Lak Lake
Lak Lake () is a freshwater lake in Liên Sơn Township, Lắk district, Đắk Lắk province, Vietnam. It covers an area of about and is the largest freshwater lake in the Central Highlands. It is also the second largest natural freshwater lake in Vietnam. Lak Lake is away from the center of Buon Ma Thuot, and the upper reaches of the Chư Yang Sin Mountains with an altitude of . Even in the dry season, the water source of Lak Lake rarely dries up. And the place with the largest number of domesticated elephants has a rich ecosystem of flora and fauna, some of which are listed in the Red Book of Endangered Wildlife in Vietnam. The lake is the rice field of the Mnong people. According to the local legend of the Mnong people, a long time ago, the god of fire defeated the god of water, which brought severe drought to the village of the Mnong people, so the villagers moved to settle near Lak Lake. Lok Lake is the place where Bao Dai, the last emperor of the Nguyen dynasty ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Liên Sơn, Đắk Lắk
Liên Sơn is a township () and capital of Lắk District, Đắk Lắk Province, Vietnam Vietnam, officially the Socialist Republic of Vietnam (SRV), is a country at the eastern edge of mainland Southeast Asia, with an area of about and a population of over 100 million, making it the world's List of countries and depende .... References Populated places in Đắk Lắk province District capitals in Vietnam Townships in Vietnam {{DakLak-geo-stub ...[...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Vietnam
Vietnam, officially the Socialist Republic of Vietnam (SRV), is a country at the eastern edge of mainland Southeast Asia, with an area of about and a population of over 100 million, making it the world's List of countries and dependencies by population, fifteenth-most populous country. One of two communist states in Southeast Asia, Vietnam shares land borders with China to the north, and Laos and Cambodia to the west. It shares Maritime boundary, maritime borders with Thailand through the Gulf of Thailand, and the Philippines, Indonesia, and Malaysia through the South China Sea. Its capital is Hanoi and its largest city is Ho Chi Minh City. Vietnam was inhabited by the Paleolithic age, with states established in the first millennium BC on the Red River Delta in modern-day northern Vietnam. Before the Han dynasty's invasion, Vietnam was marked by a vibrant mix of religion, culture, and social norms. The Han dynasty annexed Northern and Central Vietnam, which were subs ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Buon Ma Thuot
Buon is both a surname and a given name. Notable people with the surname include: * Buon Tan Buon Huong Tan ( zh, 陈文雄; born 10 March 1967) is a French politician formerly serving as the member of the National Assembly for the 9th constituency of Paris since 2017. A member of La République En Marche! (LREM), his constituency cove ... (born 1967), French politician * Tony Buon (born 1960), British workplace psychologist, speaker, mediator and author {{given name, type=both ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Central Highlands (Vietnam)
The Central Highlands (), South Central Highlands (), Western Highlands () or Midland Highlands () is a region located in the south central part of Vietnam. It contains the provinces of Đắk Lắk, Đắk Nông, Gia Lai, Kon Tum, and Lâm Đồng. Geography The Central Highlands are a series of plateaus bordering the lower part of Laos and northeastern Cambodia, namely Kon Tum Plateau at 500m, Kon Plông Plateau, Kon Hà Nừng Plateau, Pleiku Plateau at 800m, Mdrak Plateau at approximately 500m, Đắk Lắk Plateau at around 800m, Mơ Nông Plateau with the height of about 800–1000m, Lâm Viên Plateau of approximately 1500m and Di Linh Plateau of about 900–1000m. All of these plateaus are situated south of the Annamite Range. The Central Highlands are mostly drained by tributaries of the Mekong. The Sesan or Tonlé San river drains the northern portion of the highlands, and the Srepok River the southern. A series of shorter rivers run from the eastern edge of ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Bao Dai
Bao or BAO may refer to: Cuisine * Baozi, a type of Chinese dumpling made of a steamed or baked bun with fillings * Cha siu bao, a pork-filled steamed bun * Gua bao, steamed clam-shaped bun sandwiched with meat and condiments * Bánh bao, Vietnamese dumpling with pork meat inside, derived from the Chinese bao * Bao stir-frying, a stir frying technique People * Bao (surname), a common pronunciation for some Chinese surnames, such as 包 and 鮑 ** Bao Zheng or Lord Bao, Chinese judge of Song China *** Justice Bao (other) * Bao (musician), Vietnamese-American musician Acronyms * Baccalaureus in Arte Obstetricia, Bachelor of Obstetrics, a medical degree unique to Ireland * Baryon acoustic oscillations, in physical cosmology * '' Batman: Arkham Origins'' * Beijing Astronomical Observatory * Benny Anderssons orkester ** '' BAO!'', their second studio album * Bruce Artwick Organization * Bullets And Octane Others * ''Bao'' (film), 2018 Pixar short film about an anim ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Nguyen Dynasty
Nguyễn (阮) (sometimes abbreviated as Ng̃) is the most common surname of the Vietnamese people. Outside of Vietnam, the surname is commonly rendered without diacritics as ''Nguyen''. By some estimates 30 to 39 percent of Vietnamese people bear this surname.Lê Trung Hoa, ''Họ và tên người Việt Nam'', NXB Khoa học - Xã hội, 2005 Origin and usage is the transcription of the Sino-Vietnamese pronunciation of the character 阮, which originally was used to write a name of a state in Gansu or ruan, an ancient Chinese instrument. The same Chinese character is often romanized as in Mandarin and as in Cantonese. The first recorded mention of a person surnamed Nguyễn is a description dating AD 317, of a journey to Giao Châu undertaken by Eastern Jin dynasty officer Nguyễn Phu and his family. Many events in Vietnamese history have contributed to the name's prominence. In 1232, after usurping the Lý dynasty, Trần Thủ Độ forced the descendants of ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |