Monthly Archives: July 2011

Kontum – the rites and rongs

The Central Highlands in Vietnam is a raised area of plateaus and rivers, mountains and jungles in the southern central area of the country, on the borders of Cambodia and Laos. Traditionally it was a very poor area, but the realisation … Continue reading

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Chua Giac Lam and Chua Giac Vien- temples of Saigon

Religion in Vietnam is unusual. The most common form of religion is ancestral worship mixed with some elements of Mahayana Buddhism, Taoism and Confucianism, if all of that is indeed a religion. Perhaps for this reason, there are fewer splendid … Continue reading

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