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Quan Thang House
This house is three centuries old and was built by a Chinese captain. As usual, the architecture includes Japanese and Chinese elements. There are some especially fine carvings of peacocks and flowers on the teak walls of the rooms around the courtyard, on the roof beams and under
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An Giang Museum
Even though the signage is in Vietnamese only, the upstairs exhibition on the Oc-Eo culture is well worth a look, with pottery, fine gold jewellery and a huge phallus forming part of the display. The exhibition on Cham culture is also interesting, while the usual displays on the Am
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Bac Beach
A recently-built concrete path heads southwest from Bai Lang for 2km past coves to a fine, sheltered beach, where there’s great swimming, powdery sand, and hammocks and thatched parasols beside seafood restaurants. During holiday times the beach is packed with boats coming and goin
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Sapa Market
Unfortunately turfed out of central Sapa, and now in a purpose-built modern building near the bus station, Sapa Market is still a hive of colourful activity with fresh produce, a butchers section not for the squeamish and hill-tribe people from surrounding villages heading here mos
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Po Shanu Cham Towers
West of Mui Ne, the Po Shanu Cham towers occupy a hill near Phan Thiet, with sweeping views of the town and a cemetery filled with candylike tombstones. Dating from the 9th century, this complex consists of the ruins of three towers, none of which are in very good shape. There’s a
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Pilgrimage Spots
Ho Chi Minh’s birthplace in Hoang Tru, and the village of Kim Lien, where he spent some of his formative years, are 14km northwest of Vinh. For all that these are popular pilgrimage spots for the party faithful, there’s little to see other than recreated houses of bamboo and palm l
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Nhi Thanh Cave
The Ngoc Tuyen River flows through Nhi Thanh Cave, 700m beyond Tam Thanh Cave. The entrance has a series of carved poems written by the cave’s 18th-century discoverer, a soldier called Ngo Thi San. There’s also a carved stone plaque commemorating an early French resident of Lang So
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Truc Lam Pagoda & Cable Car
The Truc Lam Pagoda enjoys a hilltop setting and has splendid gardens. Its an active monastery, though the grounds frequently teem with tour groups. Be sure to arrive by cable car (the terminus is 3km south of the centre), which soars over majestic pine forests.The pagoda can be re
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Du Hang Pagoda
Du Hang Pagoda was founded three centuries ago. It’s been rebuilt several times, but remains a fine example of traditional Vietnamese architecture and sculpture. P Chua Hang leading to the pagoda is a narrow thoroughfare, bustling with Haiphong street life. The pagoda is around 1.5
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Long Thanh Gallery
Paradise for monochrome afficionados, this gallery showcases the work of Vietnam’s most prominent photographer. Long Thanh developed his first photo in 1964 and continues to shoot extraordinary black-and-white images of everyday Vietnamese moments and compelling portraits. The powe
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Quan Thanh Temple
Shaded by huge trees, Quan Thanh Temple was established during the Ly dynasty (1010–1225) and was dedicated to Tran Vo (God of the North), whose symbols of power were the tortoise and the snake. A bronze statue and bell date from 1677. The temple is on the shores of Truc Bach Lake,
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Vien Minh Pagoda
You won’t miss this central pagoda, fronted as it is with large white statues of the Buddha and Quan The Am Bo Tat (the Goddess of Mercy). An earlier wooden shrine (thought to be 19th century) was demolished to make way for the current 1950s building, which is adorned with Chinese
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Vua Meo
The outlandish Vua Meo, built in 1921 by the French to keep the Flower Hmong chief Hoang A Tuong happily ensconced in style, is a bizarre palace constructed in a kind of oriental baroque style on the northern edge of Bac Ha. It was being restored when we last past through town but
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Ban Gioc Waterfall
Ban Gioc is is the largest waterfall in the country, though not the highest. Its vertical drop is only around 30m, but it has an impressive 300m span; one side of the falls is in China, the other is in Vietnam. Water volume varies considerably between the dry and rainy seasons, and
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Suoi Tranh
Compared with the waterlogged Mekong Delta, Phu Quoc has very little surface moisture, but there are several springs originating in the hills. The most accessible of these is Suoi Tranh; look for the entrance sign and concrete tree from the Duong Dong–Vong Beach road. From the tick
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Hoa Binh Dam
To view the huge dam wall of Hoa Binhs Russian-built hydroelectric station up close, head across Hoa Binhs bridge and follow the riverside road to the lookout platform right beside the wall. Engineering fans can also enter the tunnels underneath. On the way to the dam theres a memo
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Bich Dong Pagoda
This charming cluster of cave temples is a couple of kilometres north of Tam Coc. The Lower Pagoda is located at the base, from which 100 steps lead to the Middle Pagoda, then a shorter but steep ascent to the Upper Pagoda. Inside each cave temple, looming statues peer from the haz
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Revolutionary Museum
Located in the former French comandants residence, this museum has exhibits on Vietnamese resistance against the French, communist opposition to the Republic of Vietnam, and the treatment of political prisoners. Youll also find a painting of Vo Thi Sau (facing death with her head h
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Soc Trang Museum
The most interesting display in this grand building is the life-size interior of a traditional wood-panelled house. Otherwise it’s mainly photos (no English captions) along with some bronze and ceramic artefacts, models of Khmer buildings and ethnic costumes. Unsurprisingly, there’
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Assembly Hall
Founded in 1773, this assembly hall was used by Fujian, Cantonese, Hainan, Chaozhou and Hakka congregations in Hoi An. To the right of the entrance are portraits of Chinese resistance heroes in Vietnam who died during WWII. The well-restored red temple is dedicated to Thien Hau and
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