Publisher's Synopsis
The second volume of the book series tells the stories of familiar Vietnamese heroes like the Tr?ng sisters, Lady Tri?u, the Black Emperor and Ng? Quy?n. It also discusses the beginning of Buddhism in Vietnam and the stories of Shi Xie's clan. The stories of Linyi's kings and how the bloodthirsty Fan Wen and his successors prevented the Northern Dynasties from going beyond the Ngang pass are also explained. This volume also tells how the people of Giao Ch?u (Vietnam) came out of this long period to become an independent nation and why they did not want to become part of dynastic China.
