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Photos: How class hierarchies dictated dress codes in traditional Vietnamese society
Scholars were at the top of the ladder, followed by farmers, craftsmen and finally, merchants
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Photos: The tragic tale of Vietnamese heroine Kieu, from the epic poem ‘Kim Van Kieu’
The eponymous heroine is the most acclaimed lady in Vietnamese literature.
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Illustrations: Vietnam’s bustling traditional markets in the early 1900s
These roadside stalls were a place for commerce as well as socialisation.
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