Читать книгу Vietnam, Our Beloved Land - Cao Dam Nguyen - Страница 9

Foreword

From the remote North with four seasons to the deep South with two dry and wet ones compensating harmoniously one another, our country—Vietnam—stretches its well-rounded S shape along the Pacific Ocean.

Despite thousands of miles from the northern frontier to the far-reaching South, the Vietnamese still understand one another through a single mother tongue. So, through countless vicissitudes, their four-thousand-year cultural heritage is still preserved and perpetuating.

Either in the areas planted with bamboo, areca, and coconut trees, in the immense dense woodlands and the golden rice fields, on the sparkling sand under the summer sun, or by the silver cascades, we always find ourselves in our fatherland. As long as we live on that soil, on the fertile delta, or in the swamp, we still feel a deep attachment to our ancestors’ heritage.

Our land has thousands of scenic aspects. In exploring them, the photographer may hesitate to direct his blue-coated lens at sights which seem to be very common; yet the photographs deeply move us since they are the very images of Vietnam.

This book has been conceived with that love. Thrilling beauties are innumerable and ever present, but individual efforts very limited. Aware of that shortcoming, we strive to offer our insignificant contribution to the great cultural heritage. Therefore, this album only reflects our love for Vietnam; it cannot be considered as an art work. This is our modest hope.