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Turtle Tower (Tháp Rùa) on Hoàn Kiếm Lake, the natural habitat of the turtle in central Hanoi. Most authorities classify leloii as a junior synonym of the Yangtze giant softshell turtle, based a study by Farkas et al. [3] However, some Vietnamese biologists, such as Hà Đình Đức, who first described leloii, and Le Tran Binh, insist that the two turtles are not the same species.
Thanh Giang sứ giả statue at An Dương Vương Temple A depiction of the legend of the Kim Qui and the Restored Sword (Hoan Kiem), on mural ceramics in Hoan Kiem temple Kim Quy ( Chữ Hán : 金龜) (“Gold Turtle”, also spelled Kim Qui ) or Thanh Giang sứ giả ( Chữ Hán : 清江使者) is a mythical golden turtle god appearing ...
Media related to Hoan Kiem Lake at Wikimedia Commons Photos of Hoan Kiem Lake; Hoan Kiem Lake with Giant Turtle; Lake of the Restored Sword; Restored Sword lake featured in Vietnam Tours "Giant turtle sightings set Vietnam capital abuzz" - CNN, April 13, 1998 "10 Quán Ăn Ngon Ở Khu Vực Quận Hoàn Kiếm" - CNN, April 12, 2023
Turtle Tower The tower is located on an island in the middle of Hoan Kiem Lake. Turtle Tower (Vietnamese: Tháp Rùa / 塔𪛇), also called Tortoise Tower, is a small tower in the middle of Hoan Kiem Lake (Sword Lake) in central Hanoi, Vietnam. It is one of the most iconic, symbolic and most recognizable pieces of architecture representing ...
The legend of Son Tinh and Thuy Tinh (Mountain God and Water God) [12] The betrayal of An Dương Vương [13] Hoan Kiem Lake – Le Loi and the Magical Sword [citation needed] Ông Táo – the Kitchen Gods [14] The origins of bánh chưng-the story of Lang Lieu [15] Four Elements – the Turtle, the Dragon, the Unicorn and the Phoenix [16]
Hà Đình Đức is a Vietnamese biologist. He was born on March 23, 1940, in the Thọ Xuân District of Thanh Hóa Province, Vietnam.He is known for describing the Hoan Kiem turtle, which he classified under name Rafetus leloii.
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Rafetus euphraticus (Daudin, 1801) – Euphrates softshell turtle Rafetus swinhoei ( Gray , 1873) – Yangtze giant softshell turtle A possible third species, Rafetus leloii Hà, 2000 ( synonym R. vietnamensis Le et al. , 2010 ), known commonly as the Hoan Kiem turtle , has been proposed as a species.