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Bái Đính pagoda (Nov 2008)  
   

Bái Đính pagoda (Nov 2008)

Bái Đính pagoda under construction (2008, 2009) and re-visited in 2015

November 13th 2008
Tuesday afternoon, 11 November 2008 - My trip to Bái Đính pagoda was an interesting adventure. The new pagoda is being built on the mountain at Gia Sinh commune, Gia Viễn district, Ninh Bình province (108km south of Hanoi). The name “Bái Đính” was chosen in memory of the old pagoda at this area and also the name of the mountain. The new pagoda is the biggest pagoda in Vietnam at pres ... read more
Asia » Vietnam » Red River Delta » Ninh Binh

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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