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Marc Hoa Binh Pagoda

TIME : 2016/2/17 17:37:30

This Khmer pagoda is in the village of Hoa Binh, 13km west of Bac Lieu along Hwy 1A. The pagoda is uniquely designed and chances are good that the monastery’s enormous tower will catch your eye even if you’re not looking for it. The complex was built in 1952, with the tower added in 1990 to store the bones of the dead. There is a large, impressive meeting hall in front of the tower.

Most Khmer people in the area head for monastery schools in Soc Trang to receive a Khmer education. Apart from the small contingent of student monks, very few study here.