My Son Holy City

My Son UNESCO World Heritage Ruins

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July 13th 2011
Left Hoi An at 05:00 to My Son, the spiritual centre of the Champa people that existed between the 3rd and 14th centuries. The Vietnamese pushed down from the North and the Cham were forced to relocate South into the Mekong Delta, where some of their descendants are found. At one time, the Cham spread from what is now Southern China to Eastern Myanmar to present day Vietnam. They are Hindu and ... read more

Asia » Vietnam » South Central Coast » Quảng Nam » My Son

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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