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Hòn non bộ (chữ Nôm: 𡉕𡽫部) is the Vietnamese art of making miniature landscapes, imitating the scenery of the islands, mountains and surrounding environment as found in nature. It is a particular local development of the Chinese art of penzai , as was bonsai in Japan .
Hòn non bộ focuses on depicting landscapes of islands and mountains, usually in contact with water and decorated with live trees and other plants. Like water and land penjing, hòn non bộ specimens can feature miniature figures, vehicles, and structures. Distinctions among these traditional forms have been blurred by some practitioners ...
The process of karst formation is divided into five stages, the second of which is the formation of the distinctive do line karst. This is followed by the development of fengcong karst, which can be seen in the groups of hills on Bo Hon and Dau Be Inland. These cones with sloping sides average 100m in height with the tallest exceeding 200m.
Similar practices exist in other cultures, including the Chinese tradition of penjing from which the art originated, and the miniature living landscapes of Vietnamese hòn non bộ. The term "bonsai" itself is a Japanese pronunciation of the earlier Chinese term penzai.
For smothering a grenade blast with his body. The first African American Medal of Honor recipient of the Vietnam War. Kenneth L. Olson † Army: Specialist Four: Long An May 13, 1968: For smothering a grenade blast with his body Robert E. O'Malley: Marine Corps: Corporal: near An Cu'ong 2, South Vietnam August 18, 1965
Name Image Year built Location & coordinates Class of Light [3] Focal height [3] NGA number [3] Admiralty number [3] Range nml [3]; Biển Sơn Lighthouse: Image: 1962: Nghi Sơn Thanh Hóa province
Quy Nhon (Vietnamese: Quy Nhơn Vietnamese: [kwi ɲəːŋ] ⓘ) is a coastal city in Bình Định province in central Vietnam.It is composed of 16 wards and five communes with a total of 286 km 2 (110 sq mi).
Cement began to be widely used. The outstanding works of Western architecture in Vietnam are the Hanoi Opera House, Notre Dame Cathedral. There are also some outstanding works of Vietnamese-French architecture such as Khải Định Tomb, Palace of An Định, Cửa Bắc Church, and the Vietnam National Museum of History.