My Son

Go on My Son!!!!

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December 23rd 2006
Well, today I was up early for a trip to My Son, an early Cham site. Much of it was built in the 7th - 11th Centurys but was lost when the Cham moved south. I say lost, I mean, they moved their capital south and never went back to My Son. As My Son is up in the mountains no one ventured up there and so it was left to ruins for many years and found in the early 1900's by the French. Much of it w ... read more

Asia » Vietnam » South Central Coast » Quảng Nam » Hoi An

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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