Traditional Culture Encyclopedia - Travel guide - Matters needing attention in Vietnam tourism, especially in South Vietnam.

Matters needing attention in Vietnam tourism, especially in South Vietnam.

Drugs and chemical reagents

When you are away from home, you may feel unwell because of the acclimatization and the weather, so you should take some commonly used drugs, such as wind oil, antipyretics, painkillers, medicine belts, etc., in case of emergency. If you need to take certain drugs for a long time, such as hypertension, heart disease, stomach medicine or diabetes, be sure to bring enough drugs and doctors' prescriptions just in case. Overseas pharmacies generally need a doctor's prescription to buy drugs, and medical expenses are expensive.

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Preparing clothes depends on the change of seasons. It is recommended to wear light sports shoes and casual clothes. Vietnam has a subtropical climate with high temperature all year round, heavy rainfall in summer, hot weather in winter and warm and dry climate. Please wear sleeveless clothes when visiting Ho Chi Minh Mausoleum. You can't wear shorts and short skirts in the lower body, and the length must be above the knee.

Custom taboo

Like most Southeast Asian countries, Vietnam attaches great importance to dress and personal hygiene. Please dress carefully and keep proper beach clothes on the beach. ? Walking in the city wearing only vests and swimming shorts, especially women, will be considered rude and despised. Naked swimming on Vietnamese beaches is also unacceptable; Vietnamese are a very sensitive ethnic group. Holding hands, touching and friendly patting are common ways to show politeness and friendliness. Men usually shake hands, but women don't.

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The official language of Vietnam is Vietnamese, Cantonese is widely used in Chinatown in the north and south of Vietnam, English is very popular in Vietnam, and some elderly people speak French quite well. The hotel waiter can speak a little Chinese.

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China GSM mobile phone can be used when roaming internationally in Vietnam, or you can buy a local GSM card in Vietnam. The local GMS card can answer any phone call in Vietnam for free. Call Vietnam's domestic mobile phone or landline every six seconds 1. 1 minute. Direct call back to 8 yuan RMB per minute in China, and each short message is 1. 1 RMB, but the recharge fee can be as low as 20%. It's about RMB per minute to make a local call to 4 yuan, and it's slightly cheaper to call 17 1 or 178. The postage in Vietnam is relatively cheap. As long as 1 1400 vnd, postcards can be sent back to any place in China.

Viet Nam

Geography:

Located in the eastern part of Indian zhina Peninsula, it borders China in the north, Laos and Cambodia in the west and the South China Sea in the east and south. The coastline is more than 3260 kilometers long. Vietnam is about 33 1.688 square kilometers. The terrain includes hills and dense forests, with the flat area not exceeding 20%, mountains accounting for 40%, hills accounting for 40% and forests accounting for 75%. The northern region consists of plateau and red river delta. The eastern part is divided into coastal lowlands, long mountains and highlands, and Mekong River Delta.

Time zone:

7 hours earlier than GMT; Later than Beijing time 1 hour

Currency:

Vietnamese Dong(VND)