Cao Dai Temple – Tay Ninh (Part 1)

The Cao Dai Great Temple at the sect’s Holy See is one of the most wonderful structures in Asia. Built between 1933 and 1955, this temple is a rococo extravaganza blending the dissonant architectural structure of a French church, a Chinese temple and an Islamic mosque. Tay Ninh province, northwest of HCMC, is bordered on […]

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One Pillar Pagoda

One Pillar Pagoda Officially known as Nam Thien Nhat Tru, most people call this Buddhist temple the One Pillar Pagoda of Thu Duc (Chua Mot Cot Thu Duc; 1/91 Ð Nguyen Du, Thu Duc district). Modelled on Hanoi’s One Pillar Pagoda, the complex is similar but not identical, including a small, one-room temple hall rising […]

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Can Gio Mangrove Forest

Can Gio was shaped from silt washing downstream from the river, so don’t expect to see any white-sand beaches. A few fine resorts have sprung up along the murky 10km shoreline and more are planned to be built in the future, even though it’s difficult to imagine them appealing to foreign tourists . Of more interest […]

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