scholarship, based on historical records and linguistic evidence. The Red River Delta region is now considered to be originally Tai-speaking, ethnic Hlai people in particular. The area is believed to have become Vietnamese-speaking as late as the tenth century, as a result of immigration from the south, i.e., modern central Vietnam. Zhao Tuo wrote that he only considered his native subjects to be "barbarians". Vietnamese historian Ngô Thì Sĩ (1726–1780) refused to consider Zhao Tuo as a Vietnamese leader, saying that he was based in Panyu (Guangzhou), and only ruled the Hong River Delta indirectly. He compared this to the example of the Southern Han dynasty based in Guangzhou. There is evidence that Vietnamese elites of the Red River Delta, during the medieval ages, tried to invent an origin of their own (the legendary Hồng Bàng dynasty) based on ancient Chinese texts, which recorded the movements of Tai-speaking peoples across the region of South China. Culture There was a fusion of the Han and Yue cultures in significant ways, as shown by the artifacts unearthed by archaeologists from the tomb of King Zhao Mo in Guangzhou. The Nanyue tomb in Guangzhou is extremely rich. There are quite a number of bronzes that show cultural influences from the Han, Chu, Yue and Ordos regions. Gallery Jade wares unearthed from the Mausoleum of the Nanyue King See also Triệu dynasty Zhao Tuo Panyu District Trọng Thủy Han–Nanyue War Âu Lạc Museum of the Mausoleum of the Nanyue King Tây Vu Vương Đông Sơn culture Minyue Yelang Baiyue Notes References Further reading Taylor, Keith Weller. (1983). The Birth of Vietnam (illustrated, reprint ed.). University of California Press. . Retrieved 7 August 2013. Records of the Grand Historian, vol. 113. Book of Han, vol. 95. Zizhi Tongjian, vols. 12, 13, 17, 18, 20. External links Chinese Text Project – Shiji《史記·南越列傳》 States and territories established in the 3rd century BC States and territories disestablished in the 2nd century BC 111 BC 2nd-century BC disestablishments in China 1st-millennium BC disestablishments in Vietnam 200s BC establishments 204 BC 2nd-century BC disestablishments 3rd-century BC establishments in China 3rd-century BC establishments in Vietnam Ancient China Ancient Vietnam Former countries in Chinese history Former countries in Vietnamese history Former monarchies of Asia History of Guangdong History of Guangxi History of Hainan History of Hong Kong History of Macau