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Hanoi Ceramic Road
Spanning almost 4km along the Song Hong dyke, from its terminus at the Long Bien Bridge, this ceramic mosaic mural project was commenced in 2007 and completed in 2010 for Hanois 1000th-birthday celebrations. Made from ceramics produced at nearby Bat Trang, the colourful mural depic
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Duc Thanh
At Duc Thanh in the Citadel, proprietor Mr Kinh Van Le is passing down the tradition of silk embroidery art. His father was a third-generation embroidery artisan who worked for Emperors Khai Dinh and Bao Dai, and Mr Kinh learned the way all apprentices do: from observing his father
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Dray Sap, Gia Long & Dray Nur Falls
Located on the Krong Ana River, there are three waterfalls you can visit, which are particularly splendid during the rainy season. From the ticket booth, the road forks. The right branch takes you to the Gia Long Falls along a forested 7km road.The left branch terminates in a car p
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Cham Cultural Centre
At the base of the Po Klong Garai towers, this large modern structure (built in attractive, vaguely Cham style) is dedicated to Cham culture. Theres some superb photography of Cham people, village life and customs exhibited here, as well as paintings, pottery, traditional dress and
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Halls of the Mandarins
Located immediately behind Thai Hoa Palace, on either side of a courtyard, these halls were used by mandarins as offices and to prepare for court ceremonies. The hall on the right showcases fascinating old photographs (including boy-king Vua Duya Tan’s coronation), gilded Buddha st
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Vinh Trang Pagoda
Giant Buddha statues tower over the beautiful grounds of this peaceful temple around 1km east of the city centre, where the monks maintain an ornate sanctuary, decorated with carved and gilded wood. They also provide a home for children in need; donations welcome.To get here, head
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Tam Bao Pagoda
Founded by Mac Cuu in 1730, Tam Bao Pagoda is home to a community of Buddhist nuns. In front of the splendid, many-tiered pagoda is a statue of Quan The Am Bo Tat (the Goddess of Mercy) standing on a lotus blossom. Within the sanctuary, the largest statue on the dais represents A D
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Can Gio Mangrove Forest
The principal attraction in Can Gio is Can Gio mangrove forest . Formed by sediment deposits from the Dong Nai and Long Tau Rivers, this forest contains a high degree of biodiversity with more than 200 species of fauna and 50 species of flora. However, as with many ‘ecotourism’ act
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Ong Pagoda
The very ornate, brightly painted Ong Pagoda is a fully fledged Chinese pagoda and a very active place of worship. The red-faced god on the altar is deified general Quan Cong, who is believed to offer protection against war and is based on a historical figure, a 3rd-century soldier
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Van Long Nature Reserve
Set amid yet more glorious limestone pinnacles, this tranquil reserve comprises a reedy wetland that’s popular with bird-watchers. Among the bird species that have been spotted here are the rare black-faced spoonbill, cotton pygmy goose and white-browed crake. Van Long is also one
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Cua Can & Ong Lan Beaches
The most accessible of the northern beaches, Cua Can is about 11km from Duong Dong. It remains mercifully quiet during the week, but can get busy at weekends. Just south of here is Ong Lan, with a series of sandy bays sheltered by rocky headlands. There are several midrange resorts
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Tra Su Bird Sanctuary
Twenty-three kilometres west of Chau Doc, this immense 800,000-hectare forest is home to an astounding number of wading birds. Much of the wetland is off-limits to visitors so that the birds breeding grounds are not disturbed, but visits include a short speedboat ride and a tranqui
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Venerable Thich Quang Duc Memorial
This peaceful memorial park is dedicated to Thich Quang Duc, the Buddhist monk who self-immolated in protest at this intersection not far from the Presidential Palace (todays Reunification Palace) in 1963. The memorial was inaugurated in 2010, displaying Thich Quang Duc wreathed in
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Cat Tien National Park
One of the outstanding natural treasures of the region, the 72,000-hectare Cat Tien National Park comprises an amazingly biodiverse region of lowland tropical rain forest. The hiking, mountain biking and bird-watching are the best in Southern Vietnam. Always call ahead for reservat
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Memorial House
One of the Old Quarter’s best-restored properties, this traditional merchants’ house is sparsely but beautifully decorated, with rooms set around two courtyards and filled with fine furniture. Note the high steps between rooms, a traditional design incorporated to stop the flow of
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Thai Hoa Palace
This palace (Palace of Supreme Harmony; 1803) is a spacious hall with an ornate timber roof supported by 80 carved and lacquered columns. It was used for the emperor’s official receptions and important ceremonies. On state occasions the emperor sat on his elevated throne, facing vi
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Buddha
At the top of the hill, behind the Long Son Pagoda, is a huge white Buddha seated on a lotus blossom and visible from all over the city. Around the statue’s base are fire-ringed relief busts of Thich Quang Duc and six other Buddhist monks who died in self-immolations in 1963. The p
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Old French Prison & Museum
Son La’s Old French Prison & Museum was a French penal colony where anticolonial revolutionaries were incarcerated. It was destroyed by the ‘off-loading’ of unused ammunition by US war planes after bombing raids, but is now partially restored. Rebuilt turrets stand guard over c
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King Palace
Tastefully revamped, the main palace of Bao Dai, Vietnams last emperor, beckons visitors with its beautiful tree-lined avenue and a surprisingly modest royal residence. Its peach-coloured rooms were once home to him, his wife and their five children before being taken over by Prime
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Bunker of General Giap
A beautiful body of water, Pa Khoang Lake is 17km east of Dien Bien Phu on the road from Son La, and 4km off the highway. About a 15km drive around the lake’s edge, or an hour’s boat ride plus a 3km forest walk, is the recently restored bunker of General Giap , the Vietnamese comma
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