‘Numerous scholars and historians commented that a civilization base on rice implies a system of sophisticated hydraulic control, which in turn requires strict civic, social and political discipline’ [Spate and Learmonth, (1967)], [Bray, (1986)], [Hanks, (1972)] cited in [Shannon, (2004)] p 55.- 89: (Left) The Tho Ha village gate [Tan and Ku, (2001)] p 39- 90: (Right) Temple inside a sacred tree. (http://www.flickr.com/phot os/hellon_earth/sets/721575 94327008391/with/1581552 275/)Growth was organic. Where productive landscape was, there agricultural activities occurred. In the delta, villages were usually surrounded by productive fields, plants and gates. Each village had a gate which represented the territorial barrier. In other words, from the village gate entrance, a self-sufficient small community was consolidated in a peaceful manner. Although the village was a very small society compared to the size of the city, it was rich, and lives were fulfilled through a variety of activities; it was small but sufficient and compact. This way of life and culture is known as wet rice civilization, and until the present, Southeast Asia has still been considered as a granary land.
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