Nam v\u00e0 \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c ch\u00ednh th\u1ee9c g\u1ecdi l\u00e0 d\u00e2n t\u1ed9cKinh \u0111\u1ec3 ph\u00e2n bi\u1ec7t v\u1edbi nh\u1eefng d\u00e2n t\u1ed9c thi\u1ec3u s\u1ed1 t\u1ea1i Vi\u1ec7t Nam. Ng\u00f4n ng\u1eef ch\u00ednh s\u1eed d\u1ee5ng l\u00e0 ti\u1ebfng Vi\u1ec7t.

Theo truy\u1ec1n thuy\u1ebft d\u00e2n t\u1ed9c Kinh, nh\u1eefng ng\u01b0\u1eddi Vi\u1ec7t \u0111\u1ea7u ti\u00ean l\u00e0
con ch\u00e1u c\u1ee7a m\u1ed9t th\u1ea7n r\u1ed3ng t\u00ean l\u00e0 L\u1ea1c Long Qu\u00e2n v\u00e0 m\u1ed9t v\u1ecb
ti\u00ean t\u00ean l\u00e0\u00c2u C\u01a1. Hai ng\u01b0\u1eddi n\u00e0y l\u1ea5y nhau v\u00e0 \u0111\u1ebb ra m\u1ed9t b\u1ecdc 100
tr\u1ee9ng v\u00e0 n\u1edf ra 100 ng\u01b0\u1eddi con. Nh\u1eefng ng\u01b0\u1eddi con sinh ra c\u00f9ng
m\u1ed9t b\u1ecdc g\u1ecdi l\u00e0 "c\u00f9ng b\u1ecdc" (hay c\u00f2n g\u1ecdi l\u00e0 \u0110\u1ed3ng b\u00e0o) v\u00e0 "\u0111\u1ed3ng
b\u00e0o" l\u00e0 c\u00e1ch g\u1ecdi c\u1ee7a ng\u01b0\u1eddi Vi\u1ec7t \u0111\u1ec3 n\u00f3i r\u1eb1ng t\u1ea5t c\u1ea3 ng\u01b0\u1eddi Vi\u1ec7t
Nam \u0111\u1ec1u c\u00f9ng c\u00f3 chung m\u1ed9t ngu\u1ed3n g\u1ed1c.

N\u1ebfu x\u00e9t xa h\u01a1n n\u1eefa th\u00ec L\u1ea1c Long Qu\u00e2n, t\u00ean th\u1eadt l\u00e0 S\u00f9ng L\u00e3m,
l\u00e0 con c\u1ee7a Kinh D\u01b0\u01a1ng V\u01b0\u01a1ng, vua n\u01b0\u1edbc X\u00edch Qu\u1ef7 v\u00e0 Long
N\u1eef; c\u00f2n \u00c2u C\u01a1 l\u00e0 con g\u00e1i c\u1ee7a vua \u0110\u1ebf Lai. L\u1ea1c Long Qu\u00e2n n\u1ed1i
ng\u00f4i cha l\u00e0m vua n\u01b0\u1edbc n\u00e0y. B\u1edd c\u00f5i n\u01b0\u1edbc X\u00edch Qu\u1ef7 ph\u00eda b\u1eafc
gi\u00e1p h\u1ed3 \u0110\u1ed9ng \u0110\u00ecnh (t\u1ec9nh H\u1ed3 Nam, Trung Qu\u1ed1c), ph\u00eda nam gi\u00e1p
n\u01b0\u1edbc H\u1ed3 T\u00f4n (Chi\u00eam Th\u00e0nh

nam \u0111\u1ebfn n\u00fai Ng\u0169 L\u0129nh (thu\u1ed9c t\u1ec9nh H\u1ed3 Nam b\u00e2y gi\u1edd) g\u1eb7p m\u1ed9t n\u00e0ng ti\u00ean, l\u1ea5y nhau. Sau \u0110\u1ebf Minh truy\u1ec1n ng\u00f4i l\u1ea1i cho con tr\u01b0\u1edfng l\u00e0 \u0110\u1ebf Nghi l\u00e0m vua ph\u01b0\u01a1ng b\u1eafc, v\u00e0 phong cho L\u1ed9c T\u1ee5c l\u00e0m vua ph\u01b0\u01a1ng nam, x\u01b0ng l\u00e0 Kinh D\u01b0\u01a1ng V\u01b0\u01a1ng, qu\u1ed1c hi\u1ec7u l\u00e0 X\u00edch Qu\u1ef7.

Con c\u1ea3 c\u1ee7a L\u1ea1c Long Qu\u00e2n v\u00e0 \u00c2u C\u01a1 tr\u1ecb v\u00ec d\u01b0\u1edbi t\u00ean H\u00f9ng V\u01b0\u01a1ng, v\u00e0 l\u00e0 v\u1ecb vua \u0111\u1ea7u ti\u00ean c\u1ee7a
ng\u01b0\u1eddi Vi\u1ec7t. V\u00ec th\u1ebf, ng\u01b0\u1eddi Vi\u1ec7t th\u01b0\u1eddng t\u1ef1 x\u01b0ng l\u00e0 con r\u1ed3ng ch\u00e1u ti\u00ean. T\u1ed5 ti\u00ean ng\u01b0\u1eddi Vi\u1ec7t \u0111\u00e3 di c\u01b0
t\u1eeb mi\u1ec1n nam Trung Qu\u1ed1c hi\u1ec7n gi\u1edd \u0111\u1ebfn \u0111\u1ed3ng b\u1eb1ng s\u00f4ng H\u1ed3ng v\u00e0 h\u00f2a nh\u1eadp v\u1edbi ng\u01b0\u1eddi d\u00e2n b\u1ea3n x\u1ee9.

V\u00e0o n\u0103m 257 TCN An D\u01b0\u01a1ng V\u01b0\u01a1ng th\u00e0nh l\u1eadp v\u01b0\u01a1ng qu\u1ed1c \u00c2u L\u1ea1c, t\u1ea1i mi\u1ec1n B\u1eafc Vi\u1ec7t Nam b\u00e2y
gi\u1edd. V\u00e0o n\u0103m 208 TCN m\u1ed9t vi\u00ean t\u01b0\u1edbng ng\u01b0\u1eddi Trung Qu\u1ed1c l\u00e0 Tri\u1ec7u \u0110\u00e0 ti\u1ebfn \u0111\u00e1nh \u00c2u L\u1ea1c, ti\u00eau
di\u1ec7t An D\u01b0\u01a1ng V\u01b0\u01a1ng. Tri\u1ec7u \u0110\u00e0 h\u1ee3p nh\u1ea5t \u00c2u L\u1ea1c v\u1edbi c\u00e1c l\u00e3nh th\u1ed5 t\u1ea1i mi\u1ec1n c\u1ef1c nam Trung
Qu\u1ed1c th\u00e0nh v\u01b0\u01a1ng qu\u1ed1c Nam Vi\u1ec7t.

V\u00e0o th\u1ebf k\u1ef7 16, m\u1ed9t s\u1ed1 ng\u01b0\u1eddi Vi\u1ec7t di c\u01b0 v\u1ec1 ph\u00eda b\u1eafc v\u00e0o Trung Qu\u1ed1c. Tuy \u0111\u00e3 b\u1ecb \u1ea3nh h\u01b0\u1edfng Trung Hoa nhi\u1ec1u h\u01a1n, con ch\u00e1u nh\u1eefng ng\u01b0\u1eddi n\u00e0y v\u1eabn c\u00f2n n\u00f3i ti\u1ebfng Vi\u1ec7t v\u00e0 \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c c\u00f4ng nh\u1eadn l\u00e0 m\u1ed9t d\u00e2n t\u1ed9c thi\u1ec3u s\u1ed1 t\u1ea1i Trung Qu\u1ed1c. (Xem th\u00eam b\u00e0i Ng\u01b0\u1eddi Kinh (Trung Qu\u1ed1c).

Khi th\u1ef1c d\u00e2nPh\u00e1p r\u1eddi kh\u1ecfi Vi\u1ec7t Nam v\u00e0o n\u0103m1954, m\u1ed9t s\u1ed1 ng\u01b0\u1eddi Vi\u1ec7t theo h\u1ecd v\u1ec1Ph\u00e1p. Trong
l\u00fac \u0111\u00f3, kho\u1ea3ng 1 tri\u1ec7u ng\u01b0\u1eddi t\u1eeb mi\u1ec1n b\u1eafc di t\u1ea3n v\u00e0o mi\u1ec1n nam theo l\u1eddi k\u00eau g\u1ecdi "Ch\u00faa \u0111\u00e3 v\u00e0o
Nam"

Sau Chi\u1ebfn tranh Vi\u1ec7t Nam, m\u1ed9t s\u1ed1 ng\u01b0\u1eddi kh\u00e1c b\u1ecf n\u01b0\u1edbc ra \u0111i \u0111\u1ec3 tr\u00e1nh ch\u00ednh ph\u1ee7 c\u1ed9ng s\u1ea3n. Ph\u1ea7n
l\u1edbn t\u00e1i \u0111\u1ecbnh c\u01b0 t\u1ea1i B\u1eafc M\u1ef9, T\u00e2y \u00c2u v\u00e0\u00dac. T\u1ea1i Hoa K\u1ef3 c\u00f3 m\u1ed9t c\u1ed9ng \u0111\u1ed3ng ng\u01b0\u1eddi M\u1ef9 g\u1ed1c Vi\u1ec7t kh\u00e1
l\u1edbn.

H\u1ecdc gi\u1ea3 Tr\u1ea7n Tr\u1ecdng Kim trong cu\u1ed1n Vi\u1ec7t Nam S\u1eed L\u01b0\u1ee3c \u0111\u00e3 vi\u1ebft: "V\u1ec1 \u0111\u00e0ng tr\u00ed tu\u1ec7 v\u00e0 t\u00ednh t\u00ecnh, th\u00ec ng\u01b0\u1eddi Vi\u1ec7t c\u00f3 c\u1ea3 c\u00e1c t\u00ednh t\u1ed1t v\u00e0 c\u00e1c t\u00ednh x\u1ea5u. \u00d0\u1ea1i kh\u00e1i th\u00ec tr\u00ed tu\u1ec7 minh m\u1eabn, h\u1ecdc ch\u00f3ng hi\u1ec3u, kh\u00e9o ch\u00e2n tay, nhi\u1ec1u ng\u01b0\u1eddi s\u00e1ng d\u1ea1, nh\u1edb l\u00e2u, l\u1ea1i c\u00f3 t\u00ednh hi\u1ebfu h\u1ecdc, tr\u1ecdng s\u1ef1 h\u1ecdc th\u1ee9c, qu\u00ed s\u1ef1 l\u1ec5 ph\u00e9p, m\u1ebfn \u0111i\u1ec1u \u0111\u1ea1o \u0111\u1ee9c: l\u1ea5y s\u1ef1 nh\u00e2n, ngh\u0129a, l\u1ec5, tr\u00ed, t\u00edn, l\u00e0m 5 \u0111\u1ea1o th\u01b0\u1eddng cho s\u1ef1 \u0103n \u1edf. Tuy v\u1eady, v\u1eabn hay c\u00f3 t\u00ednh tinh v\u1eb7t, c\u0169ng c\u00f3 khi q\u1ee7y quy\u1ec7t, v\u00e0 hay b\u00e0i b\u00e1c ch\u1ebf nh\u1ea1o. Th\u01b0\u1eddng th\u00ec nh\u00fat nh\u00e1t, hay khi\u1ebfp s\u1ee3 v\u00e0 mu\u1ed1n c\u00f3 s\u1ef1 h\u00f2a b\u00ecnh, nh\u01b0ng m\u00e0 \u0111\u00e3 \u0111i tr\u1eadn m\u1ea1c th\u00ec c\u0169ng c\u00f3 can \u0111\u1ea3m, bi\u1ebft gi\u1eef k\u1ef7 lu\u1eadt.".

Nh\u1ea5t Thanh V\u0169 V\u0103n Khi\u1ebfu trong cu\u1ed1n \u00d0\u1ea5t L\u1ec1 Qu\u00ea Th\u00f3i (Phong T\u1ee5c Vi\u1ec7t Nam) c\u0169ng nh\u1eadn x\u00e9t
r\u1eb1ng: "Ng\u01b0\u1eddi m\u00ecnh ph\u1ea7n \u0111\u00f4ng th\u01b0\u1eddng ranh v\u1eb7t, q\u1ee7y quy\u1ec7t, b\u1ed9 t\u1ecbch l\u1ec5 ph\u00e9p m\u00e0 hay khinh khi nh\u1ea1o
b\u00e1ng. T\u00e2m \u0111\u1ecba n\u00f4ng n\u1ed5i, kho\u00e1c l\u00e1c, hi\u1ebfu danh...".