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November 4th 2008

Published: December 6th 2008

I've decided not to go into as much detail with this entry, as I think the pictures tell a better story than I do... Just a few anecdotes from the road: Ninh Binh The tour to Ninh Binh via the "Ancient Capital" and Tam Coc, although beautiful, made me quite fed up with arranged tours in big groups. The "Ancient Capital" lacked some explanation, as all we saw were really two temples dedicated t... Read Full Entry

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Gilt statue of Emperor Khai Dinh sitting beneath a concrete canopy decorated with glass and porcelain. Behind him is an art-deco image of the sun

This temple took 20 years to complete and was only finished after the emperor's death (they normally finished their own tombs before their death), and he became very unpopular with the Vietnamese people due the rise in tax during his reign - much of this money was spent on his tomb...

Detail of one of the porcelain wall decorations

Porcelain decoration

Porcelain Decoration

Emperor Khai Dinh - presumed to be gay

He did manage to produce one heir, though, with his second wife out of 6. But he ONLY had 10 concubines (not a lot compared to Tu Duc's 99 concubines...)