The Yin and Yang philosophy in ancient Vietnamese architecture

Abstract

An overview of Yin and Yang philosophy and its affect on Vietnamese architecture. Originating from a complicated ecosystem with a hot and humid climate and high rainfall, Vietnamese civilization exhibits features typical of agriculture in its intellectual life, management of nature and community organization. Given the abundance of natural resources the early Vietnamese civilization domesticated crops such as gourds, squash, and especially wet rice, the primary staple of the inhabitants. Wet-rice agriculture has since become a fundamental of Vietnamese culture.