Why didn't Vietnam get sinicised after a thousand years of ruling by the Chinese, whi...?

Answer: First of all, thank you very much to Gordon Chao for sending me this q.​.​.​ Long's Digest Top Stories For You Why didn't Vietnam get sinicised after a thousand years of ruling by the Chinese, while Manchuria get Sinicised in 400 years? Andrew Dang, HSE Officer (2012-present) Written Apr 5, 2020 First of all, thank you very much to Gordon Chao for sending me this question! I would say that after a thousand years of ruling by the Chinese dynasties, Vietnamese people... Read More » Is Cantonese the second most spoken variety of Chinese after Mandarin? Gab Chan, native Chinese speaker Updated Jul 23, 2018 Definitely not. I am sure Cantonese isn't that big in China (everything is bigger in China), so I consulted Wiki for a quick look. According to English Wikipedia citing a 2004 study: ... Read More » What do you think of the Golden Globes 2021? Alex Robinson, I watch a lot of films Written Mar 1 "The Hollywood Foreign Press Association is very racist." -Ricky Gervais Denzel Washington's Producer once said, "You are gonna hold the magazines, take the pictures, and you... Read More » Why is the Chinese dining table round while the Western dining table is square? Honghao Bi Updated Jan 31 In the Han dynasty, the Chinese ate like this: Notice the small square table in front of the guests. Each guest has a table. The dishes were spread on each table. Ancient Chi... Read More » Why did big empires like the Roman Empire fall apart, while Russia didn't, even though it is also very big? Stephen Tempest, qualified amateur historian Written Jul 30, 2020 This is Warsaw, the capital of Poland: This is Helsinki, the capital of Finland: This is Riga, the capital of Latvia: This is Kyiv, the capital of Ukraine: ... Read More » Do professors tend to accrue above average levels of wealth during their careers? Joshua Gross, Has conducted research on matching talent to jobs Written Dec 9 I'll offer a slightly different take than Kip Wheeler. First, let's exclude adjunct faculty, who comprise about 75% of US faculty. They will not accrue above-average wealth ... Read More » Did the ancient Chinese wives of kings get jealous of the king's concubines? Ryu Sokan, lives in Kyoto, Japan Written Jan 11, 2020 In the Northern Zhou Dynasty, a 14-year-old girl named DuGu QieLuo married her husband, a 17-year-old boy, Yang Jian. When married, her husband vowed that he would never ha... Read More » Why do Cantonese and Hokkien claim to be imperial language of Tang dynasty when they do not have any evidence for it? Do they have inferiority complex? Miku Chan, lives in New York City Updated Jan 6 [A2A] Meh. OK, I love Hokkien (Minnan, Taigi, take your pick). Enough to study different versions of it (Xiamen, Quanzhou), learn the literary pronunciation, how to write i... Read More » Was Alexander the Great a good lone fighter? Benjamin Blatt, studied Ancient History Updated Aug 6, 2020 Yes, he was. Alexander led from the front, and often suffered for it. He killed several enemy commanders in combat. His body had a ridiculous number of scars. When a city ha... Read More » Which country is the least worth visiting? Noel Bastola, World Traveler, Climber, You Tuber & Investor at Nepal Stock Exchange Updated Jan 17 Many tourists or travelers don't visit these countries for many reasons and they called the least visited countries in the world. Some countries are least visited because t... Read More » Read More in Your Feed Never miss a story. Designed for readers on the go. This email was sent by Quora (605 Castro Street, Mountain View, CA 94041). If you don't want to receive this type of email in the future, please unsubscribe.http://www.quora.com/