Cham Artifact

Cham Museum in Da Nang

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July 13th 2011
The Cham museum in Da Nang was a must see after visiting the My Son ruins. If these artificats hadn't been moved here, they would most likely have been vandalized. Notice that all of the statutes in My Son were headless? Well, some of the heads are in the museum at Da Nang, but most have just disappeared. Probably destroyed long ago by the enemies of the Champa. ... 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