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Katie Lambert
I don’t know where they get it.
Sarah Dowdy
Where do you get it?
Katie Lambert
I would like some.
Sarah Dowdy
So, this resistance movement lasts for six months before it too is crushed by the Chinese and Bà Tri?u also kills herself, but none of the subsequent revolts really work much better than that. The Chinese are very hard to get out of your country once there is occupying forces. So, finally, in the 10th Century just as the Tang Dynasty that rules China is starting to fall apart, we have a successful rebellion.
Katie Lambert
Ngô Quy?n defeats the Chinese at a battle on the B?ch Ð?ng River and in 939, the Vietnamese achieve independence. So, what is the legacy of our famous sisters?
Sarah Dowdy
The sisters are revered. They’re revered today and they were revered shortly after their own deaths even. They helped keep the spirit of the people alive during that nearly thousand year-long period of Chinese occupation.
Katie Lambert
And during 20th Century conflicts in Vietnam, they became cult figures. Today you’ll see a street in Saigon named for them and people celebrate the anniversary of their deaths.
Sarah Dowdy
Which is kind of another example of where we guess that a country really likes certain people?
Katie Lambert
Like we did with King Ludvic so if you have your own personal experience to share about how big the Trung Sisters are in Vietnam, please email us and let us know. It’s historypodcast@howstuffworks.com.
Sarah Dowdy
And I would also like to thank my good friend Trang for this episode.
Katie Lambert
Oh, yes, thank you, Trang.
Sarah Dowdy
She helped coach us with all the -
Katie Lambert
Very patiently.
Sarah Dowdy
- Vietnamese pronunciation so if we’ve made mistakes, they are ours and not hers.
Katie Lambert
It was nice to have a real live friend of ours to help us out because usually we’re reduced to putting out a call on our Facebook fan page or on our Twitter at mistinhistory.
Sarah Dowdy
She’s pretty helpful, too.
Katie Lambert
Exactly. For help, so if you’re one of those people whose very good at pronunciation of foreign languages, please follow us.
Sarah Dowdy
You may be hearing from us.
Katie Lambert
And we also have a good quiz for you to take. This is where we found out about the Trung Sisters called Fact or Fiction: Vietnam, which you can find if you search our homepage at www.howstuffworks.com.
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