Twenty days ahead of the Mid-Autumn Festival, an event that children are
eagerly awaiting in Viet Nam, craft shops and facilities in central Hue
City are busy manufacturing unicorn heads, costumes and drums.
Responding to a case involving corrupt officials, in
May, 1827, King Minh Mang from the Nguyen dynasty (1802-1945) wrote
critically on a report by mandarins: "Escort the parasite Bui Khac Kham
to the town''s market. Cut off his head to set an example...