The sáo is a family of flutes found in Vietnam, considered a symbol of rural Vietnam. Sáo is the literal Vietnamese word for "flute". The most common variety is played with the flutist holding the sáo
Man performing with a sáo in Paris.
Traditional orchestra in Đồng Kỵ village festival
The first girl on the left is playing the flute in the painting Tố nữ
Vietnam, officially the Socialist Republic of Viet Nam, is a country at the eastern edge of Mainland Southeast Asia. With an area of about 331,000 square kilometres and a population of over 102 millio
Capture of Saigon by Charles Rigault de Genouilly on 18 February 1859
The Grand Palais built for the 1902–1903 world's fair, when Hanoi became French Indochina's capital
Three US Fairchild UC-123B aircraft spraying Agent Orange during the Operation Ranch Hand as part of a herbicidal warfare operation depriving the food and vegetation cover of the Việt Cộng, c. 1962–1971
Natural attractions in Vietnam, clockwise from top: Hạ Long Bay, Yên River, and Bản-Giốc Waterfalls