Visiting Tay Ninh Province

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November 25th 2009

Published: November 25th 2009

Visiting Tay Ninh Province The three big reasons to visit Tay Ninh Province. Probably, the first on the list for most visitors is the Cu Chi tunnels. I visited those in 1992, which was before they were a big tourist draw. With Tom Mangold’s book The Tunnels of Cu Chi was published in 1986, the tunnels were known to the world. When Vietnam opened its doors to tourist people flocked to Tay Nin... Read Full Entry

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Kent D. Converse

Governor

This is my 12 visit to Vietnam My current mission in Vietnam is going to the home villages of all my neices and nephews that have helped me in Vietnam In 2005 I biked from Hanoi to Saigon. Probably the greatest trip I ever experienced. I look forward to returning to Vietnam and enjoying the people and land of Vietnam. I will be staying with my former Rotary Exchange Student Trang and her husband Huan and daughter Sarah. I keep a bike at Trang's house and will be biking around Saigon on short trips. The cover photo is me biking the Red River Islands near Hanoi.... full info

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Inside

Ceiling

The eye

Mid sancturary pulpits

Inside

The eye

Inside the curtain retainer

I noticed that they had sort of a channel around the inside of the Church. I asked why, is it for condensation? The answer was that the leadership of the Church can see in the future and that they predict Tay Ninh will have a colder climate in the future like Dalat. So, they built the Church so they could hang curtains inside and the curtains will be secured in those channels.

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Inside Church

Outside

Much of the Cao Dai compound was confiscated by the government

On the steps

Painting Inside

The Church

25th November 2009

Thomas Hutchings
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Tay Ninh
Kent, I've been enjoying your travel blog, even though I live in Saigon. I'm a frequent visitor to Tay Ninh and, as you know, my novel, "Tears of Tay Ninh" is set there and along the Cambodian border in 1966. You provided me with a little known fact, and that is General The is buried on Nui Ba Den -- Black Lady's Mountain. Thank you for that. Tay Ninh is a magical and a mystical place. It's one of my favorite places to go when I need to get away from the hussle and bustle of Saigon. The people in Tay Ninh are extremely friendly and helpful. Best to you on your journey through Viet Nam. Thomas

26th November 2009

Edgar Quintero
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LIKE IT!!
Dad, I still like the pics you put on this site. I think every picture shows a different experience you have, so that shows you're having a great time iver there!!

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