Trieu meaning

Vietnamese resistance fighter who, at 19, led an insurrection against Chinese invaders and now serves as an inspiration for national defiance against foreign domination. Pronunciation: Bah Tcheel. Since its birth, Vietnam has been a country in struggle, constantly facing natural calamities and foreign invaders. Ten centuries under the domination of neighboring China, and one hundred years of French colonialism, have forged the will of the Vietnamese to live independently and to preserve their national identity.

Trung sisters

The first significant insurrections against foreign rule were led by women: first the Trung sisters and later by Trieu Thi Trinh, more popularly known as Ba Trieu. Western scholars and historians call Ba Trieu the Vietnamese Joan of Arc , a woman of strength, courage, and conviction. She is a national hero in Vietnam and a role model for generations of Vietnamese women.

Vietnam traces its origins to a legendary kingdom reigned by mythical monarchs.

Lady triệu gin

According to legend, the lord Lac Long Quan married the princess Au Co, and she gave birth to a hundred sons. Lac Long Quan announced one day that he was a dragon and she a fairy, which meant, he reasoned, that they could not remain together. Au Co took 50 of the sons to the mountains; the other 50 followed their father to the sea.

The bravest of Lac Long Quan's sons became the founder of the Hung Dynasty, which gave the country 18 successive rulers. According to Vietnamese ancient history, the first state was called Van Lang, a federation of 15 tribes in the northern part of current-day Vietnam. A model for later fortresses, his fortified citadel had three spiraling walls, the outer one measuring 9, yards.

An Duong Vuong's forces were armed with crossed bows, which released ten bronze-tipped arrows at a time.