Physiognomy in The Tale of Kieu: What Nguyễn Du Conveys Through Character Portraits
Nguyễn Du used Eastern physiognomy to portray personality, inner life and fate in The Tale of Kieu, revealing how traditional culture shaped his craft.
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PersonNguyễn Du
- National great poet, World Cultural Figure, author of Truyện Kiều
- Born 3 January 1766
- Year of Bính Tuất (Rooster)
- Life path number 6
- 1 source
Chữ Nôm: How the Vietnamese Borrowed Chinese Characters to Write Vietnamese, the Nôm Version of Truyện Kiều, and Why Chữ Nôm Still Appears on Hoành Phi and Câu Đối
Chữ Nôm is the writing system Vietnamese people built from Chinese character material to record their own language, still seen on hoành phi and câu đối.
Kieu Fortune Telling at Tet: When the Tale of Kieu Becomes a Message of New Year Luck
Kieu fortune telling at Tet uses verses from Nguyễn Du's Tale of Kieu to predict outcomes. A randomly opened verse is read as an omen for the year.
How early 20th century Vietnamese consulted fortune tellers, picked auspicious days, and practiced mediumship: rereading Phan Kế Bính, Diguet, and Nguyễn Văn Huyên
Three early 20th century recorders found fortune telling, day selection and mediumship widespread in northern Vietnam, each seeing them differently.
Nguyễn Trãi (1380-1442): World Cultural Celebrity and His Years at Côn Sơn
Nguyễn Trãi, world cultural celebrity, was the soul of the resistance against the Ming and spent years at Côn Sơn writing and reflecting on benevolent rule.
Trạng Trình Nguyễn Bỉnh Khiêm (1491-1585): Cultural Celebrity and the Heritage of Vĩnh Bảo Temple
Trạng Trình Nguyễn Bỉnh Khiêm was a 16th century cultural celebrity. His temple in Vĩnh Bảo, Hải Phòng, is a special national relic.
Emperor Quang Trung - Nguyễn Huệ and the Victory of Ngọc Hồi - Đống Đa
Emperor Quang Trung (Nguyễn Huệ) led the Tây Sơn movement and crushed 290,000 Qing troops at Ngọc Hồi - Đống Đa in 1789.
Nguyễn Trung Trực Memorial Festival in Kiên Giang: A 156-Year Cultural Tradition
The Nguyễn Trung Trực Memorial Festival in Kiên Giang runs each year from the 26th to 28th of the 8th lunar month, honoring the hero who died in 1868.
Hue Royal Court Nha Nhac: The Music of the Nam Giao Sacrifice and Nguyen Dynasty Court Ceremonies, What the Ensemble Includes, and Why UNESCO Recognized It
Hue royal court Nha Nhac is the ceremonial music of the Nguyen dynasty, tied to the Nam Giao sacrifice and court rituals.
What Are Vietnamese Customs and Traditions? Definition, Origins, and Representative Practices
Vietnamese customs and traditions are habits and rituals passed down through generations. Here is their definition, origins, and key Tet practices.
How Is the New Rice Festival on the 10th Day of the Tenth Lunar Month of the Tay People in Thái Nguyên Observed in Families and in the Village?
The Tay new rice festival on the 10th day of the tenth lunar month in Thái Nguyên includes family offerings and a village ceremony.
Thái Nguyên International Tea Festival 2026: Dates, Venue, the Theme 'Thái Nguyên, First Among Famous Teas' and Main Activities
The Thái Nguyên International Tea Festival 2026 runs 30 October to 7 November at Võ Nguyên Giáp Square, themed 'Thái Nguyên, First Among Famous Teas'.
The Origin and Meaning Behind the Name "Tết Nguyên Đán"
The name "Tết Nguyên Đán" comes from "Tiết," a marker in the agricultural calendar, and "Nguyên Đán," meaning the first morning of the new year.
What Is Tam Nguyên Cửu Vận? Why 180 Years Divide Into Three Nguyên and Nine Vận, and How Vận 9 (2024 to 2043) Differs From Vận 8
Tam Nguyên Cửu Vận splits 180 years into three nguyên of 60, each holding three 20-year vận, with the vận turning at Lập Xuân.
Từ Đạo Hạnh, Nguyễn Minh Không, Dương Không Lộ: Three Lý-Era Zen Masters in Lĩnh Nam chích quái and in Village Belief
Từ Đạo Hạnh, Nguyễn Minh Không and Dương Không Lộ in Lĩnh Nam chích quái are tales of wonder about three monks of the Lý era, told as tales.
Thai Nguyên, Thai Tuc and Menh Cung in Bát Tự: How to Calculate and How to Use Them
Thai Nguyên is derived from the month pillar, Thai Tuc from the day pillar, and Menh Cung from the month and hour branches.
Tây Nguyên Culture: Gong Space, Rông House and Matrilineal System
Tây Nguyên culture centres on the gong space, the rông house and the matrilineal system. The article analyses their origins and how they are changing today.
Lục Nhâm Khóa Thể: What Are Nguyên Thủ, Trùng Thẩm, Tri Nhất and Thiệp Hại?
Per Lục Nhâm đại toàn: Nguyên Thủ has one khóa with upper overcoming lower, Trùng Thẩm one with lower overcoming upper; Tri Nhất and Thiệp Hại have several.
Which ethnic groups in Vietnam celebrate their own New Year separately from Tết Nguyên Đán?
Which peoples in Vietnam keep their own New Year apart from Tết Nguyên Đán? The Mông, Hà Nhì, Khmer, Chăm and others, as reported in the press.
Rằm Tháng Giêng (Tết Nguyên Tiêu): The First Full Moon and Temple-Going Traditions
Rằm Tháng Giêng, the lunar year's first full moon, brings temple visits and star-releasing rites, with the saying "a year of offerings cannot match this one.
How Do Nguyên Thần, Kỵ Thần, and Cừu Thần Differ in Their Sheng-Ke Relations in Liu Yao?
Nguyên thần generates the Dụng thần, kỵ thần conquers it, cừu thần conquers the nguyên thần and feeds the kỵ thần, as Tăng san bốc dịch defines them.
Tam Thức and Thái Ất in Vietnam, and the story of Nguyễn Bỉnh Khiêm studying the Thái Ất thần kinh: what is historical record and what is legend?
Tam Thức covers Thái Ất, Lục Nhâm and Kỳ Môn. This piece traces how it reached Vietnam and asks what is history and what is legend around Nguyễn Bỉnh Khiêm.
Lục Nhâm Course Types: What Are Nguyên Thủ, Trùng Thẩm, Tri Nhất, and Thiệp Hại, and How Is a Lục Nhâm Divination Named?
A Lục Nhâm course type names a chart by the overcoming relations among its four courses. The four base types are Nguyên Thủ, Trùng Thẩm, Tri Nhất, Thiệp Hại.
Spring festivals and folk games at Tet: ném còn and stick pushing in Lai Châu, earth firecrackers in Hải Dương
Spring festivals after Tết: ném còn, đẩy gậy and swings among the peoples of Lai Châu, and the pháo đất game of Hải Dương, with rules and meaning.
The 15th Day of the Tenth Lunar Month - Tết Hạ Nguyên: The Rice Harvest Thanksgiving Festival Few Still Remember
Tết Hạ Nguyên on the 15th day of the tenth lunar month is one of Vietnam's four major traditional festivals, a time to thank heaven and earth.
Full Moon of the First Lunar Month - Tết Nguyên Tiêu: Why It Is Considered the Most Significant Full Moon of the Year and What to Prepare for the Offering Tray
Tết Nguyên Tiêu, the first full moon of the lunar year, is greatly valued in Vietnamese culture. See why it matters and what to prepare for the offering tray.
Founding of the Communist Party of Vietnam
The founding of the Communist Party of Vietnam on February 3, 1930, when Nguyễn Ái Quốc unified three communist organizations in Hong Kong.
Saigon Tet: flower markets, flower street and the Tet customs of Saigon people
Tết in Sài Gòn: the Nguyễn Huệ flower market from 1960 and flower street from 2004, the flower boats of Bình Đông wharf, and how families keep Tết.
Vietnam Entrepreneurs' Day (Oct 13): Origin and Meaning
Vietnam Entrepreneurs' Day on October 13 was recognized in 2004, tracing back to Ho Chi Minh's 1945 letter to the industrial and commercial sectors.
What Is Duyên Phận and How Does It Differ from Nhân Duyên in Buddhism?
Duyên phận is a folk way of speaking about meetings as if preordained. Nhân duyên in Buddhism means conditions that give rise to phenomena, not fate.
Nguyễn Du
National great poet, World Cultural Figure, author of Truyện Kiều
Đoàn Nguyên Đức
Chairman of Hoang Anh Gia Lai Joint Stock Company (Bau Duc)
Nguyễn Đức Tài
Chairman of the Board of Directors of Mobile World Investment Corporation, founder of the Thế Giới Di Động retail chain.
Nguyễn Tuân
A major writer and journalist of modern Vietnamese literature, famous for his essays and short stories such as Vang bóng một thời, Người lái đò sông Đà, Chữ người tử tù
Nguyên Hồng
Writer of the urban poor, author of Bỉ vỏ, Những ngày thơ ấu and Cửa biển
Nguyễn Tiến Minh
Badminton player who held the number one spot in Vietnam for 21 years and competed in four Olympics
Nguyễn Phương Hằng
Businessperson, General Director and Vice Chairwoman of the Board of Directors of Đại Nam Joint Stock Company
Nguyễn Đình Thi
Writer, poet, musician, author of the songs 'Người Hà Nội' and 'Diệt phát xít'
Nguyễn Thị Thật
Vietnam's number one female cyclist, three time Asian champion in the road cycling women's mass start event and the first Vietnamese road cyclist to earn an Olympic berth
Nguyễn Quang Sáng
Writer and screenwriter known for the short story Chiếc lược ngà and the film screenplay Cánh đồng hoang
Nguyễn Quang Hải
Attacking midfielder for the Vietnam national football team, runner-up of the 2018 AFC U-23 Championship
Nguyễn Nhật Ánh
Writer of adolescence, author of Kính vạn hoa and Cho tôi xin một vé đi tuổi thơ
Nguyễn Đăng Quang
Chairman of the Board of Directors of Masan Group
Đặng Lê Nguyên Vũ
Chairman and General Director of Trung Nguyên Group
Nguyễn Thị Ánh Viên
Vietnamese swimmer who won 25 SEA Games gold medals and competed at three consecutive Olympic Games
Nguyễn Thị Phương Thảo
Chairwoman of the Board of Directors of Vietjet Air, Chairwoman of Sovico Group
Nguyễn Thanh Tùng (nghệ danh Sơn Tùng M-TP)
Singer, songwriter, music producer nicknamed "Prince of V-pop"
Festivals and folk beliefs of the 54 ethnic groups of Vietnam
Festivals, rites and worship customs of the 54 ethnic groups of Vietnam, one row per festival, with each group's home region and language family. Extracted from 54 Nhật Nguyệt articles; every row cites the article it came from.
Vietnamese offering procedures
407 rows of offering procedures: each row is how one rite is performed in one region within one tradition, with timing, place of offering, officiant, offerings with catalogue codes, order of steps, things to avoid and practical notes, plus the addresses of the source pages or the titles of source books. Where sources disagree is recorded in the ghi_chu column.
Order of the sixty Gua Qi hexagrams
The sixty hexagrams that take turns ruling the days under the Gua Qi method, in order from Inner Truth at the winter solstice, with their solar month, their rank (duke, sovereign, marquis, grand master, minister) and when each takes over counted from the solstice. The lookup table for the que-ngay-quai-khi-1900-2100 dataset.
Vietnamese offering prayers (văn cúng)
456 prayers, orations, petitions and repentance verses in use, in print and online in Vietnam, one text per row with its rite type, part of the rite, region, tradition, text family, variants and fill-in slots. The wording is kept in Vietnamese as the source gives it; 348 texts carry the name and address of the source page, 108 are collected texts whose source is not named.