Vietnam: Musicians in a traditional Vietnamese orchestra at Van Mieu (the Temple of Literature), Hanoi. Vietnam has a long tradition of music and theatre that combines indigenous and foreign influences. The earliest known instruments are the frog drums of the Dong Son Period from around 250BC. This was followed by a millennium of immersion in Chinese cultural traditions which remains very apparent. In 981, after the reassertion of national independence, King Le Dai Hanh invaded neighbouring Champa and carried the royal court dancers and musicians back to his capital.

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