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as a local, born and raised, i say you give the tour guide extra tip. he was such a knowledgeable mister with neutral facts and deep insights from both political sides. He had decent international exposure compare with other local guides. The fact that he was able to reference The Nguyễn Huệ Boulevard to Les Champs-Elysées, and paraphrase Hoàn Kiếm Lake to Lake of the Returned Sword is truly impressive. The city needs more committed tour guide like him.
I've been to Vietnam, and honestly, the Vietnamese people are some of the friendliest I've ever met. Life there feels incredibly safe, especially for women. The warm hospitality and genuine kindness really make it stand out as one of the most welcoming places I've visited.
not really though, 70% people there just dont have moral substance or social awareness, they throw garbage on the ground, scam tourists... worst place to visit
I’m sincerely greatful for your comments. But if you follow news stories in Vietnam at all, Vietnam is not especially safe for women. Just like lots of other countries, we have rapes, women trafficking, underage prostitution, you name it.
As a VietNamese I realize. VietNamese rule: 1, Be a kind. 2, Do not hurt other. you could see that through traffic : chaotic but everyone avoid hurt others. And love the land that bellow my foot and flag - my people paid by blood for free, independent,...
One small part you were missing is the "Old Capital" - Hue. Although Hanoi was founded 1000 years ago but since the late 1700s the Capital was Hue, just a bit south of the 17th parallel. The French was able to grow Hanoi and Saigon simply because those cities were furthest from the Capital. Hue was the only major city wasn't touched by the French. Even after the war, other cities like Da Nang and Hai Phong got better attention caused they had better infrastructure. A Relic of the Nguyen Dynasty (the original Nguyen), visit here too if u want to see an even older side of Vietnam.
The research was spot on. The editing is awesome. Just some tidbits: 1. We Vietnamese do not call it the American war. It's just a projection of what people think we'd call it from our perspective. The official name (as in official documents and textbooks) is "The resistance against the American imperialists" (or just the Americans). This is crucial especially in terms of propaganda, as Ho Chi Minh himself usher the public to not see all Americans as enemies, but instead counting on the support of the people who are against the war. 2. After the Geneva accords, the South was supposed to be "governed" by the last emperor, who had previously abdicated in 1945. But the French backed him and this government in their desperate attempt to maintain the rest of their former colony (especially Cochinchine, the South). The anti-communist regime came later with the coup d'etat of Ngô Đình Diệm.
Việt Nam cần độc lập và quyền bình đẳng là một đất nước độc lập . Điều đó đã thành sự thật thế thôi . Mọi sự đánh tráo khái niệm cũng không thể làm mờ phẩm giá con người và đất nước .
Love your video as a Viet, but I feel that you missed the chance to talk about the mass urbanization of late 20th century (especially after the Reforms of ‘86) which built many of the maze-like boroughs as we know it today. Still enjoy it though
As an American living in Vietnam for 6 years this was a pretty well done video I have to say. People living here don't seem to linger over the war history like Western tourists do, which as the video illustrated was just one episode in a long and complicated history. Now is a good time for Vietnam as it's a peaceful and happy place and a much better quality of life than that I would have back in the US.
This is actually a very good video about Vietnamese history. You didn't bad mouth the Party or Việt Nam, or downplaying the colonization. Just pure history!
i went to saigon and hanoi is 2017 and to this day vietnam is the still coolest and most beautiful country ive ever been to and i loved seeing the history and maps of these iconic cities
I will never understand how this guy's journalism just gets better and better. And that closing scene of opening the laptop to Google Maps without any glare or anything is flat out incredible! Can't wait for the next one!
I agree 100%. I can only imagine what is next, or where is next. Hopefully in 10 years we’ll have video essays of a couple thousand cities all over the world.
I heard this from a Vietnamese friend: the HCM mausoleum being in the North, his birthplace being in the Central region, and the biggest city in the South having his name are actually symbolising the country as a whole. What a cool way to think abt it!
OMG I love you video from TikTok and can't believe you DID one for Vietnam. This is exactly what I need and wanted! This is so well-reseached. Hope you'll be making more videos about these 2 amazing cities cuz I believe there're really more to tell within these streets alone. Happy to help if u need!
the Lake of the returned sword is not where the emperor get the mythical sword, but as the name suggest, it is where he return the sword to the mythical creature which was a turte the specific species of turtle that likely inspired many myths like that in Vietnam actually lived in that lake all the way until 2016 when the last still live there died, now there only 4 of them still alive in this world, one in China and 2 in Vietnam
You've married two of my biggest passions: geography and culture. So grateful to have found this gem of a channel. Thanks for all the effort behind the making of your videos.
@@seejayep4258 history nerd here. Vichy France absolutely wasn't on good terms with Japan, ever. The first thing Imperial Japan did when regular France fell was to invade parts of Viet Nam. In fact, that is the reason why the United States embargoed Japan--a lot of people think it was because of the occupation of China, which contributed heavily to tensions but: the final straw that triggered American sanctions was occupying parts of Vietnam by the Japanese.
@@seejayep4258 Vichy France was officially neutral in the war. They were planning to surrender limited control to Japan, but the Japanese were itching for a fight and decided to invade anyway.
Great video thank you for covering this topic. However, I think covering both Hanoi and Saigon made the video too broad. There is so much you can uncover by focusing on them individually. In Saigon's city centre aside from French urban planning, there are also many Oriental elements of 'feng shui' for example in the direction buildings face, how they are interlinked and in architectural designs. You can certainly explore intercultural and spiritual urban planning through our maps
Man, I love the content you produce, the care and dedication with which you make the videos! I'm an enthusiast of maps, urbanism and the history of places Finally I found a place where we can share these ideas! Congratulations on your work, Dan Hugs from Brazil :)🇧🇷
I worked in Vietnam for 5 years. The people there are really friendly and helpful. The food is very unique, cheap and delicious. The infrastructure is very developed, unlike what I used to eat. have known before. There are also very famous tourist areas there
Love the video. I wish there were more educational content like this in Vietnamese so the youth can learn and appreciate the history and cities they are living in.
Thank you for your story; you're a great storyteller! I grew up in Saigon, which is a wonderful city. In school, I learned to refer to April 30th as Liberation Day in 1975, but now I call it 'the Fall of Saigon.'
I suggest doing a video about Bucharest, I think there’s such a big amount of info to cover about the city’s urban design, and how it evolved over time, that it would be worth it for you to take a look.
9:46 "There was some population in the south...but over time their population slowly dwindled and without having any war the Vietnamese people took over the area." Why even say something like this? It's fairly well documented that there was war not just against the Khmer people you mention but the Cham people as well. Nam tiến (the southward march) is a pretty notable part of Vietnamese history. I liked the video otherwise but this seems like a very strange thing to not just gloss over but act like nothing happened at all
War against Champa is correct, the result of those war is Central Vietnam, but as for South Vietnam he was correct that there were no war( not until we reach deep into their Capital, but obviously it's not part of the modern South Vietnam land anymore) when we took over the South, some part were given to Nguyen lord in exchange for military aid, some we just claim because the Khmer straight up didn't defend it since some part of the land has low khmer population thus no direct governing from the Khmer kingdom, lastly some part were given by Mac Cuu and his chinese immigrants "kingdom" to Nguyen lord when he swore allegiances.
@@cudanmang_theog trust me, i'm really sorry to what the Cham people went through, however there is no way to turn back time, things happenned, yours is not the only country that is lost to history.
I'm not reading the comments. Edit: Good video but the Vietnam War is not called "American War" here. No one says "Chiến tranh Mỹ". Government/official media would call it the "Resistance War Against America" or just "Vietnam War". I'm just tired to see this repeated.
Great video, Daniel. Stumbled on you when you were very small and that wasn't too long ago! A shame you weren't able to include literally every facet of Vietnamese history, geography and urban design in this video, including every specific detail every random commenter thinks is important. In a 14 minute video no less, I'm shocked, SHOCKED I tell you, that that this wasn't an entire Encyclopedic multi-volume account of Vietnam. :) Welcome to having found success on TH-cam. You know you've made it once half your comment section on every video are mad you didn't do exactly what they wanted you to do.
10:13 Minor correction: This is the lake where king Lê Thái Tổ returned the mythical sword to the Turtle God after defeating the Ming dynasty, hence the name "Lake of the Returned Sword."
Long story short, in the early day of Lam Son uprising, a rebel soldier found an unusual sword in a river when he went fishing so he gave it to his leader, Le Loi. Le Loi, later know as Le Thai To used this sword throughout the war until he returned the sword to Turtle god.
@@AjinGixtas "Turtle Gods" are real. Vietnamese call them "Rùa hồ Gươm" or "Rùa Hoàn Kiếm". Unfortunately, this turtle species went extinct a decade ago.
humm I'm impressed, I've watched alot of videos on vietnam and this is the first one that presents it in a new way that gives more immersion. You've earned my sub.
The building in the famous airlift photo at 0:55 is frequently thought by many to be the roof of the US Embassy but, in reality, it was a very posh high-rise Saigon apartment building. A high-ranking CIA official had an apartment on the top floor of the building, and realized that a storage shed on the roof deck would make an ideal location for a helicopter to land. Unfortunately, according to the photographer, those who would not fit into the helicopter waited on the roof for hours, believing that additional helicopters would arrive, that was the only one that landed. I believe the photo won a Pulitzer Prize.
You are right. I would not call it a high rise as a 9-story building or posh by any means but the top floor was the CIA deputy station chief's apartment. Most people here walk by the building without realizing its significance. It's very unassuming.
@@vnphantom That building is located at 22 Gia Long street, District 1 and now is 22 Lý Tự Trọng. I was there (outside) on the 29th of April when three Huey H1's landed on the building's rooftop, one at a time. Also was at 7 Thống Nhất Boulevard (now Lê Duẩn Boulvevard) in the morning of April the 30th and saw the last Sikorsky CH-53 Sea Stallion leaving the US embassy's rooftop heading to the US carrier on the international water outside Vung Tau. What a time period! Peace.
@vnphantom JohnHo got it. You can get a view of the famous rooftop from in front of the post office (next to the Notre Dame) or the VinCom center on the other side 😉
Hi Daniel! Huge fan of this series. I’m Vietnamese myself so this was very insightful learning about my family’s home country. I’m from Portland, OR so hopefully theres a map explained video of my city in the future!
I know you've done the Paris map before and it is true - Haussmann's design principles were fresh in mind of the Frenchman who made the first city plan for Saigon in 1861. The original city design was for 300,000 people, soon updated to 1,000,000 when they saw how big it was growing so fast.
This video hints at a fascinating exploration of Vietnam's history and identity through the lens of geography. Maps can reveal so much about cultural, political, and social changes over time. I'm curious to see how these two maps contrast or complement each other to illuminate different aspects of Vietnam's story!
10:00 you are bs-ing. Nobody in VN says HN represents this HCM represents that. The common sentiment is that NVN is conversative, traditional, savvy, and SVN is dynamic, generous but a tad naive. We Vietnamese are not obsessed with colonialism, we look forward.
I really enjoyed your video, how does it compare to Hue that was also a capital? Sometimes as a Vietnamese, you get a narrow view of Saigon and Hanoi depending where you are from, so it's really nice to see an outside perspective from someone that put effort into research. Kudos!
Thumb up to you for showing the outer layer of wall in Hanoi. That wall used to mark the city border and served both military and flood control purposes. Not many people in Vietnam today aware of the location and the existence of the actual wall, most just know it by the name "La thành".
Dude I just went to Vietnam and this is an awesome video!! Definitely agree on the humidity 😂Cambodia was worse. Would love to learn how you find tour guides like this that know a lot of history. If you ever need more travel buddies I’m here 🤝
Suggestions for you. Let's make a program about 4 routes from North to South Ensure victory in the resistance war against America to save the country. We have at least four great secret routes to support from the North to the South. 1. Ho Chi Minh Trail. 2. Oil pipeline from North to South along the trail. 3. Sea route from North to South. 4. Money transport routes from North to South. This will be a great program for you.
Thanks for the video. I am a Vietnamese myself. Great to see such a nice, well-made, thoughtful video like this. Thank you for sharing about my country!
Surprised you are coming to Southeast Asia and glad I got a chance to learn the map of my neighboring country’s cities. I am kind of curious if you ever have a chance to cover Bangkok, Thailand with your POV some time in the future, too. The city has too many sugarcoated videos from other Westerners and I would love some honest perspectives about it. Keep up the great work. Can’t wait to see your next city to be discovered!
Daniel, your videos are so cool. Thanks for doing what you do!! Wish you continued success and joy with your travelling and learning. Thanks for sharing the world with us all!
Your reference of France as ally to Japan at about 10:58 really should be expanded or clarified. WWII Vichy France oversight over its colonies in Indochine is a nuanced and complex history. But I suggest that calling it an alliance is at best a stretch.
Obviously the story of Vietnam is much larger and grander than what this Very short video can accomplish. It's more of a snapshot of late history, But easily digestible for anyone traveling there and at least gives them a little overview that will make their trip more interesting.
I always thought vietnam was boring, mainly bcs my parents are obsessed with travelling to vietnam and Vietnamese food. I'd never thought I could look at Vietnam from this perspective, thanks Dan for the video 🎉
Nice try!! How is Vietnam is bored?? The city is almost no sleep at night & manh stuff to do But in alots West countrt, restaurants & shop close at 6pm First times I hear people say vietnam is bored lolz Such a weirdo 😅😅😅
Ha Noi was founded in 510 during a brief period of independence during the Chinese colonial period. I found this info in an old book. Most people today didn't know about this fact since Google was too generic.
Tóm tắt ngắn gọn các mốc lịch sử Việt Nam như sau: - Trước năm 2879- năm 258 trước công nguyên, nhà nước Xích Quỷ của người Việt đã hình thành; - Năm 257-179 trước công nguyên, nước Âu Lạc do Thục Phán An Dương Vương trị vì; - Năm 179-111 trước công nguyên, Triệu Đà xâm chiếm và thành lập nhà Triệu; - Năm 111 trước công nguyên đến năm 939 sau công nguyên, bị nhà Hán đô hộ và trở thành Bắc thuộc (một quân của nhà Hán-quận Giao Chỉ); - Từ 939 đến 1945, là một nước có chủ quyền, nhưng vẫn phải triều cống phương Bắc. Đã đổi tên nước nhiều lần (Đại Việt, Đại Cồ Việt, Đại Ngu, Đại Việt, Đại Nam) - 1945 -Nay: Việt Nam độc lập
Thanks for doing a video about Vietnam! It’s a pity that nearly all the content we see in the west of Vietnam is about the war. This is refreshing to see more about their history.
Some population is correct. The South was a huge swamp full of crocodile in land and pirates out coast before we came. The khmer who lived in Southern Vietnam at the time were only criminals who HAD to run there to escape the khmer kingdom. The reason is Khmer were in land people and stay far away from the crocodile ridden coast of South Vietnam, there are no record in Chroniques royales khmères about taxation of the area and direct governing from the Khmer kingdom there, while there are many records from Nguyen dynasty and Mac Thien Tu( chinese immigrants of Principality of Ha Tien) which talk about the fact that there weren't agriculture before they came and urbanized the area. Matter of fact the land was so uninhibited by Khmer that before the Nguyen lord started expanding down south the Chinese immigrants formed a de-facto independent state there called Gangkou Nation w, later on became Principality of Ha Tien when he swore allegiance to the Nguyen Lord. In term of landmass, Principality of Ha Tien is 1/5 of the current South Vietnam. There were probably more Chinese than Khmer in the South before the Nguyen lord start expanding there.
"Dân ta phải biết sử ta" "Our people must be knowledgeable of our history" - Ho Chi Minh As a Vietnamese you should know the history better before trying to correct the foreigner on it, else it would be embarrassing for a white guy to know your history better than you do.
@@troy2223 Erasing the champa people's history is never " know your history ", its propaganda. Maybe lighten ur brain up a lil bit before trying to teah others yeah?
I sincerely suggest your Vietnam's map should include Paracel and Spratly archipelagoes. Here's the original UN document: The United Nations [UN] reiterates Vietnam’s sovereignty over Paracel and Spratly archipelagoes. The National Assembly reaffirms the sovereignty of the Socialist Republic of Viet Nam over its internal waters and territorial sea; the sovereign rights and jurisdiction in the contiguous zone, the exclusive economic zone and the continental shelf of Viet Nam, based on the provisions of the Convention and principles of international law; and calls on other countries to respect the above-said rights of Viet Nam. The National Assembly [authorizes] the National Assembly's Standing Committee and the Government to review all relevant national legislation to consider necessary amendments in conformity with the 1982 United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea [UNCLOS], and to safeguard the interests of Viet Nam. (un.org) --- China and 168 member states of the United Nations [the UN] including the European Union have publicly signed on the United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea (UNCLOS) adopted in 1982, also called the Law of the Sea Convention, or the Law of the Sea Treaty, which affirms Vietnam's sovereignty over the Paracel and Spratly archipelagoes.
Awesome video, loved the looks at historical features like the city walls and flag tower... But man, to be completely honest, I did expect a little better from you. As a couple other comments have said, just glossing over a lot of the history re: indigenous population was kinda weird. It looks like you took some of it to heart and cut out one section, but you don't mention it? I thought it was an editing glitch till I looked in the comments, and to be honest, stating a correction for the France-Japan thing but just completely glossing over this one isn't an amazing look. Keep up the great videos though, love when you upload!
Thanks for the feedback! I was trying to do a broader story with this one and it meant a lot of painting with super broad strokes and lead to oversimplifying (and getting a couple things wrong). Trying to find the right balance and this is helpful! 🙏🏻
@@DanielsimsSteiner Thank you so much 😊 for the broad strokes as any work. Can be filled in to provide a broader perspective of view. At least you are opening doors that have been closed to our citizens.
@@DanielsimsSteiner Yeah, I had a feeling in general it was the catch between mentioning enough history to be aware of how it effects the main subject, while not stealing focus from the actual topic of the video. And hey, it's all a learning experience. Super appreciate you being willing to take advice from the comments, and again, keep it up! You quickly became one of my favorite geography focused channels on this platform
You are very talented, chap! Thank you very much for doing this video. I pray that God redeems Vietnam and her people from the evil that was brought upon them by the greedy fools who fueled that conflict in order to make money off of weapons and resources. If they loved each other like brothers and sisters, how great could Vietnam and the whole world be today? I look forward to seeing more content from you. May God bless the work of your heart and hands evermore.
Lovely video! Always fun to hear about city's histories. I wonder if you have thoughts/commentary on the relationship between maps and colonialism. It certainly is interesting that the first map of Vietnam coincides with colonization...I'd love it if you did a meta video about the ethics of using maps to tell a place's history or just expand upon that.
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*_GOOD MORNING, VIETNAM!!!_*
@@Cannon530YTBonjour Banh Mi 🥖🥐 et Pho 🍜
Hi from Vung Tau :) just to the south of HCMC.. I have lived out here now for 5 years.. Amazing people and place.
Bonjour Banh Mi 🥖
Cambodia next!!!!
as a local, born and raised, i say you give the tour guide extra tip. he was such a knowledgeable mister with neutral facts and deep insights from both political sides. He had decent international exposure compare with other local guides. The fact that he was able to reference The Nguyễn Huệ Boulevard to Les Champs-Elysées, and paraphrase Hoàn Kiếm Lake to Lake of the Returned Sword is truly impressive. The city needs more committed tour guide like him.
Agree. First time I have ever seen a tour guide that can accurately, passionately and provokingly retell their history pieces like him.
I agree on that but he rides like an idiot
Vietnam and its food would be more enjoyable if the people didn’t throw garbage everywhere and practiced hygiene.
I wish I had that tour guide when I went, amazing !!
Chuẩn chú ạ, you don’t see many tour guides like him.
I've been to Vietnam, and honestly, the Vietnamese people are some of the friendliest I've ever met. Life there feels incredibly safe, especially for women. The warm hospitality and genuine kindness really make it stand out as one of the most welcoming places I've visited.
not really though, 70% people there just dont have moral substance or social awareness, they throw garbage on the ground, scam tourists... worst place to visit
I’m sincerely greatful for your comments. But if you follow news stories in Vietnam at all, Vietnam is not especially safe for women. Just like lots of other countries, we have rapes, women trafficking, underage prostitution, you name it.
As a VietNamese I realize.
VietNamese rule:
1, Be a kind.
2, Do not hurt other.
you could see that through traffic : chaotic but everyone avoid hurt others.
And love the land that bellow my foot and flag - my people paid by blood for free, independent,...
friendly to foreigners sure
I've lived in Vietnam 12 years.This is fact.
One small part you were missing is the "Old Capital" - Hue. Although Hanoi was founded 1000 years ago but since the late 1700s the Capital was Hue, just a bit south of the 17th parallel. The French was able to grow Hanoi and Saigon simply because those cities were furthest from the Capital.
Hue was the only major city wasn't touched by the French. Even after the war, other cities like Da Nang and Hai Phong got better attention caused they had better infrastructure. A Relic of the Nguyen Dynasty (the original Nguyen), visit here too if u want to see an even older side of Vietnam.
The research was spot on. The editing is awesome. Just some tidbits:
1. We Vietnamese do not call it the American war. It's just a projection of what people think we'd call it from our perspective. The official name (as in official documents and textbooks) is "The resistance against the American imperialists" (or just the Americans). This is crucial especially in terms of propaganda, as Ho Chi Minh himself usher the public to not see all Americans as enemies, but instead counting on the support of the people who are against the war.
2. After the Geneva accords, the South was supposed to be "governed" by the last emperor, who had previously abdicated in 1945. But the French backed him and this government in their desperate attempt to maintain the rest of their former colony (especially Cochinchine, the South). The anti-communist regime came later with the coup d'etat of Ngô Đình Diệm.
Việt Nam cần độc lập và quyền bình đẳng là một đất nước độc lập . Điều đó đã thành sự thật thế thôi .
Mọi sự đánh tráo khái niệm cũng không thể làm mờ phẩm giá con người và đất nước .
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@@ThảoNhiVũ-g5nthì học thôi, bạn mong chờ gì
Bro này xịn thế. He speaks the King's English, premium ver.
And Diem violated the Geneva. He rigged the elections against Bao Dai, and he canceled the reunification elections.
Love your video as a Viet, but I feel that you missed the chance to talk about the mass urbanization of late 20th century (especially after the Reforms of ‘86) which built many of the maze-like boroughs as we know it today. Still enjoy it though
As an American living in Vietnam for 6 years this was a pretty well done video I have to say. People living here don't seem to linger over the war history like Western tourists do, which as the video illustrated was just one episode in a long and complicated history. Now is a good time for Vietnam as it's a peaceful and happy place and a much better quality of life than that I would have back in the US.
For U.S, it's a War that wasted a lot of money. For Vietnamese, it's just another war their's history full of blood and warfare.
This is actually a very good video about Vietnamese history.
You didn't bad mouth the Party or Việt Nam, or downplaying the colonization.
Just pure history!
Yah. History chooses no side. It tells facts and teaches lesson
"dont bad mouth the party." commies never change
There's nothing wrong with bad mouthing the party, no party should be immune from criticism considering the history of the party itrself
"Both sides committed atrocities" - this includes the communists you muppet.
You guys just completely miss his point by just focus on the "dont bad mouth the party"
i went to saigon and hanoi is 2017 and to this day vietnam is the still coolest and most beautiful country ive ever been to and i loved seeing the history and maps of these iconic cities
I’m Vietnamese, Vietnamese ppl is kindness, friendly & peaceful, smart, hardworking people & very family oriented, modern bù still very tradional
I will never understand how this guy's journalism just gets better and better. And that closing scene of opening the laptop to Google Maps without any glare or anything is flat out incredible! Can't wait for the next one!
I agree 100%. I can only imagine what is next, or where is next. Hopefully in 10 years we’ll have video essays of a couple thousand cities all over the world.
I heard this from a Vietnamese friend: the HCM mausoleum being in the North, his birthplace being in the Central region, and the biggest city in the South having his name are actually symbolising the country as a whole. What a cool way to think abt it!
OMG I love you video from TikTok and can't believe you DID one for Vietnam. This is exactly what I need and wanted! This is so well-reseached. Hope you'll be making more videos about these 2 amazing cities cuz I believe there're really more to tell within these streets alone. Happy to help if u need!
the Lake of the returned sword is not where the emperor get the mythical sword, but as the name suggest, it is where he return the sword to the mythical creature which was a turte
the specific species of turtle that likely inspired many myths like that in Vietnam actually lived in that lake all the way until 2016 when the last still live there died, now there only 4 of them still alive in this world, one in China and 2 in Vietnam
*turtle
You've married two of my biggest passions: geography and culture. So grateful to have found this gem of a channel. Thanks for all the effort behind the making of your videos.
11:00 quick correction. You called France's ally, Japan.
Vichy France?
@@seejayep4258 I doubt the Free French (or even Vichy) would have called Japan an ally, considering they overran Vietnam.
@@seejayep4258 history nerd here. Vichy France absolutely wasn't on good terms with Japan, ever. The first thing Imperial Japan did when regular France fell was to invade parts of Viet Nam. In fact, that is the reason why the United States embargoed Japan--a lot of people think it was because of the occupation of China, which contributed heavily to tensions but: the final straw that triggered American sanctions was occupying parts of Vietnam by the Japanese.
I hope everyone sees this comment thank you for the correction 🙏🏻🙏🏻 @stevens1041
@@seejayep4258 Vichy France was officially neutral in the war. They were planning to surrender limited control to Japan, but the Japanese were itching for a fight and decided to invade anyway.
Great video thank you for covering this topic. However, I think covering both Hanoi and Saigon made the video too broad. There is so much you can uncover by focusing on them individually. In Saigon's city centre aside from French urban planning, there are also many Oriental elements of 'feng shui' for example in the direction buildings face, how they are interlinked and in architectural designs. You can certainly explore intercultural and spiritual urban planning through our maps
Man, I love the content you produce, the care and dedication with which you make the videos! I'm an enthusiast of maps, urbanism and the history of places
Finally I found a place where we can share these ideas! Congratulations on your work, Dan
Hugs from Brazil :)🇧🇷
I worked in Vietnam for 5 years. The people there are really friendly and helpful. The food is very unique, cheap and delicious. The infrastructure is very developed, unlike what I used to eat. have known before. There are also very famous tourist areas there
0:49 it seems like that map lacks of Hoang Sa, Truong Sa. correct me if im wrong, thanks!
1:50 10:20 13:30 same as above
nobody cares
Great video
Love the video. I wish there were more educational content like this in Vietnamese so the youth can learn and appreciate the history and cities they are living in.
Thank you for your story; you're a great storyteller! I grew up in Saigon, which is a wonderful city. In school, I learned to refer to April 30th as Liberation Day in 1975, but now I call it 'the Fall of Saigon.'
cay nhỉ , hát 1 cánh tay giơ lên xem nào..... khát nước quá
gì v mẹ
@@createideas1046 bro is true redbull
@@createideas1046 ngày tàn của sài gòn thì ai nói mà chẳng dc, còn ngày quốc hận mới là 3/
I suggest doing a video about Bucharest, I think there’s such a big amount of info to cover about the city’s urban design, and how it evolved over time, that it would be worth it for you to take a look.
Thanks!
Oh wow! Thank you so much! 🙏🏻🙏🏻
9:46 "There was some population in the south...but over time their population slowly dwindled and without having any war the Vietnamese people took over the area." Why even say something like this? It's fairly well documented that there was war not just against the Khmer people you mention but the Cham people as well. Nam tiến (the southward march) is a pretty notable part of Vietnamese history. I liked the video otherwise but this seems like a very strange thing to not just gloss over but act like nothing happened at all
Appreciate this. I messed up on this bit. Adding more context in the description. Thank you!
War against Champa is correct, the result of those war is Central Vietnam, but as for South Vietnam he was correct that there were no war( not until we reach deep into their Capital, but obviously it's not part of the modern South Vietnam land anymore) when we took over the South, some part were given to Nguyen lord in exchange for military aid, some we just claim because the Khmer straight up didn't defend it since some part of the land has low khmer population thus no direct governing from the Khmer kingdom, lastly some part were given by Mac Cuu and his chinese immigrants "kingdom" to Nguyen lord when he swore allegiances.
Justice for 20 million indigenous Cham Hindus and Cham Muslims slaughtered by Vietnamese settler colonialists 1471-1832
"Some population" Champa at 1000 CE : 2.5 million, 10 city-states and towns
Today: 178,000
From the River to the Sea Champa will be free
@@cudanmang_theog trust me, i'm really sorry to what the Cham people went through, however there is no way to turn back time, things happenned, yours is not the only country that is lost to history.
Yay, first country wide coverage. I've been a subscriber from Vietnam since your Salt Lake city video.
I'm not reading the comments.
Edit: Good video but the Vietnam War is not called "American War" here. No one says "Chiến tranh Mỹ". Government/official media would call it the "Resistance War Against America" or just "Vietnam War". I'm just tired to see this repeated.
cringe
@@contentviewerjun you're cringe
Wdym i heard chiến tranh mỹ, chiến tranh pháp all the time
@@manphamquang552sách lịch sử luôn gọi lad chiến tranh chống pháp, mĩ mà bni
It's for the sake of convenience. The point he's making is that people call the war differently due to perception.
No need to be so dramatic.
Soon I am travelling to Vietnam. This was a great introduction to the country and its past. Thank you.
Did I just watch a YT vid or a documentary? I love where this is going
Yo. I'm Vietnamese and I learnt a lot from your video. Thank you and keep it up. Cheers.
Great video, Daniel. Stumbled on you when you were very small and that wasn't too long ago! A shame you weren't able to include literally every facet of Vietnamese history, geography and urban design in this video, including every specific detail every random commenter thinks is important. In a 14 minute video no less, I'm shocked, SHOCKED I tell you, that that this wasn't an entire Encyclopedic multi-volume account of Vietnam. :)
Welcome to having found success on TH-cam. You know you've made it once half your comment section on every video are mad you didn't do exactly what they wanted you to do.
Hahahha thank you for seeing me 🙏🏻🙏🏻 I’m trying out here
😂😂 YES!
My brother sent this video to me and I love it. Love the concept of connecting the history to the maps. You did a great job! Thank you!
10:13 Minor correction: This is the lake where king Lê Thái Tổ returned the mythical sword to the Turtle God after defeating the Ming dynasty, hence the name "Lake of the Returned Sword."
Long story short, in the early day of Lam Son uprising, a rebel soldier found an unusual sword in a river when he went fishing so he gave it to his leader, Le Loi. Le Loi, later know as Le Thai To used this sword throughout the war until he returned the sword to Turtle god.
It’s a folklore story, there’s no evidence of a “turtle god” or the mythical sword.
@@AjinGixtas "Turtle Gods" are real. Vietnamese call them "Rùa hồ Gươm" or "Rùa Hoàn Kiếm". Unfortunately, this turtle species went extinct a decade ago.
@@hoangaotungduong5744how old are you 😂
@@gaconc1 ? Liên quan ?
Hanoi are exist pre 1010 , 1010 is when Hanoi chose to be the capital , the city it self already exist during the time of Chinese occupation
It’s not Chinese occupation, it’s Chinese rule. Vietnam still used Chinese officially till 1920
@@gaconc1 that shit is called "Chữ Hán", not the official ancient Vietnamese language called "Chữ Nôm". Big different!
@@tuantrungpham3454Chữ Nôm is derive from chữ Hán anyway. Just put them side by side, most vietnamese can't even tell the difference
@@khiemtran8471 thù vốn tiếng đc cải biên lại giống hàn mà
@@khiemtran8471 we still able too keep our language, the way we speak, no matter how much effort the Chinese tried to assimilate us
Great video! I definitely want to explore Vietnam and I love maps so this was right up my alley.
I loved this, you covered a huge amount of info and left me wanting to research more!
Great stuff! I love maps and there is so much we can learn from them.
Amazing videos bro. Keep it up
Great video!!! Love that your covering bigger topics! Can't wait to see more!
humm I'm impressed, I've watched alot of videos on vietnam and this is the first one that presents it in a new way that gives more immersion. You've earned my sub.
This is my new fav TH-cam channel.
yay! always excited when I see a new map video from Daniel! You rock
A very informative video. I personally love reading maps. When looking at the maps, I imagine being there myself
This channel is so underrated for it's content quality
The building in the famous airlift photo at 0:55 is frequently thought by many to be the roof of the US Embassy but, in reality, it was a very posh high-rise Saigon apartment building. A high-ranking CIA official had an apartment on the top floor of the building, and realized that a storage shed on the roof deck would make an ideal location for a helicopter to land. Unfortunately, according to the photographer, those who would not fit into the helicopter waited on the roof for hours, believing that additional helicopters would arrive, that was the only one that landed. I believe the photo won a Pulitzer Prize.
You are right. I would not call it a high rise as a 9-story building or posh by any means but the top floor was the CIA deputy station chief's apartment. Most people here walk by the building without realizing its significance. It's very unassuming.
@@SaigonMikael Do you know the address of this apartment building?
@@vnphantom That building is located at 22 Gia Long street, District 1 and now is 22 Lý Tự Trọng. I was there (outside) on the 29th of April when three Huey H1's landed on the building's rooftop, one at a time. Also was at 7 Thống Nhất Boulevard (now Lê Duẩn Boulvevard) in the morning of April the 30th and saw the last Sikorsky CH-53 Sea Stallion leaving the US embassy's rooftop heading to the US carrier on the international water outside Vung Tau. What a time period! Peace.
@vnphantom JohnHo got it. You can get a view of the famous rooftop from in front of the post office (next to the Notre Dame) or the VinCom center on the other side 😉
Hi Daniel! Huge fan of this series. I’m Vietnamese myself so this was very insightful learning about my family’s home country. I’m from Portland, OR so hopefully theres a map explained video of my city in the future!
Wow thanks for watching! I would love to make a video about Portland!
I know you've done the Paris map before and it is true - Haussmann's design principles were fresh in mind of the Frenchman who made the first city plan for Saigon in 1861. The original city design was for 300,000 people, soon updated to 1,000,000 when they saw how big it was growing so fast.
Great video!
This video hints at a fascinating exploration of Vietnam's history and identity through the lens of geography. Maps can reveal so much about cultural, political, and social changes over time. I'm curious to see how these two maps contrast or complement each other to illuminate different aspects of Vietnam's story!
These are quality productions. Thanks for being here. :-)
TH-cam recommended this to me somehow. And I'm glad it did. Thank you for covering the story of our country!
10:00 you are bs-ing. Nobody in VN says HN represents this HCM represents that. The common sentiment is that NVN is conversative, traditional, savvy, and SVN is dynamic, generous but a tad naive. We Vietnamese are not obsessed with colonialism, we look forward.
Absolutely informative. Thank you for this vid!
I really enjoyed your video, how does it compare to Hue that was also a capital? Sometimes as a Vietnamese, you get a narrow view of Saigon and Hanoi depending where you are from, so it's really nice to see an outside perspective from someone that put effort into research. Kudos!
I watch all of your videos! They are amazing.
Thumb up to you for showing the outer layer of wall in Hanoi. That wall used to mark the city border and served both military and flood control purposes. Not many people in Vietnam today aware of the location and the existence of the actual wall, most just know it by the name "La thành".
Dude I just went to Vietnam and this is an awesome video!! Definitely agree on the humidity 😂Cambodia was worse. Would love to learn how you find tour guides like this that know a lot of history. If you ever need more travel buddies I’m here 🤝
subscribed, i love videos with johnny harris type of story telling, keep on going!
I am Vietnamese, and thank you for your video
The segue to mention your sponsor for this video was seamless
Suggestions for you.
Let's make a program about 4 routes from North to South
Ensure victory in the resistance war against America to save the country. We have at least four great secret routes to support from the North to the South.
1. Ho Chi Minh Trail.
2. Oil pipeline from North to South along the trail.
3. Sea route from North to South.
4. Money transport routes from North to South.
This will be a great program for you.
I am thoroughly impressed with the tour guide's English skills
I wish you could have gone more in-depth! I'm sure there is so much more interesting history and design about these cities we could learn.
Such an interesting video. Never thought of maps on such a way
You got the French quarter much smaller than it is. Its the area under Hoankiem lake to the south, they are larger road with blocks similer to Paris
Thanks for the video. I am a Vietnamese myself. Great to see such a nice, well-made, thoughtful video like this. Thank you for sharing about my country!
Surprised you are coming to Southeast Asia and glad I got a chance to learn the map of my neighboring country’s cities.
I am kind of curious if you ever have a chance to cover Bangkok, Thailand with your POV some time in the future, too. The city has too many sugarcoated videos from other Westerners and I would love some honest perspectives about it. Keep up the great work. Can’t wait to see your next city to be discovered!
love your series btw. it really helps me play city-builder games better so i can make more realistic cities lol
Map GOAT
Thanks Daniel, I love your video. Please have Hoang Sa and Truong Sa on the map you show at the thumbnail, we would appreciate that
Daniel, your videos are so cool. Thanks for doing what you do!! Wish you continued success and joy with your travelling and learning. Thanks for sharing the world with us all!
Your reference of France as ally to Japan at about 10:58 really should be expanded or clarified. WWII Vichy France oversight over its colonies in Indochine is a nuanced and complex history. But I suggest that calling it an alliance is at best a stretch.
I can't help but feel the video was cut short. At the end of it, I was hungry for more.
Obviously the story of Vietnam is much larger and grander than what this Very short video can accomplish. It's more of a snapshot of late history, But easily digestible for anyone traveling there and at least gives them a little overview that will make their trip more interesting.
I haven't been this early since my birth
I always thought vietnam was boring, mainly bcs my parents are obsessed with travelling to vietnam and Vietnamese food. I'd never thought I could look at Vietnam from this perspective, thanks Dan for the video 🎉
Nice try!!
How is Vietnam is bored??
The city is almost no sleep at night & manh stuff to do
But in alots West countrt, restaurants & shop close at 6pm
First times I hear people say vietnam is bored lolz
Such a weirdo 😅😅😅
10:55 "France's allies, Japan"?!??
Ha Noi was founded in 510 during a brief period of independence during the Chinese colonial period. I found this info in an old book. Most people today didn't know about this fact since Google was too generic.
it’s 257 bc!
Tóm tắt ngắn gọn các mốc lịch sử Việt Nam như sau:
- Trước năm 2879- năm 258 trước công nguyên, nhà nước Xích Quỷ của người Việt đã hình thành;
- Năm 257-179 trước công nguyên, nước Âu Lạc do Thục Phán An Dương Vương trị vì;
- Năm 179-111 trước công nguyên, Triệu Đà xâm chiếm và thành lập nhà Triệu;
- Năm 111 trước công nguyên đến năm 939 sau công nguyên, bị nhà Hán đô hộ và trở thành Bắc thuộc (một quân của nhà Hán-quận Giao Chỉ);
- Từ 939 đến 1945, là một nước có chủ quyền, nhưng vẫn phải triều cống phương Bắc. Đã đổi tên nước nhiều lần (Đại Việt, Đại Cồ Việt, Đại Ngu, Đại Việt, Đại Nam)
- 1945 -Nay: Việt Nam độc lập
Hanoi was founded before Chinese arrival, in the name of Co Loa!
What are those 2 books you placing on the table? Curious to explore.
It was the first country that i traveled to overseas.❤❤❤
Thanks for doing a video about Vietnam! It’s a pity that nearly all the content we see in the west of Vietnam is about the war. This is refreshing to see more about their history.
Excellent video. Thx!
OH HELL YEAH WE'RE GOING BIG
Wtf, This video is such a high quality. It is like vox 😂
Yeah really I feel like Vox idk why
@@QWERTY-gi9ke Ikr 😅
Kinda more vague then your usual video. First time someone made a in depth video on urban planing tho.
Pls include Hoang Sa n Truong Sa into your map. Thank you for an very interesting story telling.
Loved hearing from your tour guide! I definitely only had a surface knowledge of Vietnam prior to watching this
9:46 “Some population”, bruh, it was a whole ass kingdom.
Some population is correct. The South was a huge swamp full of crocodile in land and pirates out coast before we came. The khmer who lived in Southern Vietnam at the time were only criminals who HAD to run there to escape the khmer kingdom. The reason is Khmer were in land people and stay far away from the crocodile ridden coast of South Vietnam, there are no record in Chroniques royales khmères about taxation of the area and direct governing from the Khmer kingdom there, while there are many records from Nguyen dynasty and Mac Thien Tu( chinese immigrants of Principality of Ha Tien) which talk about the fact that there weren't agriculture before they came and urbanized the area.
Matter of fact the land was so uninhibited by Khmer that before the Nguyen lord started expanding down south the Chinese immigrants formed a de-facto independent state there called Gangkou Nation w, later on became Principality of Ha Tien when he swore allegiance to the Nguyen Lord. In term of landmass, Principality of Ha Tien is 1/5 of the current South Vietnam. There were probably more Chinese than Khmer in the South before the Nguyen lord start expanding there.
"Dân ta phải biết sử ta"
"Our people must be knowledgeable of our history"
- Ho Chi Minh
As a Vietnamese you should know the history better before trying to correct the foreigner on it, else it would be embarrassing for a white guy to know your history better than you do.
@@troy2223 this :D
Justice for 20 million indigenous Cham Hindus and Cham Muslims 1471-1832
@@troy2223 Erasing the champa people's history is never " know your history ", its propaganda. Maybe lighten ur brain up a lil bit before trying to teah others yeah?
Please add Hoàng Sa and Trường Sa to our map
Natuna islands as well
Giờ là của trung cộng rồi
Hoang Sa and Truong Sa wasn’t discovered during the making of a lot of those map.
Thật ra có thì cũng đâu có thấy được tại map zoom xa vậy mà
I sincerely suggest your Vietnam's map should include Paracel and Spratly archipelagoes. Here's the original UN document: The United Nations [UN] reiterates Vietnam’s sovereignty over Paracel and Spratly archipelagoes. The National Assembly reaffirms the sovereignty of the Socialist Republic of Viet Nam over its internal waters and territorial sea; the sovereign rights and jurisdiction in the contiguous zone, the exclusive economic zone and the continental shelf of Viet Nam, based on the provisions of the Convention and principles of international law; and calls on other countries to respect the above-said rights of Viet Nam. The National Assembly [authorizes] the National Assembly's Standing Committee and the Government to review all relevant national legislation to consider necessary amendments in conformity with the 1982 United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea [UNCLOS], and to safeguard the interests of Viet Nam. (un.org) --- China and 168 member states of the United Nations [the UN] including the European Union have publicly signed on the United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea (UNCLOS) adopted in 1982, also called the Law of the Sea Convention, or the Law of the Sea Treaty, which affirms Vietnam's sovereignty over the Paracel and Spratly archipelagoes.
cool vid!
Underrated channel
Awesome video, loved the looks at historical features like the city walls and flag tower... But man, to be completely honest, I did expect a little better from you. As a couple other comments have said, just glossing over a lot of the history re: indigenous population was kinda weird. It looks like you took some of it to heart and cut out one section, but you don't mention it? I thought it was an editing glitch till I looked in the comments, and to be honest, stating a correction for the France-Japan thing but just completely glossing over this one isn't an amazing look.
Keep up the great videos though, love when you upload!
Thanks for the feedback! I was trying to do a broader story with this one and it meant a lot of painting with super broad strokes and lead to oversimplifying (and getting a couple things wrong). Trying to find the right balance and this is helpful! 🙏🏻
@@DanielsimsSteiner
Thank you so much 😊 for the broad strokes as any work.
Can be filled in to provide a broader perspective of view.
At least you are opening doors that have been closed to our citizens.
@@DanielsimsSteiner Yeah, I had a feeling in general it was the catch between mentioning enough history to be aware of how it effects the main subject, while not stealing focus from the actual topic of the video. And hey, it's all a learning experience. Super appreciate you being willing to take advice from the comments, and again, keep it up! You quickly became one of my favorite geography focused channels on this platform
Well done
You are very talented, chap!
Thank you very much for doing this video.
I pray that God redeems Vietnam and her people from the evil that was brought upon them by the greedy fools who fueled that conflict in order to make money off of weapons and resources.
If they loved each other like brothers and sisters, how great could Vietnam and the whole world be today?
I look forward to seeing more content from you. May God bless the work of your heart and hands evermore.
Hey just wanted to know who your tourist guide is. I've been here in Saigon for quite some time but I would still like to learn more about the city.
1:00 hình ảnh các ducanger của Vịt Ngan Cọng Hành đang lên trực thăng để tới chiếm bang California của Hoa Kỳ 😂😂😂
Lovely video! Always fun to hear about city's histories. I wonder if you have thoughts/commentary on the relationship between maps and colonialism. It certainly is interesting that the first map of Vietnam coincides with colonization...I'd love it if you did a meta video about the ethics of using maps to tell a place's history or just expand upon that.
3:33 Most of material of the Notre Dame Cathedral of Saigon was made locally, Not imported.
There is an interesting fact. If you travel across to the other side of the red river in HN, you can find ancient Vietnam citadel.