Ancient temples in southwestern region
(VOV) - Ang, Vinh Trang and Dat Set (Clay) temples in Vietnam’s southwestern region attract a large number of visitors to their unique architectures.
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Xiem Can, a biggest and most magnificent Khmer temple is about 10km from Bac Lieu city. |
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Xiem Can temple is a famous spiritual tourism destination in Bac Lieu. Visitors gather in large numbers during Khmer’s Chol Chnam Thmay, Sene Dolta and Ok Om Bok festivals. |
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Mahatuc temple known as the Temple of Bats is 3km from Soc Trang city. |
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Khmer pentatonic musical instruments are stored in Mahatuc temple for use in big festivals. |
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Dat Set (Clay) temple in Ton Duc Thang street, Soc Trang city was built 200 years ago. |
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| Dat Set temple is distinguished by 1,901 clay Buddha statues. |
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Vinh Trang temple is located in a 2-ha large orchard, northeast of My Tho city (Tien Giang province). |
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| The temple is a combination of Asian and European architectures. |
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Ang (Ang Korajaborey) is the oldest among 140 Khmer temples in Tra Vinh province. |
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Ang temple attracts tens of thousands of visitors during Khmer traditional festivals such as Ok Om bok, Chol Chnam Thmay and Dolta. |