Basics
1, language
Vietnamese is the official language of Vietnam. Vietnamese people in the Sino-Vietnam border area can also speak Chinese, and they can communicate in English when traveling.
2 , Time difference
Vietnam time is one hour later than Beijing time. For example, Beijing time is 20:00, and Vietnam time is 21:00.
3, Currency
The currency of Vietnam is Vietnamese Dong , 1 RMB = 3292.4739 Vietnamese Dong (the exchange rate has been constantly adjusting). In the Sino-Vietnam border area, the RMB is generally used as a currency in circulation, while other regions can only use the US dollar or Vietnamese dong, and the RMB is basically unable to be circulated.
4. Best travel time
Most of Vietnam's territory has a tropical monsoon climate, with an average annual temperature of 23-27℃. Vietnam has a clear dry and rainy season. From November to April of the following year, the dry season is the weather, and the climate is dry and foggy. The dry season can also be divided into hot season and cool season. It is roughly the cool season from November to February of the following year, and the hot season from March to April. The cool season in Vietnam (November to February of the following year) is sunny in the city, with clear skies, beautiful mountains and rivers in the mountains and fields, and beautiful flowers. It is the most beautiful season in Vietnam and the most suitable time to travel to Vietnam.
5. Price level
beer: 16,000 Vietnamese dong/bottle (about RMB 5)
Coffee: 38,700 Vietnamese dong/cup (about RMB 12RMB)
Hamburger: 70,000 Vietnamese dong/piece (about RMB 21RMB)
T-shirt: 500,000 Vietnamese dong/piece (about RMB 152RMB)
6, voltage
Vietnam voltage is between 110V and 220V, but most hotels have a voltage of 220V, which is roughly the same as the domestic voltage in China, and there is no need to change the voltage.
7, visa
Vietnam visa points to a single round trip within one month, two round trip within one month, and multiple round trip within half a year. You need to bring an original passport with a validity period of more than 6 months (at least two blank pages) and 2 inches of color photos.
8, aviation
Vietnam Hanoi and Ho Chi Minh City international airports are the main external transportation hubs and have been navigated with 20 countries and regions in the world. Beijing, Shanghai, Guangzhou and Kunming in China have direct flights to Hanoi and Ho Chi Minh City every day.
9, Security
Vietnam's overall political situation is stable and its public security is good, but there are also some theft. There are even cases where some motorcycle bags are grabbing, and most of the targets of the offender are single women.
Food
1, Vietnamese Pho
Vietnamese Pho is a famous commoner's dish in Vietnam. Beef Pho can also be selected as raw and cooked. The raw beef is ground meat-like, and it is half-cooked after stirring with hot soup, which is quite delicious. You can eat it in the morning, noon and evening. A bowl of pho is about 12,000 VND.
2, Vietnamese spring rolls
Vietnamese spring rolls are extremely thin dry skin made of rice noodles, rolled in turn with vegetables, chicken, shrimp , fungus, winter powder, nine-layer tower and coriander. The rolling method is like a Chinese spring roll, and it is accompanied by Vietnamese sweet spicy sauce and a little lemon juice as a dip. There are many street stalls for sale in the streets and alleys, and a spring roll costs about 2,000 VND.
3, Vietnamese crab
Vietnamese chef uses a strong local hot sauce to burn the broken crab, which will not destroy the crab's umami flavor at all. A dish of seasoning is made with pepper, minced ginger, bay leaves and lemon juice.
4, drip coffee
drip coffee Use a special coffee cup to press a thick layer of coffee powder tightly, pour it into hot water, and wait for the coffee to fall into the cup one by one.
5, sugarcane shrimp
sugarcane shrimp is to mash the shrimp into a paste, mix sweet potato flour, wrap it on peeled sugarcane, and fry it into a golden color. When eating, wrap the peeled shrimp meat, perilla, lettuce, nine-layer tower, leek, shredded carrots, peanut powder and soy sauce, and the taste is sweet and spicy.
6, Fried Elephant Fish
Fried Elephant Fish is a famous dish worth recommending. A fish with a slightly larger palm is completely fried. The fish tastes numb, crispy and delicious. A fish is about 70,000 gulf.
Shopping article
1, Coconut sugar
Vietnamese coconut soup is fragrant and delicious. It uses fresh coconut and glucose as raw materials, and is made of traditional refined and tastes pure.
2, coffee
Vietnam is the largest coffee producing area in Southeast Asia. If you like instant coffee or as a souvenir, you can choose to buy G7 coffee.
3, dried fruits and vegetables
dried fruits and vegetables are selected by Vietnam. The local high-quality fruits and vegetables are processed into dry foods. No chemical raw materials are added in the middle, and the natural fragrance of the original fruit is completely retained.
4, Vietnamese yogurt
Vietnamese yogurt is cheap and has many flavors, so it is worth a try!
5, precious wood carvings
Vietnam produces precious wood, and wooden vases and wooden jewelry boxes are very beautiful. In addition, chopsticks made of Vietnamese hardwood are also worth buying.
taboo
4. Southern Khmer people should not use their left hand to greet, eat, give and receive items;
5. Vietnamese people are taboo to take photos of three people, and they cannot use a match or lighter to light cigarettes for three people in a row, which is considered unlucky;
6. Temples are recognized as sacred places. People who enter the temple must dress gracefully and neatly, and must not wear shorts, mini skirts, bare chests, sleeveless tops or other inappropriate clothes. When walking on the street, be careful to avoid the sacrificial supplies arranged in the street and never trample on it.
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