.jpg 768w, https:\/\/matca.vn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/lexuanphong_matca_nghe_009-225x300.jpg 225w, https:\/\/matca.vn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/lexuanphong_matca_nghe_009-770x1027.jpg 770w, https:\/\/matca.vn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/lexuanphong_matca_nghe_009-1152x1536.jpg 1152w, https:\/\/matca.vn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/lexuanphong_matca_nghe_009-370x493.jpg 370w, https:\/\/matca.vn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/lexuanphong_matca_nghe_009-585x780.jpg 585w, https:\/\/matca.vn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/lexuanphong_matca_nghe_009-1155x1540.jpg 1155w, https:\/\/matca.vn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/lexuanphong_matca_nghe_009-293x391.jpg 293w, https:\/\/matca.vn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/lexuanphong_matca_nghe_009-1400x1867.jpg 1400w, https:\/\/matca.vn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/lexuanphong_matca_nghe_009.jpg 1500w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 768px) 100vw, 768px\" \/><\/noscript><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">T\u01b0\u1ee3ng ngh\u00ea \u0111\u00e1 t\u1ea1i \u0111\u1ec1n th\u1edd vua \u0110inh \u2013 L\u00ea thu\u1ed9c qu\u1ea7n th\u1ec3 di t\u00edch C\u1ed1 \u0111\u00f4 Hoa L\u01b0, Ninh B\u00ecnh. Photo \u00a9 Le Xuan Phong for Matca<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-9d6595d7 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:33.33%\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:66.66%\">\n<p>Emperor \u0110inh Ti\u00ean Ho\u00e0ng (924\u2013979), also a national hero praised for his talents in swimming and diving, is said to have been sired by an otter. Chinese ethnologist Zhong Jingwen has pointed out an intriguing similarity between legends about the births of \u0110inh Ti\u00ean Ho\u00e0ng, the Emperor Taizu of Song (927\u2013976) and the Emperor Taizu of Qing (1559\u20131626) in China, since they all involve the motif of miraculous conception from an otter<sup>3<\/sup>. The story might seem hardly plausible to Confucian historiographers, yet it was recorded in a collection of writings by Confucian mandarin V\u0169 Ph\u01b0\u01a1ng \u0110\u1ec1 in the 18th century. The myth surrounding the Emperor\u2019s otter parent demonstrates how otter worship is firmly entrenched in the spiritual life of Vietnamese people even after 1000 years of Chinese rule. Sea creatures motifs were revived on the nine Tripod Cauldrons in Hu\u1ebf Imperial Palace during the Nguy\u1ec5n period, demonstrating our enduring maritime heritage, but regretfully, the otter is absent from these depictions.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>The Story of H\u00f2n Ngh\u00ea<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Located east of S\u01a1n Tr\u00e0 Peninsula, H\u00f2n Ngh\u00ea or M\u0169i Ngh\u00ea (Ngh\u00ea coastal rock or Ngh\u00ea cape) is renowned for offering the most spectacular sunrise in \u0110\u00e0 N\u1eb5ng. The name perhaps originated from the topographical resemblance with a ngh\u00ea reaching out to the sea, its head facing the cliff. The first people who came across this spot must have exclaimed, <em>That&#8217;s a ngh\u00ea<\/em>. But what is a ngh\u00ea, and why did our ancestors name the cape after this animal?<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Ngh\u00ea is a mythical animal inspired by lions, or more precisely, sacred lions in olden days. Confucian scholar Hu\u1ef3nh T\u1ecbnh C\u1ee7a gave a definition in the first Vietnamese dictionary <em>Dictionnaire annamite<\/em> (1895-1896): \u201cNgh\u00ea, a lion-like creature\u201d. It was mentioned in the ancient Chinese glossary Erya as su\u0101nn\u00ed \u72fb\u730a, a \u201cdevourer of tigers and leopards\u201d.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>But ngh\u00ea was not an invention of ancient Han Chinese people. The term mentioned in the Erya is possibly of Indo-Iranian origin. It may have derived from \/suangi\/ in Old Indian languages, then \/sarvanai\/ in Scythian, a historical language spoken in Central Asia. The book <em>Korean Theatre: From Rituals to the Avant-Garde<\/em> (2015) traced the origin of the traditional Korean lion dance to West Asia or India: \u201c<em>Sanye<\/em>, a lion dance of western Asian or Indian origin, was most likely performed to promote the spread of Buddhism since the lion is often symbolically associated with Buddhism in Asia. Many people from Asia believe this fierce animal allegorically represents either the servant of Buddha or the living image of Buddha himself.\u201d<sup>4<\/sup><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image alignfull size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"768\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/matca.vn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/lexuanphong_matca_nghe_008-1024x768.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-21399\" srcset=\"https:\/\/matca.vn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/lexuanphong_matca_nghe_008-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/matca.vn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/lexuanphong_matca_nghe_008-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/matca.vn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/lexuanphong_matca_nghe_008-770x578.jpg 770w, https:\/\/matca.vn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/lexuanphong_matca_nghe_008-1536x1152.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/matca.vn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/lexuanphong_matca_nghe_008-370x278.jpg 370w, https:\/\/matca.vn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/lexuanphong_matca_nghe_008-585x439.jpg 585w, https:\/\/matca.vn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/lexuanphong_matca_nghe_008-1155x866.jpg 1155w, https:\/\/matca.vn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/lexuanphong_matca_nghe_008-293x220.jpg 293w, https:\/\/matca.vn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/lexuanphong_matca_nghe_008-1400x1050.jpg 1400w, https:\/\/matca.vn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/lexuanphong_matca_nghe_008.jpg 2000w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><noscript><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"768\" src=\"https:\/\/matca.vn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/lexuanphong_matca_nghe_008-1024x768.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-21399\" srcset=\"https:\/\/matca.vn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/lexuanphong_matca_nghe_008-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/matca.vn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/lexuanphong_matca_nghe_008-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/matca.vn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/lexuanphong_matca_nghe_008-770x578.jpg 770w, https:\/\/matca.vn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/lexuanphong_matca_nghe_008-1536x1152.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/matca.vn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/lexuanphong_matca_nghe_008-370x278.jpg 370w, https:\/\/matca.vn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/lexuanphong_matca_nghe_008-585x439.jpg 585w, https:\/\/matca.vn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/lexuanphong_matca_nghe_008-1155x866.jpg 1155w, https:\/\/matca.vn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/lexuanphong_matca_nghe_008-293x220.jpg 293w, https:\/\/matca.vn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/lexuanphong_matca_nghe_008-1400x1050.jpg 1400w, https:\/\/matca.vn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/lexuanphong_matca_nghe_008.jpg 2000w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/noscript><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Ch\u1ea1m kh\u1eafc g\u1ed7 th\u1ec3 hi\u1ec7n h\u00ecnh t\u01b0\u1ee3ng c\u00e1c linh th\u00fa t\u1ea1i \u0111\u1ec1n th\u1edd vua \u0110inh \u2013 L\u00ea thu\u1ed9c qu\u1ea7n th\u1ec3 di t\u00edch C\u1ed1 \u0111\u00f4 Hoa L\u01b0, Ninh B\u00ecnh. Photo \u00a9 Le Xuan Phong for Matca<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-9d6595d7 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:33.33%\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:66.66%\">\n<p>Huilin, a Buddhist monk in the Tang dynasty in China, once said: su\u0101nn\u00ed is a lion from the Western Regions. The Chinese rhymed prose \u201c<em>Fu<\/em> on the Lion\u201d described holy lions as wild beasts living south of the Kunlun Mountains. These interpretations partly explain physical similarities between lions and ngh\u00ea. They also serve as a compelling indicator of the seemingly distant relationships among India, Central Asia and ancient Vietnam.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>When initially introduced to Vietnam from the Western Regions in the early centuries AD, ngh\u00ea had rather ferocious features. After being adopted in Buddhist shrines, it gradually transformed into a dog-like animal sitting at the feet of Buddhas or Bodhisattvas. In Buddhist iconography, the Bodhisattva of wisdom Manjushri is often represented as riding on a ngh\u00ea. In the Pala period (750\u20131611), the lion was metamorphosed into a dog, which perhaps explains the vernacular name Foo dog \u2013 the Buddhist dog. The term <em>toan ngh\u00ea<\/em> (su\u0101nn\u00ed) was contracted into one syllable in the Vietnamese language (n\u00ed), pronounced <em>ngh\u00ea<\/em> [\u014be\u02e7\u02e7]. Inscriptions on the Minh T\u1ecbnh temple stele from the L\u00fd dynasty (circa 1090) spoke of toan ngh\u00ea, but the mononym ngh\u00ea has been used since the Tr\u1ea7n dynasty (1225\u20131400) onward.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>From Buddhist spaces, ngh\u00ea appeared in other places of worship, guarding communal houses, temples and shrines of historical figures and deities. It entered into folk poems and proverbs of the feudal era: \u201claugh like a ngh\u00ea\u201d, \u201cthe phoenix dances and the ngh\u00ea attends court\u201d. In Confucian temples, ngh\u00ea are usually found flanking the entrances, as are the pairs of ngh\u00ea sitting on two sides of the \u0110\u1ea1i Th\u00e0nh gate in the Temple of Literature in Hanoi. A mandarin and a ngh\u00ea are said to share a similar fate as expressed in a poem by Confucian scholar and statesman Nguy\u1ec5n C\u00f4ng Tr\u1ee9, composed in reply to a prefect\u2019s lament on his bureaucrat\u2019s career<sup>5<\/sup>. The personification of ngh\u00ea shows how the mythical animal represents Vietnamese people&#8217;s innermost thoughts and desires and conveys every facet of their emotional lives.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Globalization has led to growing Chinese and Western influence in Vietnam. The stone carving village in Marble Mountains Ng\u0169 H\u00e0nh S\u01a1n swarms with lion statues modeled after Western and Chinese depictions. An artisan in the adjacent province once told the press that he had never heard of ngh\u00ea. Yet, if ngh\u00ea was not a common figure, then how might one explain the name H\u00f2n Ngh\u00ea at the S\u01a1n Tr\u00e0 Peninsula nearby?<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-9d6595d7 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"768\" height=\"1024\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/matca.vn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/lexuanphong_matca_nghe_004-768x1024.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-21391\" srcset=\"https:\/\/matca.vn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/lexuanphong_matca_nghe_004-768x1024.jpg 768w, https:\/\/matca.vn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/lexuanphong_matca_nghe_004-225x300.jpg 225w, https:\/\/matca.vn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/lexuanphong_matca_nghe_004-770x1027.jpg 770w, https:\/\/matca.vn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/lexuanphong_matca_nghe_004-1152x1536.jpg 1152w, https:\/\/matca.vn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/lexuanphong_matca_nghe_004-370x493.jpg 370w, https:\/\/matca.vn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/lexuanphong_matca_nghe_004-585x780.jpg 585w, https:\/\/matca.vn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/lexuanphong_matca_nghe_004-1155x1540.jpg 1155w, https:\/\/matca.vn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/lexuanphong_matca_nghe_004-293x391.jpg 293w, https:\/\/matca.vn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/lexuanphong_matca_nghe_004-1400x1867.jpg 1400w, https:\/\/matca.vn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/lexuanphong_matca_nghe_004.jpg 1500w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 768px) 100vw, 768px\" \/><noscript><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"768\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/matca.vn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/lexuanphong_matca_nghe_004-768x1024.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-21391\" srcset=\"https:\/\/matca.vn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/lexuanphong_matca_nghe_004-768x1024.jpg 768w, https:\/\/matca.vn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/lexuanphong_matca_nghe_004-225x300.jpg 225w, https:\/\/matca.vn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/lexuanphong_matca_nghe_004-770x1027.jpg 770w, https:\/\/matca.vn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/lexuanphong_matca_nghe_004-1152x1536.jpg 1152w, https:\/\/matca.vn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/lexuanphong_matca_nghe_004-370x493.jpg 370w, https:\/\/matca.vn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/lexuanphong_matca_nghe_004-585x780.jpg 585w, https:\/\/matca.vn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/lexuanphong_matca_nghe_004-1155x1540.jpg 1155w, https:\/\/matca.vn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/lexuanphong_matca_nghe_004-293x391.jpg 293w, https:\/\/matca.vn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/lexuanphong_matca_nghe_004-1400x1867.jpg 1400w, https:\/\/matca.vn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/lexuanphong_matca_nghe_004.jpg 1500w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 768px) 100vw, 768px\" \/><\/noscript><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"768\" height=\"1024\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/matca.vn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/lexuanphong_matca_nghe_003-768x1024.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-21394\" srcset=\"https:\/\/matca.vn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/lexuanphong_matca_nghe_003-768x1024.jpg 768w, https:\/\/matca.vn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/lexuanphong_matca_nghe_003-225x300.jpg 225w, https:\/\/matca.vn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/lexuanphong_matca_nghe_003-770x1027.jpg 770w, https:\/\/matca.vn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/lexuanphong_matca_nghe_003-1152x1536.jpg 1152w, https:\/\/matca.vn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/lexuanphong_matca_nghe_003-370x493.jpg 370w, https:\/\/matca.vn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/lexuanphong_matca_nghe_003-585x780.jpg 585w, https:\/\/matca.vn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/lexuanphong_matca_nghe_003-1155x1540.jpg 1155w, https:\/\/matca.vn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/lexuanphong_matca_nghe_003-293x391.jpg 293w, https:\/\/matca.vn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/lexuanphong_matca_nghe_003-1400x1867.jpg 1400w, https:\/\/matca.vn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/lexuanphong_matca_nghe_003.jpg 1500w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 768px) 100vw, 768px\" \/><noscript><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"768\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/matca.vn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/lexuanphong_matca_nghe_003-768x1024.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-21394\" srcset=\"https:\/\/matca.vn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/lexuanphong_matca_nghe_003-768x1024.jpg 768w, https:\/\/matca.vn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/lexuanphong_matca_nghe_003-225x300.jpg 225w, https:\/\/matca.vn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/lexuanphong_matca_nghe_003-770x1027.jpg 770w, https:\/\/matca.vn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/lexuanphong_matca_nghe_003-1152x1536.jpg 1152w, https:\/\/matca.vn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/lexuanphong_matca_nghe_003-370x493.jpg 370w, https:\/\/matca.vn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/lexuanphong_matca_nghe_003-585x780.jpg 585w, https:\/\/matca.vn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/lexuanphong_matca_nghe_003-1155x1540.jpg 1155w, https:\/\/matca.vn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/lexuanphong_matca_nghe_003-293x391.jpg 293w, https:\/\/matca.vn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/lexuanphong_matca_nghe_003-1400x1867.jpg 1400w, https:\/\/matca.vn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/lexuanphong_matca_nghe_003.jpg 1500w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 768px) 100vw, 768px\" \/><\/noscript><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">T\u01b0\u1ee3ng ngh\u00ea g\u1ed7 t\u1ea1i \u0110\u00ecnh \u0110\u00f4ng Ng\u1ea1c, T\u1eeb Li\u00eam, H\u00e0 N\u1ed9i. Photo \u00a9 Le Xuan Phong for Matca<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-9d6595d7 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:33.33%\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:66.66%\">\n<p>In <em>Qu\u1ed1c v\u0103n gi\u00e1o khoa th\u01b0<\/em>, the first Vietnamese primary textbooks published in 1926, elements of national culture are incorporated into the illustration of each spelling lesson, offering a comprehensive outlook on Vietnamese society. The pronunciation of the morpheme ngh- \/\u014b\/ is exemplified by the drawing of a ngh\u00ea at the front entrance of communal houses, temples and pagodas. By that time, most Vietnamese children were familiar with the omnipresent figures of ngh\u00ea carved on village gates, temple pillars, pagoda roofs, offering tables, and sanctuaries of communal houses. A century later, ngh\u00ea is still very much ever-present in Vietnam\u2019s traditional architectural landscape. However, it has been removed from modern textbooks.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Epilogue<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>I remember fondly a time in my youth when, after walking alone at night through sand dunes, watermelon fields and cajuput forests, I finally reached the shore and took a refreshing nap while awaiting the first rays of sunlight. It was the first time in life when I woke up to sunrise at the sea. I have been longing to relive the same experience ever since in H\u00f2n Ngh\u00ea and H\u00f2n R\u00e1i. Surely, the sun and the air might differ, but the familiarity of those monosyllabic names will fill me with tenderness all the same. H\u00f2n Gai, H\u00f2n H\u00f2n Ng\u01b0, H\u00f2n R\u01a1m, H\u00f2n H\u00e8o, H\u00f2n Nh\u1ea1n, H\u00f2n Th\u01a1m: scattered across the coastline of Vietnam are endearing place names inherited from the ancient civilization. These names, formed with only two or three syllables, reflect our inheritance from Chinese and Cham culture and the country&#8217;s long-lasting marine culture. All along the coast of Vietnam, mountains and rivers bear witness to major natural and geopolitical changes that shaped the nation. Place names might emanate from casual utterances, but they have been preserved through generations by a strong collective consciousness. Some may sound strange at first, as we have drifted far from our roots. It\u2019s about time we found the way back.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-small-font-size\">1. Dirbas, Hekmat (2021). \u201cAnimal names in Semitic toponyms\u201d. In L. Recht &amp; Ch. Tsouparopoulou (eds.), Fierce lions, angry mice and fat-tailed sheep: Animal encounters in the ancient Near East. Cambridge, p.103-11.<br>2. T\u1ea1 \u0110\u1ee9c (2013), Ngu\u1ed3n g\u1ed1c ng\u01b0\u1eddi Vi\u1ec7t &#8211; ng\u01b0\u1eddi M\u01b0\u1eddng (Origin of Vi\u1ec7t and M\u01b0\u1eddng Peoples), Intellectual Publishing House, H\u00e0 N\u1ed9i.<br>3. According to Professor Ki\u1ec1u Thu Ho\u1ea1ch, Zhong Jingwen\u2019s research on the birthplace of the legend of the otter\u2019s son might have been the earliest comparative study of Vietnamese, Korean and Chinese folk literatures. In Vietnam, this work is archived in the Japanese collections of the Institute of Social Sciences Information, Hanoi.<br>4. Cho, Oh Kon (2015). Korean theatre: From rituals to the avant-garde. Fremont, California: Jain Publishing Company.<br>5.&nbsp;Nguy\u1ec5n Vi\u1ebft Ngo\u1ea1n (2002). 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