Hall of the Ten Hells

Incense smoke fills the Hall of the Ten Hells at the Jade Emperor Pagoda, Saigon. © L. Birch 2007

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January 27th 2007
The bus dropped us at a Chinese restaurant overlooking the border. Outside it was hot and the restaurant stood on its own in what looked like a field of dust. Not for the first time, I wondered if dust was a major crop in Cambodia. We were certainly going to be exporting a fair amount of it in our clothes when we crossed the border into Vietnam but first, we were going to have to get to the bor ... read more

Asia » Vietnam » South Central Coast » Binh Thuan » Mui Ne

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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