Lam Dong is a mountainous province located in South Central Highland Region, between geographic coordinates: X = 11012 '- 12015' northern latitude Y = 107015 '- 108045' E ° eastern longitude. The area of Lam Dong province is 9764.8 km2, about 2.9% area of the nation. Lam Dong borders Khanh Hoa and Ninh Thuan provinces to the east Binh Phuoc province to the west, Dong Nai province to the southwest, Binh Thuan province to the south - southeast, Dak Lak province to the north.
Lam Dong is an ancient land with diverse geological features. Lam Dong also has many ethnic groups which belong to two linguistic groups Mon - Kho Me and Malayo - Polynexia. These ethnic people come and settle in the south Highlands. Lam Dong has an age-old history and culture. Ethnic people during their historical development have left many relics which contribute to the richness of Lam Dong’s culture.
According to statistics made in 1999 and some recent survey data, there are 40 ethnic groups live in Lam Dong. The natives include the Co Ho, the Ma, the M'Nong, The Xtieng, the Chu Ru, and the Rac Lay, in which three peoples have the highest population are the Co ho, the Ma and the Chu Ru. Most residents live on this land speak different languages, but in terms of origin, there are some main strain as follows: The Mon - Khmer, the Tay - Thai, Tibetan (Tang) - Mien and Han.
At the end of the 20th century, we used the term “myth” to indicate a traditional thought, a type of folk literature and a poetic factor in folk literature. As a literature type, myth appears earliest in literature history of all mankind. Myth of Lam Dong people can be categorized into groups as follows:
Lamdong is a province in the South of Central highland with the average elevation of 800 - 1,500 m above sea level and an area of 9,764 km2. It covers three highlands and it is also the head of seven big rivers. Lamdong has tropical monsoon climate with two seasons: the rainy season and the dry one – the rainy season is from May to November and the dry season is from December to the next April. The average rainfall is from 1,750 to 3,150 mm, the average humidity is rather high from 85%-87%, the sunshine period is from 1,890 to 2,500 hours per year. The climate is mild and cool all year around with the average temperature is from 18oC to 25oC.
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