Cao Dai Temple & The Cu Chi Tunnels Photo 2

Cao Dai Temple & The Cu Chi Tunnels

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May 18th 2009
I took a tour out of Saigon to the main Cao Dai temple in Tay Ninh and to the Cu Chi Tunnels. OK, Cao Dai is an amalgam of Buddhist, Hindu and Catholic religions. They have three saints: Ton Dat Tien (Chinese revolutionary), Nyguyen Binh Khiem (Vietnamese poet) and Victor Hugo. Very strange. The temple was gorgeous and the service was interesting. The ritual, clothing, music and oddity of the ... read more

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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