Read the passage, and choose the correct answer A, B, C or D for each question.

Recently, we made a trip to visit Dong Ho village with a desire to meet the old artisan – Nguyen Huu Sam. Just when we arrived villagers at the dyke in the village and talked with the villagers about the artisan, they immediately told us about him.

The old house owned by the artisan is situated in a long alley of the village. On the walls of the house there are many folk paintings in different genres, from daily life paintings to landscape paintings shown in a set of “four seasons”.

Mr. Sam told us about his past. When he was three years old, he was instructed in the craft of making Dong Ho paintings by his father. At five, he could help his father apply the Dong Ho paintings, and learn how to print the paper with proper colours. At seven, he was able to draw with a pen and make the most difficult samples. Years went by and the soul of Dong Ho folk paintings has kept seashell powder paint to the poonah-paper.

In the 1940s, this craft flourished. At that time, he was assigned by his parents to take the paintings to the market for sale. Mr. Sam said that 17 families in the village have been engaged in making Dong Ho paintings.

Artisan Sam has always been devoted to the making of Dong Ho paintings and has waited for opportunities to restore this traditional craft. In 1967, when the local authorities assigned him to restore the traditional genre of Dong Ho folk paintings, he gathered 50 villagers with professional skills and collected hundreds of woodblocks to establish the Dong Ho Painting Cooperative. Thanks to his efforts, such famous painting as "Rat's wedding", “Rooster”, “Scene of jealousy” and “Writing verses about precious flowers" have been revived. Dong Ho paintings have been available in many parts of the world such as Japan, France, Germany, Singapore and the United States.

The themes of Dong Ho paintings are about ………..

A. landscapes

B. weddings

C. various aspects of life

D. animals and flowers

2. Read the passage and aswer the questions
Dong Ho villga is a famous painting-making village of VN. Located in Dong Ho, Bac Ninh Procinve, this traditional painting village has a good reputation of Vietnamese painting. In the past, the village drew meaningful pictures to meet the need of the customers during the Lunar New Year festival. Nowadays, Dong Ho's paintings are also drawn every day to serve tge tourists requirements
      *Questions:
1. Where is Dong Ho paintung village?
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2. What us Dong Ho village well-known for?
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3. Why did the village draw meaningful pictures during the Lunar New Year gétival?
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​Recently, we made a trip to visit Dong Ho village with a desire to meet the old artisan – Nguyen Huu Sam. Just when we arrived villagers at the dyke in the village and talked with the villagers about the artisan, they immediately told us about him.

Mr. Sam told us about his past. When he was three years old, he was instructed in the craft of making Dong Ho paintings by his father. At five, he could help his father apply the Dong Ho paintings, and learn how to print the paper with proper colours. At seven, he was able to draw with a pen and make the most difficult samples. Years went by and the soul of Dong Ho folk paintings has kept seashell powder paint to the poonah-paper.

​In the 1940s, this craft flourished. At that time, he was assigned by his parents to take the paintings to the market for sale. Mr. Sam said that 17 families in the village have been engaged in making Dong Ho paintings.

​Artisan Sam has always been devoted to the making of Dong Ho paintings and has waited for opportunities to restore this traditional craft. In 1967, when the local authorities assigned him to restore the traditional genre of Dong Ho folk paintings, he gathered 50 villagers with professional skills and collected hundreds of woodblocks to establish the Dong Ho Painting Cooperative. Thanks to his efforts, such famous painting as "Rat's wedding", “Rooster”, “Scene of jealousy” and “Writing verses about precious flowers" have been revived. Dong Ho paintings have been available in many parts of the world such as Japan, France, Germany, Singapore and the United States.

36.​The themes of Dong Ho paintings are about ​​.

​A. landscapes​B. weddings​C. various aspects of life​D.animals and flowers

37.​In order to make Dong Ho paintings, we need seashell powder paint, the poonah-paper and ​​.

​A. proper colours​B. water​C. markets​D. woodblocks

38.​From paragraph 3, we can infer that when Mr. Sam was very young, he mostly helped his parents by ​​

​A.applying the woodblocks with proper paints and pressing them on sheets of paper​

​B.applying seashell powder to make various paints for painting making​

​C.drawing with a pen and using proper paints to make many copies of paintings​

​D.collecting and taking the paintings to the market for sale

39.​All of the following can be inferred about the artisan - Mr. Sam – EXCEPT that ​​.

​A.he is popular in the village​

​B.he could paint when he was three

​C.he keeps a collection of Dong Ho paintings in his house​

​D.the local authorities tried to revive the traditional genre

40.​In the writer's opinions, the future of Dong Ho paintings is ​​. ​

​A.international​B.concerning​C.optimistic​​D.negative

Mark the letter A, B, C or D on your answer sheet to indicate the meaningful sentence from the cues given.

Phong/ walk/ fast/ it/ really/ hard/ keep up with/ him.

Phong walks fast, and it’s really hard to keep up with him.

Phong walks fast, so it was really hard for keeping up with him.

Phong walks fast, so it was really hard to keep up with him.

Phong walks fast, and it’s really hard for keep up with him.

Mark the letter A, B, C or D on your answer sheet to indicate the correct answer to each of the following questions:

Vietnamese traditional is done with a simple hammer and chisel.

sculptor

sculpture pieces

sculpture

sculptured feature

Read the following passage and mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the correct answer to each of the questions.

Recently, we made a trip to visit Dong Ho village with a desire to meet the old artisan - Nguyen Huu Sam. Just when we arrived at the dyke in the village and talked with the villagers about the artisan, they intimately told us about him. The old house owned by the artisan is situated in a long alley of the village. On the walls of the house there are many folk paintings in different genres, from daily life paintings to landscape paintings shown in a set of “four seasons” and four times.

Mr. Sam told us about his past. When he was three years old, he was instructed in the craft of making Dong Ho paintings by his father. At five, he could help his father apply the Dong Ho paintings, and learn how to print the paper with proper colours.At seven, he was able to draw with a pen and make the most difficult samples. Years went by and the soul of Dong Ho folk paintings has kept seashell powder paint to the poonah-paper.

In the 1940s, this craft flourished. At that time, he was assigned by his parents to take the paintings to the market for sale. Mr. Sam said that 17 families in the village had been engaged in making Dong Ho paintings.

Artisan Sam has always been devoted to the making of Dong Ho paintings and has waited for opportunities to restore this traditional craft. In 1967, when the local authorities assigned him to restore the traditional genre of Dong Ho folk paintings, he gathered 50 villagers with professional skills and collected hundreds of woodblocks to establish the Dong Ho Painting Cooperative. Thanks to his efforts, such famous paintings as "Rat’s wedding”, “Rooster”, “Scene of jealousy” and “Writing verses about precious flowers” have been revived. Dong Ho paintings have been available in many parts of the world such as Japan, France, Germany, Singapore and the United States.

In order to make Dong Ho paintings, we need seashell powder paint, the poonah-paper and ________.

water

woodblocks

markets

proper colours

Mark the letter A, B, C or D on your answer sheet to indicate the word that differs from the other three in the position of primary stress in each of the following questions .

manage

pressure

guidance

convince

Mark letter A, B, C or D on your answer sheet to indicate the sentence that is closest in meaning to the original sentence in each of the following questions.

I was very tired after a long trip to Hue. I still went to visit Tay Ho conical hat making village right away.

I was very tired after a long trip to Hue despite I went to visit Tay Ho conical hat making village right away.

Despite I was very tired after a long trip to Hue, I went to visit Tay Ho conical hat making village right away.

I was very tired after a long trip to Hue although I went to visit Tay Ho conical hat making village right away.

Although I was very tired after a long trip to Hue, I went to visit Tay Ho conical hat making village right away.

Mark the letter A, B, C or D on your answer sheet to indicate the word that differs from the other three in the position of primary stress in each of the following questions.

environment

adolescence

communicate

historical

Mark the letter A, B, C or D on your answer sheet to indicate the correct answer to each of the following questions:

She presented me with a new blanket on which she ________ some beautiful flowers.

embroidered

carved

knitted

moulded

Mark the letter A, B, C or D on your answer sheet to indicate the correct answer to each of the following questions:

She’s just received a large order from Japan, but she is afraid of not finishing her order on time _____________ her workshop lacks good artisans.

although

in order to

so that

because

Mark the letter A, B, C or D on your answer sheet to indicate the correct answer to each of the following questions:

I’m decorating a picture with a pattern of stiches, using coloured threads.

clothed

clothing

cloth

clothes

Read the following passage and mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the correct word or phrase that best fits blank (25).

We went to Doi Tam, a village famous (25)______ its drum making techniques, in Ha Nam Province last month. The craft was first introduced to the village sometime in the 8th or 9th century. Today there are more than six hundred drum makers living in Doi Tam village.
#x200eI was amazed to see big drums in front of every house in the village. People say that it (26)______ four workers three days to make a drum with a diameter of 1.5 metres. To make a drum, the craftsmen have to follow an eight-stage process. Stretching the drumhead is the most challenging stage (27)_______ they have to carefully assess the sound it makes. The other steps do not require such high skills.
#x200eNowadays, Doi Tam drums are not only famous in Viet Nam but are also (28)_______ to other countries such as Laos, Cambodia, Japan, and the USA.

of

with

about

for

Read the following passage and mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the correct answer to each of the questions.

Recently, we made a trip to visit Dong Ho village with a desire to meet the old artisan - Nguyen Huu Sam. Just when we arrived at the dyke in the village and talked with the villagers about the artisan, they intimately told us about him. The old house owned by the artisan is situated in a long alley of the village. On the walls of the house there are many folk paintings in different genres, from daily life paintings to landscape paintings shown in a set of “four seasons” and four times.

Mr. Sam told us about his past. When he was three years old, he was instructed in the craft of making Dong Ho paintings by his father. At five, he could help his father apply the Dong Ho paintings, and learn how to print the paper with proper colours.At seven, he was able to draw with a pen and make the most difficult samples. Years went by and the soul of Dong Ho folk paintings has kept seashell powder paint to the poonah-paper.

In the 1940s, this craft flourished. At that time, he was assigned by his parents to take the paintings to the market for sale. Mr. Sam said that 17 families in the village had been engaged in making Dong Ho paintings.

Artisan Sam has always been devoted to the making of Dong Ho paintings and has waited for opportunities to restore this traditional craft. In 1967, when the local authorities assigned him to restore the traditional genre of Dong Ho folk paintings, he gathered 50 villagers with professional skills and collected hundreds of woodblocks to establish the Dong Ho Painting Cooperative. Thanks to his efforts, such famous paintings as "Rat’s wedding”, “Rooster”, “Scene of jealousy” and “Writing verses about precious flowers” have been revived. Dong Ho paintings have been available in many parts of the world such as Japan, France, Germany, Singapore and the United States.

What did Mr. Sam do to restore Dong Ho traditional craft?

He took the paintings to the market for sale.

He collected famous paintings as "Rat’s wedding”, “Rooster”, “Scene of jealousy” and “Writing verses about precious flowers”.

He kept a collection of Dong Ho paintings.

He gathered skillful villagers and established the Dong Ho Painting Cooperative.

Read the following passage and mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the correct word or phrase that best fits blank (26).

We went to Doi Tam, a village famous (25)______ its drum making techniques, in Ha Nam Province last month. The craft was first introduced to the village sometime in the 8th or 9th century. Today there are more than six hundred drum makers living in Doi Tam village.
#x200eI was amazed to see big drums in front of every house in the village. People say that it (26)______ four workers three days to make a drum with a diameter of 1.5 metres. To make a drum, the craftsmen have to follow an eight-stage process. Stretching the drumhead is the most challenging stage (27)_______ they have to carefully assess the sound it makes. The other steps do not require such high skills.
#x200eNowadays, Doi Tam drums are not only famous in Viet Nam but are also (28)_______ to other countries such as Laos, Cambodia, Japan, and the USA.

took

has taken

take

takes

Mark the letter A, B, C or D on your answer sheet to indicate the word whose underlined part differs from the other three in pronunciation in each of the following questions.

preserved

embroidered

wandered

embarrassed

Mark the letter A, B, C or D on your answer sheet to indicate the meaningful sentence from the cues given.

In/ past/ most/ girls/ like/ knit/ sweaters/ themselves.

In the past most girls like to knit sweaters for themselves.

In the past most girls liked knitting sweaters for themselves.

In the past most girls liked to knitting sweaters for themselves.

In the past most girls like knitting sweaters for themselves.

Mark the letter A, B, C or D on your answer sheet to indicate the word whose underlined part differs from the other three in pronunciation in each of the following questions.

tense

stressed

concentrate

self-aware

Mark the letter A, B, C or D on your answer sheet to indicate the correct answer to each of the following questions:

She is very good at knitting. She __________ herself this sweater. It looks very nice.

knits

knitted

is knitting

knit

Mark letter A, B, C or D on your answer sheet to indicate the sentence that is closest in meaning to the original sentence in each of the following questions.

The children are eager to visit Hue next week.

The children are looking up to visiting Hue next week.

The children are looking forward to visit Hue next week.

The children are looking up to visit Hue next week.

The children are looking forward to visiting Hue next week.

Mark the letter A, B, C or D on your answer sheet to indicate the meaningful sentence from the cues given.

These/ baskets/ make/ thin/ bamboo/ strips.

These baskets were made in thin bamboo strips.

These baskets are made with thin bamboo strips.

These baskets are made of thin bamboo strips.

These baskets were made by thin bamboo strips.

Mark the letter A, B, C or D on your answer sheet to indicate the most suitable response to complete each of the following exchanges.

. A: I’d like to try this conical hat, please. B: _____________

It’s not very expensive.

It takes time to make it.

This can be a souvenir.

Sure. Put it on.

Mark the letter A, B, C or D on your answer sheet to indicate the word whose underlined part differs from the other three in pronunciation in each of the following questions.

decision

helpline

advice

delighted

Mark the letter A, B, C or D on your answer sheet to indicate the word that differs from the other three in the position of primary stress in each of the following questions .

friendship

encourage

medicine

graduate

Mark the letter A, B, C or D on your answer sheet to indicate the most suitable response to complete each of the following exchanges.

. A: What a beautiful painting! – B: ______________

I bought it in a souvenir shop.

You’re welcome.

I’m glad to tell you so.

I don’t mind if you say that.

Mark the letter A, B, C or D on your answer sheet to indicate the correct answer to each of the following questions:

Since changing the way of production, many craftsmen have voluntarily joined together to for ___________ .

cooperatives

cooperative

cooperates

cooperation

Mark letter A, B, C or D on your answer sheet to indicate the sentence that is closest in meaning to the original sentence in each of the following questions.

When she was a student, she did not have a good relationship with her classmates.

When she was a student, she got on well her classmates.

When she was a student, she got on with her classmates.

When she was a student, she didn’t get on well her classmates.

When she was a student, she didn’t get on well with her classmates.

Mark the letter A, B, C or D on your answer sheet to indicate the meaningful sentence from the cues given.

Last weekend/ I/ go/ Van Phuc village/ buy/ nice/ silk scarf/ mother.

Last week I went to Van Phuc village to buy nice silk scarf for my mother.

Last week I went to Van Phuc village to buy nice silk scarf to my mother.

Last week I went to Van Phuc village and buy a nice silk scarf to my mother.

Last week I went to Van Phuc village and bought a nice silk scarf for my mother.

Mark the letter A, B, C or D on your answer sheet to indicate the word that differs from the other three in the position of primary stress in each of the following questions .

cognitive

frustrated

fabulous

confident

Mark the letter A, B, C or D on your answer sheet to indicate the word whose underlined part differs from the other three in pronunciation in each of the following questions .

luxury

cultural

pollution

drumhead

Read the following passage and mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the correct word or phrase that best fits blank (27).

We went to Doi Tam, a village famous (25)______ its drum making techniques, in Ha Nam Province last month. The craft was first introduced to the village sometime in the 8th or 9th century. Today there are more than six hundred drum makers living in Doi Tam village.
#x200eI was amazed to see big drums in front of every house in the village. People say that it (26)______ four workers three days to make a drum with a diameter of 1.5 metres. To make a drum, the craftsmen have to follow an eight-stage process. Stretching the drumhead is the most challenging stage (27)_______ they have to carefully assess the sound it makes. The other steps do not require such high skills.
#x200eNowadays, Doi Tam drums are not only famous in Viet Nam but are also (28)_______ to other countries such as Laos, Cambodia, Japan, and the USA.

although

so

since

but

Read the following passage and mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the correct answer to each of the questions.

Recently, we made a trip to visit Dong Ho village with a desire to meet the old artisan - Nguyen Huu Sam. Just when we arrived at the dyke in the village and talked with the villagers about the artisan, they intimately told us about him. The old house owned by the artisan is situated in a long alley of the village. On the walls of the house there are many folk paintings in different genres, from daily life paintings to landscape paintings shown in a set of “four seasons” and four times.

Mr. Sam told us about his past. When he was three years old, he was instructed in the craft of making Dong Ho paintings by his father. At five, he could help his father apply the Dong Ho paintings, and learn how to print the paper with proper colours.At seven, he was able to draw with a pen and make the most difficult samples. Years went by and the soul of Dong Ho folk paintings has kept seashell powder paint to the poonah-paper.

In the 1940s, this craft flourished. At that time, he was assigned by his parents to take the paintings to the market for sale. Mr. Sam said that 17 families in the village had been engaged in making Dong Ho paintings.

Artisan Sam has always been devoted to the making of Dong Ho paintings and has waited for opportunities to restore this traditional craft. In 1967, when the local authorities assigned him to restore the traditional genre of Dong Ho folk paintings, he gathered 50 villagers with professional skills and collected hundreds of woodblocks to establish the Dong Ho Painting Cooperative. Thanks to his efforts, such famous paintings as "Rat’s wedding”, “Rooster”, “Scene of jealousy” and “Writing verses about precious flowers” have been revived. Dong Ho paintings have been available in many parts of the world such as Japan, France, Germany, Singapore and the United States.

When Mr. Sam was very young, he mostly helped his parents by ________.

applying the woodblocks with proper paints and pressing them on sheets of paper

drawing with a pen and using proper paints to make many copies of paintings

applying seashell powder to make various paints for painting making

collecting and taking the paintings to the market for sale

Mark letter A, B, C or D on your answer sheet to indicate the sentence that is closest in meaning to the original sentence in each of the following questions.

The artisan moulded the copper to make a bronze drum.

The artisan moulded the copper because they want make a bronze drum.

The artisan moulded the copper so that they could make a bronze drum.

The artisan moulded the copper so that they can make a bronze drum.

The artisan moulded the copper because of they wanted make a bronze drum.

Mark the letter A, B, C or D on your answer sheet to indicate the correct answer to each of the following questions:

Do you know who’s _____________ his pottery workshop?

passing down

bringing out

taking over

turning down

Mark the letter A, B, C or D on your answer sheet to indicate the correct answer to each of the following questions:

All the main parts of this machine are ___________ of steel.

made

given

done

woven

Read the following passage and mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the correct answer to each of the questions.

Recently, we made a trip to visit Dong Ho village with a desire to meet the old artisan - Nguyen Huu Sam. Just when we arrived at the dyke in the village and talked with the villagers about the artisan, they intimately told us about him. The old house owned by the artisan is situated in a long alley of the village. On the walls of the house there are many folk paintings in different genres, from daily life paintings to landscape paintings shown in a set of “four seasons” and four times.

Mr. Sam told us about his past. When he was three years old, he was instructed in the craft of making Dong Ho paintings by his father. At five, he could help his father apply the Dong Ho paintings, and learn how to print the paper with proper colours.At seven, he was able to draw with a pen and make the most difficult samples. Years went by and the soul of Dong Ho folk paintings has kept seashell powder paint to the poonah-paper.

In the 1940s, this craft flourished. At that time, he was assigned by his parents to take the paintings to the market for sale. Mr. Sam said that 17 families in the village had been engaged in making Dong Ho paintings.

Artisan Sam has always been devoted to the making of Dong Ho paintings and has waited for opportunities to restore this traditional craft. In 1967, when the local authorities assigned him to restore the traditional genre of Dong Ho folk paintings, he gathered 50 villagers with professional skills and collected hundreds of woodblocks to establish the Dong Ho Painting Cooperative. Thanks to his efforts, such famous paintings as "Rat’s wedding”, “Rooster”, “Scene of jealousy” and “Writing verses about precious flowers” have been revived. Dong Ho paintings have been available in many parts of the world such as Japan, France, Germany, Singapore and the United States.

The themes of Dong Ho paintings are about ________.

various aspects of life

animals and flowers

landscapes

weddings

Mark the letter A, B, C or D on your answer sheet to indicate the correct answer to each of the following questions:

_____________ she’s young, she’s the most famous artisan in the village.

Whereas

When

Although

In order to

Read the following passage and mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the correct word or phrase that best fits blank (28).

We went to Doi Tam, a village famous (25)______ its drum making techniques, in Ha Nam Province last month. The craft was first introduced to the village sometime in the 8th or 9th century. Today there are more than six hundred drum makers living in Doi Tam village.
#x200eI was amazed to see big drums in front of every house in the village. People say that it (26)______ four workers three days to make a drum with a diameter of 1.5 metres. To make a drum, the craftsmen have to follow an eight-stage process. Stretching the drumhead is the most challenging stage (27)_______ they have to carefully assess the sound it makes. The other steps do not require such high skills.
#x200eNowadays, Doi Tam drums are not only famous in Viet Nam but are also (28)_______ to other countries such as Laos, Cambodia, Japan, and the USA.

be sold

selling

sold

sell

Mark the letter A, B, C or D on your answer sheet to indicate the correct answer to each of the following questions:

They keep changing the decoration of the shop ________ they can attract more young people.

so that

when

although

because

Mark the letter A, B, C or D on your answer sheet to indicate the correct answer to each of the following questions:

The people in my village cannot earn money for their daily life. They can’t _____________ this traditional craft. They have to find other jobs.

live on

work on

set up

help out

I Choose the best answer for each sentence
1 On Tet holiday, many Hanoians go to Dong Ho village to buy folk (lanterns/drums/pottery/paintings)
2 (Park/museum/library/cinema) is a place where objects of artistic, cultural, histotical, or scientific interest are kept and shown
3 In my town, the park is a(n) (attraction/place/building/cultural house) because many people love spending tine there
4 Ha Dong is famous for producing (pottery/drum/silk/lacquerware)
5 I wish she could come but she (turned up/turned down/turned over/turned on) my invitation
6 Suzan is a newcomer and she tries to (live on/deal with/face up to/get on with) all members in the group
7 A lot of tourists visit the village (although/sothat/when/as) they want to see how skillful artisans work
8 They were sleeping (although/so that/when/because) their parents came back home
9 Choose the word with the different pronunciation of the underlined part
   A thread            B treat
   C weave             D team-building
10 Choose the word that has the main placed differently from the others
   A craftsman      B preserve
   C sculpture        D workshop

146. A famous artisian carved this table ___ (BEAUTY)
147. When they talk about ___ paintings, they think of Dong Ho Village.( TRADITION)
148. The ___ are trying to learn English. They can communicate with foreign customers. (VILLAGE)
149. The department store is an ___ in my city. (ATTRACT)
150. Where did you get the ___ about Disneyland resort ? (INFORM)
151. I’ll read this leaflet to see what ____ are organized at this attraction. (ACT)
152. They’re going to publish a guidebook to ___ beauty spots in Vietnam. (DIFFER)
153. I’m thinking with ___ about the weekend. (PLEASE)
154. Craftsmen must be ___ to make the two layer very thin. (SKILL)
155. Hoa loves nature and ___ (QUIET)

Read the passage and decide statements T (True) or F (False)

Dong Nai province is at the Eastern approach to Ho Chi Minh city. Its provincial city is Bien Hoa city. The Kinh people account for 82.8% of the total population. The ethnic minority groups are Tay, Kho Mu, Nung, Dao and Ma . This area is famous throughout the eastern part of south Vietnam for its picturesque landscapes .This is a very suitable destination ror Saigonese to make some short picnics.

Question: Dong Nai province is at the Western approach to Ho Chi Minh City.

A. True

B. False

Read the passage and decide statements T (True) or F (False)

Dong Nai province is at the Eastern approach to Ho Chi Minh city. Its provincial city is Bien Hoa city. The Kinh people account for 82.8% of the total population. The ethnic minority groups are Tay, Kho Mu, Nung, Dao and Ma . This area is famous throughout the eastern part of south Vietnam for its picturesque landscapes .This is a very suitable destination ror Saigonese to make some short picnics.

Dong Nai province is at the Western approach to Ho Chi Minh City.