Everything about Mainland Southeast Asia totally explained
Indochina, or the
Indochinese Peninsula, is a
region in
Southeast Asia. It lies roughly east of
India, south of
China.
Note that the term
Sino-Indian is used to describe things relating to
India and
China. (for example
Sino-Indian relations). The term Indochina is exclusively used to denote this region.
Historically, the countries of Mainland Southeast Asia received cultural influence from
China and
India, but to varying degrees. Many Southeast Asian countries are influenced mainly by the
culture of India with a smaller influence from the
culture of China. However, this is actually reversed in the
culture of Vietnam where the main foreign influence is from the culture of
China with a much smaller influence from India, largely via the
Champa civilization that Vietnam conquered during its
southward expansion.
Indochina comprises the territory of the following countries:
- in strict sense, only the former colonial French Indochina:
- in the wider sense, better described as Mainland Southeast Asia, it also includes:
The main religion in this region is
Theravada or
Hinayana Buddhism.
Mahayana Buddhism is predominant in Vietnam, while Malaysia and Singapore are multi-religious nations, with adherents of
Islam,
Buddhism,
Christianity,
Hinduism and others (
Animism,
Confucianism,
Taoism, etc).
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