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Chau Giang Mosque
Domed, arched Chau Giang Mosque, in the hamlet of Chau Giang, serves the local Cham Muslims. To get there, take the car ferry from Chau Giang ferry landing across the Hau Giang River. From the ferry landing, walk inland from the river for 30m, turn left and walk 50m.
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Yok Don National Park
The largest of Vietnam’s nature reserves, Yok Don National Park has been gradually expanded and today encompasses 115,000 hectares of mainly dry deciduous forest. The park runs all the way up to the border with Cambodia, with the beautiful Serepok River flowing through it.
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Chien Dan
The elegant Cham towers at Chien Dan are located just outside the town of Tam Ky on a wide open field; the only other building nearby is a small museum. Dating from the 11th or 12th century, each kalan faces east. Many of the decorative friezes remain on the outside walls.
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Hanoi Opera House
This French-colonial 900-seat venue was built in 1911. On 16 August 1945 the Viet Minh–run Citizens’ Committee announced that it had taken over the city from a balcony on this building. Most weekends you’ll see Hanoi wedding couples getting photographed on the elegant front steps.
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Vuong Palace
This grandiose two-storey mansion was built for a local Hmong king by the French. Set in a hidden valley in the tiny village of Sa Phin, the building was renovated in 2006 and is a fascinating sight in such a remote region of the country. Sa Phin is around 15km west of Dong Van.
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Fairy Spring
This stream flows through a patch of dunes with interesting sand and rock formations. It’s a beautiful walk wading up the stream from the sea to its source, a spring. You can do the trek barefoot, but if you’re heading out into the big sand dunes after, you’ll need proper footwear.
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Duong Beach
After passing through the scrappy village of Hon Chong, 32km south of Ha Tien, the road rounds a headland and follows Duong Beach for 3km. An entrance fee is charged only at the far end of the beach, where there are food stalls, karaoke bars, and pigs and chickens wandering around.
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San Art
This inspiring, independent, nonprofit gallery was founded by artists, giving other local artists the opportunity to display and develop their intriguing work. Theres an excellent open-resource library-reading room on the ground floor, with a great selection of contemporary art boo
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Tran Quoc Pagoda
One of the oldest pagodas in Vietnam, Tran Quoc Pagoda is on the eastern shore of Ho Tay, just off Ð Thanh Nien, which divides this lake from Truc Bach Lake. A stela here, dating from 1639, tells the history of this site. The pagoda was rebuilt in the 15th century and again in 1842
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Tam Thanh Cave
Tam Thanh Cave is vast and seductive. There’s an internal pool and natural ‘window’ offering a sweeping view of the surrounding rice fields. A few hundred metres up a stone staircase are the ruins of the Mac Dynasty Citadel . It’s a lovely, deserted spot, with stunning rural views.
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Kon Ktu
Five kilometres to the southeast of Kon Tum, the village of Kon Ktu is reachable across the suspension bridge and along a potholed road. Theres a beautiful rong here, right near the Catholic church, and you can watch locals transporting crops along the river in rafts made of tyres.
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Museum of Vietnamese Revolution
Inaugurated in 1959 and housing over 40,000 exhibits, the histories of conflict and revolution within Vietnam, from the liberation movements against the French occupation, to the establishment of the Communist Party and the Socialist Republic of Vietnam, are enthusiastically presen
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Vam Sat
Located within Can Gios mangroves, Vam Sat is noted for crab-angling, a crocodile farm and Dam Doi (Bat Swamp), an area where fruit bats nest. Boats to Vam Sat (around 180,000d) depart from under Dan Xay Bridge, which is on the main road, 22km south of the ferry and 12km north of M
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Linh Phuoc Pagoda
This ornate complex consists of the main temple and a new pagoda that was close to completion at the time of research. Both are heavily decorated in ceramic mosaics made from deliberately broken crockery. Remove your shoes before entering the main hall, which is dominated by a 5m-h
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Bunker of Colonel de Castries
Across the Ron River, the command bunker of Colonel Christian de Castries has been recreated. A few discarded tanks linger nearby, and you’ll probably see Vietnamese tourists mounting the bunker and waving the Vietnamese flag, re-enacting an iconic photograph taken at the battle’s
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Cua Can Beach
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. A ride through the villages around Cua Can is interesting, with the road crossing the river several times on rickety wooden
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Bao Tang Con Dao Museum
This impressive new museum has more than 2000 exhibits, including many rare documents, dioramas and excellent photographs, which comprehensively record the islands history, including the French colonial era and of course the prison period. Modern displays including audio-visuals ar
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Assembly Hall of the Hainan Chinese Congregation
Built in 1851, this assembly hall is a memorial to 108 merchants from Hainan Island who were mistaken for pirates and killed in Quang Nam Province in 1851. The elaborate dais contains plaques to their memory. In front of the central altar is a fine gilded woodcarving of Chinese cou
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Truc Bach Lake
Separated from Hay To only by Ð Thanh Nien, this lake is lined with flame trees. During the 18th century the Trinh lords built a palace on the lakeside; it was later transformed into a reformatory for wayward royal concubines, who were condemned to spend their days weaving pure whi
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Tomb of Gia Long
Emperor Gia Long founded the Nguyen dynasty in 1802 and ruled until 1819. Both the emperor and his queen are buried here. The rarely visited tomb is presently in a state of ruin, but careful restoration has begun. It is around 14km south of Hue and 3km from the west bank of the Per
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