Phan Đình Phùng towards the monarchy. According to Marr, "Phan Dinh Phung's reply was a classic in savage understatement, utilizing standard formalism in the interest of propaganda, with deft denigration of his opponent". Phan appealed to Vietnamese nationalist sentiment, recalling his country's stubborn resistance to Chinese aggression. He cited defensive wars against the Han, Tang, Song, Yuan and Ming dynasties, asking why a country "a thousand times more powerful" could not annex Vietnam. Phan concluded that it was "because the destiny of our country has been willed by Heaven itself". Phan placed the responsibility for the suffering of the people at the feet
Highest Village in Lebanon Baalbek District Ouyoun Orghoch is a Lebanese locality located at the Eastern slopes of Qurnat al Sawda', and it consists of a lake, a few restaurants, and little houses but virtually no permanent residents. It rises 2100 m above sea level and while it is sometimes considered as a village, it cannot enter the list of the highest villages because it has no official municipality or mayor. It contains a factory for processing and packaging of mountain-goat manure which is plentiful in the region. Highest Village in Lebanon There is an ambiguity about the highest Lebanese village, although this ambiguity