National symbols of Vietnam

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There are many symbols of Vietnam. Long ago, it was "Chim Lac", a kind of bird only found in stories. Chim Lac was the symbol found in the surface of "Bronze Drum"; it also was the symbol of the Vietnamese forbidden kingdom Lac Viet. (In Vietnamese, the word "Chim" means "Bird".) Nowadays, when thinking about Vietnam, people often think of the lotus. This kind of flower is very special. They live near the mud but they still have a pure and upright pleasant smell, just like the Vietnamese people. Although faced with many difficulties, Vietnamese people still keep the pure and upright inside their souls. Besides the lotus, people often think about bamboo trees when they think about Vietnam. The bamboo trees always grow vertically; they are also like Vietnamese people: after facing many difficulties, they still stand and never surrender.