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Ben Tre Province, Việt Nam
Ben Tre is a province in the Mekong Delta, Vietnam. In 2021, Ben Tre is Vietnam's 28th largest administrative unit in terms of population, 46th in gross regional product (GRDP), 56th in GRDP per capita, 48th in growth rate GRDP chief. With 1,288,200 people, GRDP reached 60,035 billion VND (equivalent to 2.83 billion USD), GRDP per capita reached 45.1 million VND (equivalent to 1,924 USD), GRDP growth rate reached 7.85 %.

The cultural identity of ethnic groups is clearly expressed in community life and in economic activities from customs, costumes to culinary styles. Below are the unique features of Vietnamese culture that you can learn about.

Vietnam has an area of 331,690 km², located in the east of the Indochina peninsula, in Southeast Asia. Sharing a border with three countries, Vietnam borders China to the north, Laos and Cambodia to the west, and the East Sea to the east. In 2019, Vietnam's population was more than 96 million people, ranking 13th in the world. Hanoi, the capital of Vietnam, is the second largest city with 6.2 million people, after Ho Chi Minh City, 8.8 million people.

Officially Vietnamese (the language of the Vietnamese (Kinh) people). This is the mother tongue of about 85% of the Vietnamese population, along with nearly three million overseas Vietnamese, most of whom are Vietnamese Americans. Vietnamese is also the second language of ethnic minorities in Vietnam. Although Vietnamese has vocabulary borrowed from Chinese and previously used Chinese characters (Confucian script) to write, then converted to Nom script, today Vietnamese uses the Latin alphabet, called Quoc Ngu. , with diacritics to write...

The relic cluster of Ba Om Pond, Ang Pagoda, and Museum of Khmer Ethnic Culture located in Ward 8, Tra Vinh city is a famous scenic spot, cultural and historical relic of Tra Vinh province as well as the whole region. Mekong Delta region. This is also the pride of the KhMer bronze treasure.