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Outside their Pagodas (like a temple) they have statues of dragons and various other animals which are there to guard the temples from bad spirits. Usually there is a 'Happy Buddha' in these buildings, however inside this particular Pagoda were several different statues all with multiple arms or legs or head which the Vietnamese consider sacred.
Southern Vietnam

December 27th 2008
During the month we spent in Vietnam, we visited so many different places its so difficult to choose the pics and what to write about ! Naths just about lost the will to live....its so tiring sitting next to me watching me update our blog apparently.....!!! So we've divided Vietnam into two parts... ooooh the suspense...haha ! We had a super smooth border crossing from Cambodia into Vietnam, ar ... read more
Asia » Vietnam

Vietnamese Flag The conquest of Vietnam by France began in 1858 and was completed by 1884. It became part of French Indochina in 1887. Independence was declared after World War II, but the French continued to rule until 1954 when they were defeated by Communist forc... ... read more
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