A journey of about 1,700 kilometers. In Vietnam, the “Reunification Express” train travels from Hanoi to Ho Chi Minh City. After the end of the Vietnam War, the destroyed line was quickly repaired, to help support the reconciliation of the people of North and South Vietnam.
The 32-hour journey through the Southeast Asian country is an opportunity to experience unique culture and take in breathtaking landscapes. The first stop is the Trang An Landscape Complex, a nature reserve that is home to Delacour’s Langurs — a very rare, endangered primate species.
From here, the journey continues south. The train crosses the Ben Hai River at the 17th parallel. This was the border between North and South Vietnam. During the Vietnam War, the bloodiest battles raged here. It is not far to Hue, which was the capital of Vietnam in imperial times. Here, the filmmakers disembark to attend a performance of the Royal Ballet.
Now, the train approaches the scenic highlight of the trip: the ride along the South China Sea takes viewers through the Ocean Cloud Pass, a climatic border between North and South Vietnam. In Da Lat, a motorcycle tour makes a short detour into the mountains before the trip ends the next morning in Ho Chi Minh City, formerly Saigon. The “Reunification Express” — a symbol of reconciliation between Vietnam‘s North and South.
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Lol. You really called the beach area of Hoang Sa and Truong Sa, the South China Sea? For real?
And we are really showning the map without the Hoang Sa and Truong Sa Island? Like for real guys? And Vietnamese people are supporting this?
Nguyen nation
Thanks for posting
Impressed with the production. I see only 1 Camera operator and 1 Drone operator in the credits. How did you do two separate shots (one inside and one outside the train) at 23:13? I thought you would need at least 2 Camera operators (and 2 cameras).
Source of the music? I looked up both Niklas Otto and Armin Buchele, only Armin returned a result from a Sound Department from Germany.
Would love to have English Subtitles.
I hope that one day when high-speed trains are available in Vietnam, this train will still be here and for those who like to live slowly. I really like this train. It's strange, but this train is a witness to the changes in myself and my country. It's more than just a means of transportation!
😎😎😎💛💛💛🧡🧡🧡❤❤❤
I am Vietnamse, grown and live in Saigon, Vietnam. War is a part of our history. As a Vietnamese, I always remind myself not to forget how much our ancestors has to suffer for better future. But deep down I really hope that one day the world gonna known and talk about Vietnam about something else not just war.
Est ce que cela deviendra possible d aller en train de HANOI à LANGSON?
❤ meine Heitmatstadt 🇻🇳
Ein toller Dokumentarfilm von euch, DW. Deutschland ist eine der ethnischen Gruppen, die wir Vietnamesen ebenso respektieren wie die Japaner und Juden! Ich habe drei Jahre in Leipzig gelebt.
Viet Nam, my beloved country is like a dynamic and enthusiastic young man
Great documentary. Till Nadler has been working in Vietnam for almost the last thirty years in wildlife conservation. Karin Mueller's book Hitchhiking Vietnam about her traveling for three months there in 1995 right after Vietnam opened itself up to Americans after having broken off diplomatic relations in 1975.
Expensive and slow
As a Vietnamese citizen, I often travel, explore and experience destinations with wonderful natural beauty. I still want to choose to experience traveling by train whenever I have enough time because traveling by train is always a safe and exciting journey!
Came across this video and subscribed right afterward. Thank you so much for making such amazing documentary, DW. I'm so proud as a Vietnamese girl seeing the beauty of Vietnamese people and nature. All aspects of life, from history to geography, customs to cultures, people to landscapes have been shown lively through a video of 42 minutes. I feel like loving my country than ever. You did great job! Thank you.
Beautiful
0:20 😂
I will show you the Vietnamese mantra, you must know if you want to come to Vietnam.
1-2-3 dzoooooo
2-3 dzooooo
2-3 uống
Welcome to Vietnam❤
Vietnam thanks you. Because I have a good view of Vietnam. Love you guys!
Cảm ơn DW , video thật đẹp, và rất ý nghĩa. Tôi yêu quê hương của tôi. Cũng cảm ơn tất cả bạn bè thế giới đã ghé thăm và yêu quý Việt Nam, cũng như gửi những lời khen và cổ vũ Việt Nam của chúng tôi. Tôi rất hạnh phúc khi biết các bạn cũng yêu quý quê hương Việt Nam và con người Việt Nam chúng tôi. Cũng cảm ơn các bậc cha ông đã chiến đấu qua rất nhiều cuộc chiến tranh .để tôi có cuộc sống hoà bình trên mảnh đất tươi đẹp Việt Nam 🇻🇳 ❤. Một lần nữa cảm ơn bạn bè thế giới rất nhiều, yêu các bạn ❤. Tôi sẽ ghé thăm DW thường xuyên, để hiểu biết hơn về đất nước và văn hóa của các bạn bè trên thế giới.
Cám ơn !
Thank you DW so much for this amazing documentary 😊. I was born in North of Vietnam. Although this documentary isn't long serie, but it could help people imagine and understand about interesting, Peace, and friendly Vietnam. Hope to watch next documentaries from other places in Vietnam by DW 😊
We love you, DW team❤
My favourite local restaurant is Viet, used to be Thai. My wife is from Pinas.
I wanna go beer street. Korea is still divided. Queen Mother is a high title in the UK.
This man is invincible. I used to protest in the streets against the Viet War.
I'm Vietnamese-American and I can say that was the first time I heard the anthem. Even when I visited Vietnam, I never heard the anthem lol
A 😮😢😢😢😮😮 bad and nasty😮😢😢😢😢😢 retired director from General Dynamics, previously worked in San Diego, probably more than 85 yrs old now, is abusing US Gov's monitoring satellite to harass normal US civilians, inside USA & all over the world for his own entertainment & amusement.
These remote sensors of the monitoring satellites are capable of interpreting the words you're thinking in your mind, may be, by air vibration or by scanning the brainwaves from your brain.
The Israeli IDF are using similar satellite technologies to spy on the Hamas leadership hiding deep inside the Gaza Tunnels. IDF once released footage of these videos in much degraded resolution.
This could also have been the way how our intelligence services obtained classified information on Xi Jinping's missile deployment within China.
This retired General Dynamics director could have been the mastermind behind the plane crash killing the Secretary of Commerce Ronald Brown of the Clinton Administration, in the plane crash in 1996 in Croatia.
The United States as we learned and studied in American high school does not exist anymore; it has been destroyed.
United States have been dead. American citizens don't have human rights.
This retired Director of General Dynamics is indeed a national disgrace of the United States.
If this America disgrace wants to harrass any American civilian, he just puts this American into our Gov. blacklist for monitoring, and he can harass this American civilian.
United States must stop this disgrace retired director from General Dynamics.
Amazing video, thanks❤
Are you sure you have enough ads in this program? Maybe squeeze in a few perhaps?
Thailandeses I love your food adopt me.🙂
I think vietnamese should declared Vietnam as a Buddhist state. Buddhism is the best. Namo Buddhaya
It's so nice to see my own country having a documentary on this channel.
Thank you!
DW Documentary, You are wrong at 7:28. It's East Vietnam Sea. Hoang Sa and Truong Sa belong to Vietnam.!!!
Vietnam is only communist country i want to be friend with.
Respect from west korea
50 years of living in peace but GDP under 4000 ( four thousand ) $US person/year ! 🤔
Hello. I am Vietnamese . Thank you, our friend, the Federal Republic of Germany, for making this film. I read through many comments and unexpectedly there were many people who loved and understood Vietnam very much. Vietnam is a narrow and long country. Vietnamese people are very open and friendly. Vietnamese people love peace and put aside the painful past. great altruism. Remember that day. My grandfather came back alive after terrible battles with America. Cambodia and China. He lost his memory because of that horror. There were nights when he suddenly woke up and screamed, recalling the names of his fallen comrades with unfamiliar names. "There were days when he ran into the street and screamed, "Forward!" Stand up, comrades. Stand up to defend your country! Viva Vietnam ! Long live Ho Chi Minh! I can't imagine what he went through. My tears fell a lot. Thank ! The people who laid down their lives forever for their homeland, for the beautiful country of Vietnam today. So that we can live perfectly in Peace .
Thank you so much for showing beautiful images of vietnam to the world.
Without China's help, this kind of infrasture construction is mission impossible. 😉
Tran Van Ban – what a guy!
Not only fought for his country, but also kept his promise, and brought his fallen brothers back to their mothers, and never stopped the search.
We all should be more like Tran.
He's a gem 💎
Vietnam is like a beautiful woman, she is soft frail weak gentle and kind , but will fight like no men could , tooth and nails to protect her children. the first Vietnamese national heroes were the Trung sisters and then Madame Trieu , Vietnamese women who started massive rebellions and war to avenge murdered husbands and male relatives, the Chinese laughed and Joked about it until the chinese empires were severely shaken. Just like Americans laughed and joked about Chinese and French defeats in Vietnam until American empire were trembled and humiliated the worst war in their entire history that the US will forever be bitter about it.
As a VN descent from Thailand, my mother is one of immigrants who has been struggling her family without my father who was passed away from his PTSD by alcoholism. I always hope all indo-China countries will get better life even more and more from present-ward as last as ever!!!