Thanks to everyone who asked about our Patreon. I'll put out a full video when I get the time, but for those who want to jump the gun and get on board from the start, here's the link: www.patreon.com/rareearth It means a huge deal that so many have asked us to start an account. I never thought anyone would watch these videos, let alone support them.

@Yoyoyoyoasshole

5 жыл бұрын

It was patriotism, not communism, that isnpired me. -Ho Chi Minh Millions upon millions of lives would've been spared if th US government truly believed that quote.

Gotta throw my boobs over my shoulders next time i go into battle, thanks for the tip 🙃

@theredeft5319

6 жыл бұрын

Danielle Spargo Just thinking about that makes me cringe. That's gotta hurt to even attempt. Wonder why she just didn't bind them? Maybe that would have still made it harder to move.

@BothHands1

6 жыл бұрын

If they're 3 feet long, I doubt it'd be very difficult to accomplish. Though it's mostly speculation, because mine can't even reach my collarbone lol

@kabu506

6 жыл бұрын

Guys you realize that.... wait no, I get it.

@theredeft5319

6 жыл бұрын

Danielle Spargo hahaha reminds me of tanukis kind of

@flashrobbie

6 жыл бұрын

not that I have any but apparently it's also a good tip for topless motorbike riding

You forgot Phùng Thị Chính, one of the noblewoman who fought alongside the Trưng sisters. Legend has it that she was pregnant and gave birth on the battlefield. She carried her newborn in one arm and a sword in the other to fight. When she learned that the Trưng sisters had committed suicide, she killed herself and her child.

@RareEarthSeries

6 жыл бұрын

themantran I didn't forget her, I just wasn't taught her story! My friend who gave me the history told me only about these three. Thanks for the info. Much obliged.

@themantran

6 жыл бұрын

Well...there are many other women warriors throughout Vietnamese history but your collection of the Trung sisters and Trieu thi Trinh are most notable because they were at the forefront in leading the revolution that shaped the Vietnamese identity.

@hanhdtle

6 жыл бұрын

Her baby was going to be brutally killed by the enemy anyways.

@redbutterfly88

5 жыл бұрын

Aww i can understand that it happens in dogs chicken tiger lion,.. But for humans ur hell of a freak to do that.. Sounds like a folklore to me. Too good to be true and not sure if human is capable to achieve that bravery.

@lotus_dream

4 жыл бұрын

@@redbutterfly88 just... shut the fuck up?

I forgot he was Canadian until he said sorry

Hi Evan. History has always been my true passion and I've fallen completely in love with your channel. Everything from the filming to the philosophy of the series is really well made, and seemingly with heart. I've been to most of the countries mentioned in your series so far, from what I can tell you've truly captured the essence of every location. Probably the best content I've seen on KZread since Vice made their dispatch-structured videos on the Ukraine-Russia conflict. Keep up your amazing work and have a nice day. :)

Just got back from my 3rd trip in Vietnam. I've spoken with vets and it's true - they fought for Independence and sovereignty than communism. Great series and superb writing. One of the channels I'm excited to get notifications from

I love your channel because not many people cover the history of SE Asia. Your audio quality, filming and content is amazing. keep it up!

im viet-american and im so glad u made a video about viet history. i really wanna learn more about its old legends and folklore!

@wanjunyong7420

16 күн бұрын

Come back home and feel it yourself. It’s the best way, especially for people like you. It lies deep down in your DNA, Viet’s blood.

Respect to the Vietnamese courageous girls. Most Vietnamese girls are brave, they even fight with men. They can be loving too. Depend to who.

Shame that this is near the season finale, I would've liked some more Vietnam videos. Mostly because I am Vietnamese myself lol

I'm a supporter for the International Fixed Calendar! 13 months, and 28 days in every month. Such a better system than what we have now.

@taichiwinchester1102

6 жыл бұрын

I'm ok with the Gregorian calendar but February should have 30 days.

@LeleJackMusic

6 жыл бұрын

Was totally down with it until I realized I'd be paying an extra month of rent.

@celinak5062

6 жыл бұрын

qgmlwy moon calendars

@nurval1093

5 жыл бұрын

moon calendars are the original and best calendars on history. these are much better to know hours and days in its exactly way.

@aathish04

4 жыл бұрын

@@LeleJackMusic rent would be lesser though. Since you're only paying for 28 days.

the cinematic level of your channel deserves a TV show, btw im vietnamese and I really love this one

I love the way you managed to finish talking just as the rain started at the end :) Awesome videos btw! I visited most off the Southeast Asia and its nice to revisit it again through your videos. Thank you and keep up with the good work!

I thought this video was going to mention all the Vietnamese women and yes (little old ladies) that picked up AK's and SKS's and fought in the Vietnam War against US soldiers....

@xyzno1cancer

4 жыл бұрын

I was thinking about the women given the title Heroic Vietnamese Mother by the government, mothers and wives of soldiers who fell in the Vietnam War.

I love this production. Please keep creating this content. your storytelling is fantastic and the content is interesting and thought provoking. Thank you for doing what you do.

Seriously, this is some of my favorite content to come across. Love this channel!

Hello ! Just wanted to say, this channel is seriously underrated. I've never been found of history but with these videos, it's both beautiful, easily understandable and interesting. Thank you so much for the tremendous quality of Rare Earth. You and your team are amazing.

The cinematography was so well done in this video. Well done!

Been 3 years since this video was posted but I just watched today .. nice video , you reminded me of my history teacher when I was a junior high-school in SG some decades ago

STUMBLED UPON RARE EARTH.. INTELLIGENT, CONCISE & INFORMATIVE.. THANK YOU

What a great video! I fall in love with this channel more and more with every upload :)

this channel is amazing. thank you so much for these enlightening videos

I had a Vietnamese colleague who had the Trung sisters as dolls on his desk. As I am of Chinese origin it was a very interesting discussion. They were generically beautiful ladies; at this remove, I'm pretty sure no one remembers what they actually looked like. And as the video makes clear, it doesn't really matter.

Great speech! I enjoy every second of the video

love your content man, lot of work goes into making your videos and you can tell lol. i learn something new whenever I watch your videos!

Bonjour, love your serie, keep up the good work.

yeah I've heard of the 13 months with 28 days theoretical system and it ,makes sense in so many ways.

My first day in S. Vietnam I attended an incomer's briefing where I was told the does and don'ts of the country, And Then the History of Vietnam. I heard about all the struggles for freedom. At that point I realized not only was it the History of that country, but it was also the culture of the people. Who was the latest invader I thought? It was ME, and all the others dressed just like me. It wasn't going to be the best year of my life. It turned out fair, because it is a visually beautiful country.

@OnEEmONErD

Жыл бұрын

China invaded Vietnam again after America in 1979 so don't feel too bad about it.

@rancidpitts8243

Жыл бұрын

@@OnEEmONErD Yeah, China stepped on it's DICK on that one. I understand that China gained enough land to give their dead soldiers a nice cemetery.

Yeayyyy! I’ve been waiting for this since the first season 😆

I love your videos! Keep it up!

This channel really deserves more exposure.

Really great video you made here, keep up the good work!

The Sisters, whose name I can not spell, I had heard of before, and they are often likened to Boudicca.

gotta love a 9ft warrior woman with 3ft breasts, this made me want to go back to Vietnam (the video, not necessarily the 3ft breasts), I learnt a lot while I was there but only of the more recent history, legends like this always tell you so much about a place and I love it

Like the 13 months and 1 day calendar, good video

The International Fixed Calendar is great. I actually came up with it on my own when I decided I wanted to come up with a calendar system that maximized the number of times the 13th of a month landed on a Friday, just to screw with superstitious people. Turns out if you have the IFC start on a Sunday and have New Years and Leap Day not counted during the normal Sunday-Saturday system, every month from January to Smarch has a Friday the 13th.

I love your videos!

Really interesting video, its nice to see that south east asia is getting some love

Nice background in the start of video

Hi I watch pretty much every single video you've made I see you spend a decent amount of time in Southeast Asia how about doing something on the Zambia People as a great book on these people 'The art of Being ungovernable' I'm sure you do a fantastic piece on them

Another beautifully shot, informative cool slice of history I shall regurgitate later at a cocktail party, Rare Earth Good work, always a pleasure to watch x

hey man, loving your videos. I live in china maybe you can come by? looking forward to what comes next!

This is that originality that we need amongst the chaos!

Oh man BCE vs BC I nearly died. Too funny. Well handled man and great videos

"...ultimately, it's not the history that matters... it's the legend..." My grandparents were humble working class people from Norway -- that is my history. And based on this, I can imagine how I might be related to famous Vikings -- that is my legend.

@swalkers8008

5 жыл бұрын

To be honest, whatever floats your boat. Assuming that you are American, I don’t think you even have to waist time concerning whether your grandparents were working class people or Viking warlords at all. The story in this video is totally different. The people in the story needs a motivation to fuel their struggle for independence. Those legends did just that.

Human era works for me to get a greater view over history

What kind of mic are you using? The quality is excellent.

dang this series lights a fire under you

Very good..top-5 you-tube ..Real earth

You should check out strange parts. I think you would love that guy.

There any movies on them? Would be interesting to see.

omg, smartest thing I may have ever heard. What do you call this calendar?

If you haven't read the closing credits before, I suggest that you begin doing so now. There's always something interesting tucked in there. :)

I agree that there should be 13 months of 28 days plus new years day and secont new years day every four years.

Thanks .

"they give us hope"

If Vietnam wasn't as sparsely populated as Tibet or Xinjiang, it would surely be part of China. Really, its surprising to me it's not. The Han have conquered various others, of which are now core parts of China and will likely never be independent- Many probably don't even care to try. Xinjiang, Tibet, Manchuria, and Inner Mongolia all have vastly different cultures from China in the same way that Vietnam does- Hell, Vietnam is much more similar to china than some that I listed. Most of its history was spent as part of China, never having the same kind of independence places like Korea did. It's really interesting out of all of the places, Vietnam was the most successful in remaining independent

@pg955203

5 жыл бұрын

In Chinese record, Vietnam was considered too barbaric without any economic nor military value. Chinese didn't want to waste precious Chinese lives to control a swap of wasteland.

@inouelenhatduy

5 жыл бұрын

PG955203 lol poor and barbaric yet in the ly tran le dynasty , Vietnamese buy slave from southern china ( Chinese ) to serve in they home lol bitch Vietnam was not poor or low in military value , you just say that cause you lost , you cant just accept that Vietnamese able to kick your ass with it tiny military lol

@nhanNguyen-wo8fy

3 жыл бұрын

@@pg955203 do you know Vietnam conquer half of China severall time =)) Yah! That got us in some trouble later but worth it

@nhanNguyen-wo8fy

3 жыл бұрын

@@pg955203 no economic or military value. I laugh so hard. Ask France, the US how they think about it. China has been try to invade Vietnamese sea until thisday. I wish Chinese government think like you.

@bluessymptoms6134

3 жыл бұрын

I cannot speak for other countries but as for Vietnam, though they were forced to be a part of China, they tried to refrained from being assimilated. Throughout Vietnam's history, there were various rebels and wars against the intruders from the North. They even invented their own writing system to preserve the Vietnamese culture and to confuse the Chinese. So no, it was not surprising that Vietnam is an independent country now.

I like Backwards Counting (BC) for dates before zero Advancing Dates (AD).

Wow these videos are amazing! No worry about ugly comments. Haters make you famous!

🎶"Let's get down to business, to defeat the Huns" 🎶

@I_Do_Cooking_Manga

6 жыл бұрын

Well, Hans and Huns are different Hans are chinese origin, Huns are from eastern european

@JimCorrigan777

6 жыл бұрын

jellybr3ak I know, just couldn't stop thinking about Mulan watching this video.

@KyoushaPumpItUp

6 жыл бұрын

jellybr3ak Also, there are no records that indicate that Huns actually invaded China. The Huns in Mulan might have been inspired by the Xiongnu Confederacy.

@JimCullen

6 жыл бұрын

The Xiongnu might actually have been the predecessors of the eastern European Huns. Stories from eastern Europe describe the Huns as coming from even further east, and Chinese scholars referred to the Xiongnu with names similar to "Hun". This is a fairly widely accepted theory among historians and ethnolinguists, although it has far from reached absolute consensus.

@carlospedro5554

4 жыл бұрын

@@I_Do_Cooking_Manga huns are from central Ásia

What music was used at the end? Very relaxing

Really underrated.

Heya! This topic look very interesting but I've noticed that this video isn't properly closed captioned yet. (Hence it being auto-generated captioned) Can you please have someone take a look at this video (and maybe other video?) and correct the closed captioning? o: I enjoyed your series and I would like to view more where it's as accessible!

Any chance you can add some sources for your videos?

lol that 'sorry' at 1:25 sounded so Canadian also, re: BC vs BCE: honestly, using BCE and CE always seemed a bit disingenuous. One ends up conflating christianity with the 'common' era. Might as well just be honest and use the religious terms or come up with an actual alternative

@sarahprunierlaw9147

6 жыл бұрын

Given that BC means before Christ and Christ is more then Jesus's name it is a religious affirmation, I much prefer BC. And yes - the dividing line between BCE and CE is the birth of Jesus (at least the best guess of his birth at the time the calendar was set by Dionysius Exiguus) but that is different then every time you give a date saying "before the messiah was born".

@Gabdube

5 жыл бұрын

A truly secular and non-colonialist calendar would have to get rid of the Roman calendar altogether. "CE/BCE" is like renaming inches to "standard distance units" while keeping the whole imperial system. It's pointless and half-hearted. Let's switch to a historical equivalent of Metric already, and start making actual sense.

@friederkumpf8158

4 жыл бұрын

@Pecu Alex Hm I wouldnt say so, Me as an Atheist I wouldnt say Im ashamed of my christion history! In Germany, In University we have two Kinds of Professors, those who say; v.u.Z. and u.Z. which means before our time calculation and our time calculation, and those who say n.Chr, v.Chr in the year of God or before Christ was Born. Which one is more inclusive? Which Professor would you prefere?

Vietnamese history that is not obviously propaganda, I thank you Sir Evan

@selfishstockton6123

4 жыл бұрын

Winvsking he doesn’t have knighthood

when yall get down to HCMC, I totaly want to take you out for bia hoi. Excited to see you finally made it to vietnam!

im surprised that you did a very good job researching these.

from my understanding, Vietnam today has one of the highest rates of woman CEO's, small business owners, etc in the world. And respecting those older "Aunties" regarless of income level is good advice to any foreign visitors. A land and people born from dragons and fairies.

BC = before this calendar, great

Where can I get your awesome sweatshirt!

Damn Chinese. They still want to occupy Vietnam till today. Even in Duolingo some of them vilify Vietnamese language.

9 feet is a bit of a misnomer as it doesn't translate to the same scale that we use today. even today the vietnamese foot system doesn't line up. my mother has always described herself as a little over 7 feet tall, but she's really about 165cm or 5.4 feet. 9 feet probably translated to a very reasonable (if still formidable) height, but the breasts are another deal altogether.

When I get to travel the world, I want to do it just as you do. Maybe w/o the youtube part.

@RareEarthSeries

4 жыл бұрын

Took me almost 20 years of traveling to add the KZread part. Get on out there. :)

@Teh-Penguin

4 жыл бұрын

@@RareEarthSeries :)

Hey Evan, please visit Punjab and Kashmir and make videos on their respective independence movements.

@Gabdube

5 жыл бұрын

There's also independence movements in his home of Canada that he could talk about. There are independence movements in most modern countries built on conquest.

Rational calendar ftw!

This was interesting but the thumbnail suggested an on going tradition of female fighters that I was hoping to see.

@ginargentum

3 жыл бұрын

There are lot more if you're still interested in reading! Nguyễn Thị Định, Nguyễn Thị Bình, Đinh Thị Vân, Ngô Thị Tuyển; not to mention the countless nameless women who participated in the revolution and the Vietnamese Heroic Mothers. Going further down in history (think millennia), in ancient Vietnamese tribes women had a better social status and more rights compared to some other neighboring cultures, giving a clue as to why.

Is the video a bit weird in the beginning for anyone else? Like there is some stutter on the scenes Evan is talking by the water?

@iAmTheSquidThing

6 жыл бұрын

Looks fine to me. Maybe your browser or computer doesn't fully support 4K video? Try it on a lower resolution.

I feel ya. I’m not particularly religious myself, but I feel like I get beaten up every time I mention religion if I forget the required put down of religion.

It is the year 12018

What Happened to coming to Australia?

@RareEarthSeries

6 жыл бұрын

TheRy0n Costs were too high. Australia for a week was 2 months of filming in Cambodia and Laos. So we did that instead.

@TheRy0n

6 жыл бұрын

Dear Rare Earth, Thankyou for the response :-) I love this channel btw. Do you have plans on setting up a patreon account in the future? in order to fund future projects? Kind Regards TheRy0n

5:20 Suicide to escape dishonor? This is great! Why didn't anyone tell me I could have done this before!?

Wheres leap year in your calendar......

first, cheers

When u want to do documentary about Malaysia

Is there anything you know about women's history in Vietnam?

"Loves the future season more than the present one" People think they have potential to be better. But yeah, gotta disagree. Every episode has its charm.

4:43 hey whoa whats my name tag doing all the way over there???

So... Is this the season finale?

@RareEarthSeries

6 жыл бұрын

Máté Besenyei Next episode

@themarblers4399

6 жыл бұрын

Máté Besenyei Gyűlünk mán'!

@Bundas102

6 жыл бұрын

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Heard you say shit, pretty good.

I wish youd come by Malaysia. i wanna know more about my country haahaha

@remliqa

6 жыл бұрын

Even the warts?

The part that you said vn was dominated for 2000 years and was independent for around 2 hundred years before the French came is wrong. Vn was dominated for just shy of 1000 years and has had 1000 years of self governance and lasted through 10 Chinese invasions by the time the French came. And even in those 1000 former years there were constant rebellion.

What's the meaning of those cigarette butt on a stick ornaments, or like, who made them?

@RareEarthSeries

6 жыл бұрын

Just an offering. Kind of like incense, but with a more human touch.

@seany.7283

6 жыл бұрын

They're for the ghosts :)

You used B.C?! I'm so triggered I'll only watch 8:09 of your video!

@kabu506

6 жыл бұрын

_B . C . E_ B O Y Z

@KyoushaPumpItUp

6 жыл бұрын

I actually don't know the difference between BC and BCE (although I know they mean Before Christ and Before the Common Era, respectively). Anyone explain?

@pkmntraineredPWNS

6 жыл бұрын

There's no difference other than the name.

@InquisitorThomas

6 жыл бұрын

TheOwlOfTruth yeah that’s my issue with BCE and CE, the point that distinguishes the Common Era from before is no less religious, now we just have a more cumbersome way to talk about these dates, and this isn’t coming from someone who’s religious.

@Schmidtelpunkt

6 жыл бұрын

In a way it is like saying "happy holidays" instead of "merry christmas". It is kind of nice but also kind of futile to attempt to hide which culture put its stamp on it.

Pronounce it worse?.....lol...love the credits

28x13 sounds amazing for a calendar but i still think the 10 month system is the best(super old system) considering that its DECember for 10th, OCTober for the 8th and so so.

@celinak5062

6 жыл бұрын

Roboterson wtf I never realised, or maybe I've just forgotten. That's like SUNday, MOONday, TIWSday, WODENSday, THORSday, FRIGGSday, SATURNSday

@Gabdube

5 жыл бұрын

Yeah, but the roman calendar is a colonialist symbol that means very little to people who aren't roman. I mean, the traditional chinese or indian calendars have a lot more native users, we should be using those as the international standard if we absolutely must use a pre-existing one.

Kyoshi warriors are real yo

I love your videos about these stories that no one thinks very much of or even about. But I always feel these vids are sometimes dramatic not overly so but shouldn't the story speak for itself. In this video the start wasn't dramatic rather it was light.

Joan D'Hanoi wouldve been a better title, you should've kept it tbh

It's pronounced "true", not "tree-u" btw

@RareEarthSeries

6 жыл бұрын

Thanks! My pronunciation in Vietnamese is, at best, terrible.

@JimCullen

6 жыл бұрын

As a general rule, in Vietnamese, a single "word" (as separated by a space) is always one syllable. They kinda fudge this sometimes (e.g. with "Việt", which is pronounced closer to one syllable than the two very distinct syllables most westerners say it as, but still seems to usually have two syllables even in Vietnamese), but for the most part it's true. Hence "Việt Nam" as two words.