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Results for "Hoa Lư"
Is the ancient capital Hoa Lư a World Heritage Site?
Yes. In 2014, at the 38th session of the World Heritage Committee in Doha, the Tràng An Landscape Complex was inscribed by UNESCO as a World Cultural and Natural Heritage Site. The Hoa Lư Ancient Capital historical and cultural relic site is one of the component areas of this complex.
From the article “Why did Đinh Bộ Lĩnh make Hoa Lư the capital in 968, and what can the mountains and rivers there still tell us today?”
Why did Đinh Bộ Lĩnh make Hoa Lư the capital in 968, and what can the mountains and rivers there still tell us today?
In 968 Đinh Bộ Lĩnh made Hoa Lư the capital of Đại Cồ Việt: limestone peaks formed a natural wall and the Hoàng Long River a water route.
Hexagram 56 Hỏa Sơn Lữ (旅): The Wanderer Far From Home, How Should One Behave in a Strange Land?
Hexagram 56 Hỏa Sơn Lữ concerns the way of the wanderer in a strange land: small success, staying upright, humility brings peace, arrogance invites disaster.
Hexagram 44 Thiên Phong Cấu (姤): The Unplanned Encounter and Why a Newly Born Yin Line Is Taken Seriously
Hexagram 44 Thiên Phong Cấu, one newly born yin line beneath five yang lines, speaks of sudden encounters and how to spot a new shoot while it is still small.
Hexagram Thủy Hỏa Ký Tế (No. 63, 既濟, ䷾): When the Work Is Done and Why 'Good at First, Chaos at the End'?
Thủy Hỏa Ký Tế (No. 63) is the only hexagram with all six lines in correct position and paired. It teaches small success and a good start but chaotic end.
Festival of King Dinh Tien Hoang Temple at Hoa Lu Ancient Capital
Held each year at Hoa Lu Ancient Capital, Ninh Binh, this festival honors King Dinh Bo Linh, founder of Dai Co Viet state.
What is Lu Trung Hoa (Fire in the Furnace) in the Sexagenary Cycle? Five Elements Meaning
Explore the Lu Trung Hoa (Fire in the Furnace) na am for Binh Dan and Dinh Mao years: Five Elements characteristics, feng shui meanings, colors, and guidance.
The Custom of Black Teeth Staining and Unique Cultural Traits of the Lu People
Explore the custom of black teeth staining, once a beauty standard of the Lu people in Lai Chau, along with other unique cultural values being preserved.
What is Lục Thập Hoa Giáp?
The Sixty Jiazi is a cycle of 60 sexagenary combinations of Heavenly Stems and Earthly Branches used to number years, months, days and hours.
Flying Transformations and Self-Transformations in Kham Thien Tu Vi: Reading the Direction of Hoa Loc and Hoa Ky Correctly
Flying transformations in Kham Thien Tu Vi run on palace stems and opposite-palace stems. Ly Tam and Huong Tam decide how Loc and Ky are read.
Van Thang Agarwood Carving Village in Khanh Hoa
Van Thang agarwood carving in Van Ninh, Khanh Hoa is a family trade over 100 years old, with 400 households and 700 workers, now eyed for community tourism.
Hóa Kỵ in the Khâm Thiên Tứ Hóa school: why Kỵ is considered the most important, and how to read Kỵ nhập, Kỵ xung, Kỵ chuyển Kỵ, and Kỵ xuyến liên
In the Khâm Thiên Tứ Hóa school, Hóa Kỵ is the most important of the four Hóa, not a malefic. Here is how to read Kỵ nhập, Kỵ xung and Kỵ xuyến liên.
Hexagram Hoa Phong Dinh (No. 50, 鼎): The Cauldron That Cooks the New After the Old Is Discarded
Hexagram Hoa Phong Dinh, No. 50 in the I Ching, is the three-legged ritual cauldron that cooks the new after the old is discarded.
The Lự People: Where They Live, Their Language, Worship Customs, and Main Festivals
The Lự people speak a Tày-Thái language and live mainly in Lai Châu, with worship customs and festivals tied to their own calendar.
Hexagram Hỏa Thủy Vị Tế (No. 64, 未濟, ䷿): Meaning, the Six Line Texts, and Why the I Ching Ends with 'Not Yet Complete'
Hỏa Thủy Vị Tế is hexagram 64, the last of the I Ching, its six lines out of position yet paired. Its texts show why it ends on 'not yet complete'.
Đinh Bộ Lĩnh quells the rebellion of the Twelve Warlords and founds the Đại Cồ Việt state: course of events, significance, and layers of legend
Đinh Bộ Lĩnh put down the twelve warlords, reunified the country and founded Đại Cồ Việt in 968, after more than twenty years of division.
Wild sunflower season on Chu Dang Ya volcano (Gia Lai): best time, the wild sunflower festival and Jrai culture
Wild sunflowers bloom on Chu Dang Ya volcano in Gia Lai from mid-October to November, tied to a festival week and the culture of the local Jrai people.
What is Lộ Bàng Thổ (Roadside Earth) in the Sexagenary Cycle? Five Elements Meaning
Lộ Bàng Thổ is the nay am of Canh Ngo and Tan Mui years in the Sexagenary Cycle, part of the Earth element in Zi Wei Dou Shu.
What is Oc Thuong Tho (Upper House Earth) in the Sexagenary Cycle, and its Five Elements Meaning
Oc Thuong Tho is the Na Am of Binh Tuat and Dinh Hoi, an Earth element. It covers Five Elements meaning, traits, and feng shui directions.
What Does Hexagram 55, Lei Huo Feng (豐), Say About Times of Great Prosperity, and Why Does the Sun Decline Once It Reaches Its Peak?
Hexagram 55, Lei Huo Feng (豐), speaks of great prosperity and success, like the sun at noon, with a warning that once the sun peaks it will decline.
What is the Thiên Hà Thủy (Heavenly River Water) Na Yin in the Sexagenary Cycle and its Five Elements meaning?
Thiên Hà Thủy is the Na Yin for Bính Ngọ and Đinh Mùi years, belonging to the Water element, symbolizing vastness, purity and flexibility.
What Are Shen Sha in BaZi: How to Look Up Tian Yi Gui Ren, Wen Chang, Yi Ma, Tao Hua, Hua Gai, Yang Ren, Kong Wang, and How Much They Matter Compared to the Ten Gods and Useful God
Shen Sha in BaZi are auxiliary stars read from the day stem, year stem, year branch or day branch. They weigh less than the Ten Gods and the Useful God.
What Do Chinese Histories Record About Giao Chỉ, Cửu Chân and the Lạc Việt People?
What Shiji, the Book of the Later Han and the Shuijing zhu record about Giao Chỉ, Cửu Chân and the Lạc Việt, set beside Vietnamese histories.
Bodhidharma: The Legend of the First Patriarch of Chan and What Historical Sources Actually Say
Bodhidharma is honoured as the first patriarch of Chan, but that image formed over many layers of texts, and many familiar details are legend.
The Rong House in the Cultural Life of the Central Highlands Ethnic Groups
The Rong house is the cultural and spiritual heart of Central Highlands villages, hosting rituals, dispute resolution, and production planning.
What Is Khổng Minh Thần Toán, How Do You Look It Up, and Why Is It Named After Gia Cát Lượng Despite No Evidence He Wrote It?
Khổng Minh Thần Toán is a 384-card divination book matching 64 hexagrams with six moving lines, credited to Gia Cát Lượng by legend, not by histories.
Vietnam's Community of 54 Ethnic Groups: Official List, Distribution and Shared Cultural Traits
Vietnam recognises 54 ethnic groups under the 1979 official list, with the Kinh majority and 53 minority groups spread across all regions.
The Quintessence of Ngũ Xã Bronze Casting Village in the Heart of Hanoi
Ngũ Xã bronze casting village in Hanoi has over 400 years of history, known for sophisticated techniques and artworks of Thăng Long spirit.
The Worship of Ong Ta in Southern Vietnamese Folk Culture
The worship of Ong Ta, a land-protecting deity in Southern Vietnam, comes from the Khmer Neak Ta and reflects Viet-Khmer cultural exchange.
Ong Hoang Muoi Temple Festival (Nghe An): main festival on the 10th day of the tenth lunar month, Mother Goddess worship and national intangible cultural heritage
Ong Hoang Muoi Temple Festival in Nghe An holds its main ceremony on the 10th day of the tenth lunar month, tied to Mother Goddess worship.
Life Path Number 22: The Master Builder Who Turns Big Dreams into Reality
Life Path Number 22, the Master Builder, blends the vision of 11 with the practicality of 4, turning grand dreams into real achievements under heavy pressure.
When Is the Votive Paper Burning Ceremony to See Off Ancestors After Tet, and What Should You Prepare?
Burning votive paper to see off ancestors after Tet usually falls between the 3rd and 10th of the first lunar month, most often the 3rd. What to prepare.
What Is Bát Tự Quang Minh and How Is It Applied in Fate Reading?
Bát Tự quang minh is not a separate cách cục but a state of clear qi with a strong Hỉ Dụng thần. This piece shows how to spot it and use it in fate reading.
Earthly Branch combinations, clashes, punishments, and harms in a Ba Tu chart: reading by palace position and interaction with Dai Van and Luu Nien
How the four Earthly Branches in a Ba Tu chart combine, clash, punish, or harm one another, read by palace position and links to Dai Van and Luu Nien.
The Craft of Bronze Casting for Worship: A Century-Old Flame in Long Thuong, Y Yen, and Dai Bai
Bronze casting for worship in Long Thuong, Y Yen and Dai Bai: how three villages keep a centuries-old craft alive against industrial pressure.
Da La Star in the Six Malefic Stars of Zi Wei Dou Shu: Meaning on the Chart
Da La Star is one of Zi Wei Dou Shu's Six Malefic Stars, governing stagnation, entanglement and hidden obstacles, with meanings across the 12 palaces.
Choosing an opening day for the Đinh Mùi 2027 Lunar New Year: where the custom comes from and what people weigh up
Where the custom of a Lunar New Year opening day comes from, and what people weigh up when picking a date and preparing offerings.
What is Nạp Âm?
Nạp Âm assigns names and Five Elements to each pair of Heavenly Stems and Earthly Branches in the Sixty Jiazi cycle, used to interpret destiny and fortune.
Direct Resource (Zheng Yin) in the Ten Gods of BaZi: Meaning and Application in Destiny Analysis
Direct Resource (Zheng Yin) in the Ten Gods of BaZi: its meaning, how it is generated, and its role in destiny analysis.
What is Ngũ Hành?
Ngũ Hành, the Five Elements, is a system of Metal, Wood, Water, Fire and Earth in Eastern philosophy, explaining change through generation and overcoming.
Heavenly Seal (Indirect Resource) in the Ten Gods of BaZi - Meaning and Application in Destiny Analysis
Heavenly Seal in BaZi: its meaning as a Ten God, traits, positive and negative sides, and how it is applied in destiny analysis.
What Does Hexagram 52, Thuần Cấn (艮), Say About Knowing When to Stop, and What Does 'Stopping at the Back' Mean?
Hexagram 52 Thuần Cấn in the I Ching teaches the way of knowing when to stop: the judgment on 'stopping at the back' and the six line texts from toe to cheek.
Lý Thái Tổ
Founding king of the Lý dynasty, the person who decided to move the capital from Hoa Lư to Thăng Long in 1010
