Vietnam Pagoda

Bai Dinh Pagoda

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<span style="color: #0b5394;">Bai Dinh pagoda is a large population known as many records such as: the largest pagoda of Vietnam, the biggest gold - plated copper of Asia and the longest lobby in Asia. The pagoda is located at the western of the ancient capital Hoa Lu, belonging to Gia Sinh commune, Ninh Binh. It is far about 15 kilometers from Ninh Binh province and 95 kilometers from Hanoi. Bai Dinh Pagoda population has the area of 539 hectares including 27 hectares of ancient Bai Dinh pagoda, 80 hectares of new Bai Dinh area.</span></div>
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<span style="color: #0b5394;">More than 1000 years ago, in Ninh Binh, there have 3 dynasties: Dinh, Tien Le, Ly. Three dynasties are very interested in Buddhism and Buddhism and used Buddhism as the state religion so that in Ninh Binh, there has many ancient pagodas, including Bai Dinh pagoda in the Dinh Mountain. </span></div>
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<span style="color: #0b5394;">The population of Bai Dinh pagoda includes ancient pagoda area and a new pagoda area. New pagoda has monumental architecture but having traditional identity consistent with Vietnam today. Therefore, this place became a popular destination in Vietnam. New Bai Dinh pagoda is honored as the largest pagoda in Southeast Asia. </span></div>
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<span style="color: #0b5394;">Ancient Bai Dinh Pagoda is far about 800 meters from Tam The temple alongside Dinh Mountain. This pagoda is located near the top of a quiet forest area, including Buddhist cave, the temple of God Cao Son, and the temple of Nguyen. The pagoda was recognized as historical-cultural of the nation. There are many architectural details and antiques marked of reign of Ly. </span></div>
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<span style="color: #0b5394;">The new pagoda’s architecture highlights with large cubes marked architectural Vietnamese. The most difference in Bai Dinh Pagoda architectural is in dark roof of phoenix shape, it is not the same the pagoda in China. Especially, the detail also carries the famous traditional handicraft villages of Vietnam. </span></div>
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<span style="color: #0b5394;">Bai Dinh Pagoda is a famous temple for its Asian and the region record. The records of Bai Dinh Pagoda are established: </span></div>
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<span style="color: #0b5394;">Gilt bronze statues of Asia's largest: 100 ton statue in the French electricity </span></div>
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<span style="color: #0b5394;">Owner Largest bronze Buddha in Southeast Asian: 100 ton statue outside. </span></div>
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<span style="color: #0b5394;">The largest bell Vietnam: Great bell weighs 36 tons in the Bell Tower. </span></div>
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<span style="color: #0b5394;">Largest pagoda in Vietnam: total 539 ha (27 ha own ancient temples, pagodas new 80 hectares. </span></div>
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<span style="color: #0b5394;">Pagoda is the longest corridor Asian Horn: Horn corridor approximately 3 kilometers. </span></div>
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<span style="color: #0b5394;">Park has many statues Arhat Temple in Vietnam: 500 the blue stone about 2m high. </span></div>
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<span style="color: #0b5394;">Area wells jade pagoda in Vietnam. </span></div>
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<span style="color: #0b5394;">Area Bodhi temple of most Vietnam: 100 is extracted from the Bodhi Bodhi India.</span></div>
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<span style="color: #0b5394;">Entrance fee: Free</span></div>
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<i><span style="color: #cc0000;">If you would like to enjoy this unique Pagoda, please contact us for arranging a tour.</span></i></div>
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Bai Dinh Pagoda

Bai Dinh pagoda is a large population known as many records such as: the largest pagoda of Vietnam, the biggest gold - plated copper of Asia and the longest lobby in Asia. The pagoda is located at th…

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19 Oct 2013

Hoa Lu & Tam Coc tour full day

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<span style="color: #0b5394;">Tour code: HNT02</span></div>
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<span style="color: #0b5394;">Tour routes: Hanoi - Hoa Lu - Tam Coc - Bich Dong - Hanoi</span></div>
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<span style="color: #0b5394;">Tour class: daily tour</span></div>
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<span style="color: #0b5394;">Price: </span><span style="color: #cc0000;">30usd/person</span></div>
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<span style="color: #0b5394;">A part from its historical interest, this area also is a astounding natural beauty with immense limestone outcrops whose splendor is often said to surpass of Ha Long Bay. Indeed this area is often referred to as the Ha Long Bay on land. The tour includes being rowed a long Boi river, which makes for a truly unforgettable experience, passing in between towering limestone peaks.</span></div>
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<span style="color: #0b5394;">07h30: Our guide come to pick you up from your hotel, depart 2 hour driving along green fields and villages in the two side of the high way.</span></div>
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<span style="color: #0b5394;">09h30: Come to Hoa Lu, used to be the capital of Vietnam in the 11st centuries, visit  the temple of Dinh & Le dynasty, learn about  history of Vietnam in the war with China and  about the first Vietnamese government. Have a great view of rice paddy field, and lots of fresh air.</span></div>
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<span style="color: #0b5394;">After lunch,  get on a small boat, glide along a long canal with rice paddy fields and mountains two sides,  your boat will go through three cave called "Hang Ca", "Hang 2", "Hang 3".</span></div>
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<span style="color: #0b5394;">15h00: You boat drive you back to the warft then get on bus back to Hanoi.</span></div>
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<span style="color: #0b5394;">17h00: Bus arrive Hanoi and drop you off at your hotel, end services.</span></div>
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<span style="color: #0b5394;">- English speaking guide</span></div>
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<span style="color: #0b5394;">- Drinks, tips</span></div>
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<span style="color: #0b5394;">- Biking. Please pay extra $7/person if you want.</span></div>
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Hoa Lu & Tam Coc tour full day

Tour code: HNT02 Tour routes: Hanoi - Hoa Lu - Tam Coc - Bich Dong - Hanoi Tour class: daily tour Price: 30usd/person OVERVIEW A part from its historical interest, this area also is a astounding natu…

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19 Oct 2013

Yen Tu festival & Halong - Hoa Lu - Tam Coc tour 4 days

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<span style="color: #0b5394;"><b>Code: <span style="color: #cc0000;">HNT01</span></b></span><br />
<span style="color: #0b5394;"><b>Tour routes: </b>Hanoi - Hanoi city tour - Yen Tu - Halong - Tuan Chau - Halong - Hanoi - Hoa Lu - Tam Coc - Hanoi</span></div>
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<span style="color: #0b5394;"><b>Duration: </b>4 days 3 nights</span></div>
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<span style="color: #0b5394;"><b>Tour type:</b> private tour </span></div>
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<span style="color: #0b5394;">The mountains and sea combined to make Hoa Lu’s picturesque landscape. Hoa Lu lays in a flat valley surrounded by the Trang An lime stone mountains, which form a natural wall protecting the old citadel. The city’s northwest is bordered by the Hoang Long River, the tributaries of which run through the capital, cooling the weather within the city and serving as convenient waterways.</span></div>
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<b><span style="color: #cc0000;"> Day 1: Hanoi arrival - transfer to Hotel in Hanoi - Hanoi city tour half day(Dinner)</span></b></div>
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<span style="color: #0b5394;">Morning: 06:00  Have breakfast. Depart to Yen Tu.<br />09:30:  Arriving in Yen Tu, you prepare offerings to incense at Trinh Temple. Get Hoa Yen Pagoda by cable car.<br />Arriving Hoa Yen Pagoda, you are free to incense, continue to visit Bronze Pagoda, Bao Thap Tower, Truc Lam Tam To, One Roof Pagoda, thousands of year old banyan tree...<br /><br />12:30:  Return to Hoa Yen for lunch and relaxing. Get on cable car to go down the mountain. Our car takes you to Ha Long.<br />Arriving in Ha Long, check into hotel.</span></div>
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<span style="color: #0b5394;">In the afternoon:  Visit Ha Long City freely.</span></div>
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<span style="color: #0b5394;">In the evening:  After dinner, visit Tuan Chau International Tourism Complex. You have chance to enjoy exciting shows such as water music show, performances of sea lions, dolphins and crocodiles. Overnight in Ha Long City.<br /><br /><b><span style="color: #cc0000;">Day 3: Halong Bay - Hanoi (Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner)</span></b></span></div>
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<span style="color: #0b5394;"><b><span style="color: #cc0000;"><br /></span></b>In the morning: Breakfast in hotel. Get on car to move to Ha Long Whalf. Have a cruise on Ha Long Bay - the World Natural Heritage.  The Bay is dotted with 1,600 limestone islands and islets and covers an area of over 1,500 sqkm. Pass by the area where the scenes of the famous film “Indochina” were shot. Continue cruising towards Ha Long Bay, see famous islets such as Men’s head Islet, Tortoise Islet, Heaven Gate area, explore Surprising Cave. Visit a fishing village on the Bay.<br /><br />Afternoon:  Bidding farewell to Ha Long, you depart to Ninh Binh along Highway 10. Dinner and overnight in hotel in Ninh Binh.<br /><br /><b><span style="color: #cc0000;">Day 4: Hoa Lu ancient Capital - Tam Coc - Hanoi (Breakfast, Lunch)<br /> </span></b> </span><br />
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhYcVYbxKd0B9W6ij8ZkqIm92Vz70BUsaqvsRZm2qgATCclTEGeMqdn973TVG3e_vz021o6CZj_QIPYrxIcJqTZE3yQHCxYKiFlPz5VgqgINzkdx1YtTwKzJfpZzuRRK1NLSlkGoUt_Abtw/s1600/Tam+Coc.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img alt="Yen Tu festival &  Halong - Hoa Lu - Tam Coc tour 4 days" border="0" height="128" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhYcVYbxKd0B9W6ij8ZkqIm92Vz70BUsaqvsRZm2qgATCclTEGeMqdn973TVG3e_vz021o6CZj_QIPYrxIcJqTZE3yQHCxYKiFlPz5VgqgINzkdx1YtTwKzJfpZzuRRK1NLSlkGoUt_Abtw/s1600/Tam+Coc.jpeg" title="Yen Tu festival &  Halong - Hoa Lu - Tam Coc tour 4 days" width="200" /></a><span style="color: #0b5394;">Morning  07:30:   You are picked up and transferred to Hoa Lu Ancient Capital, which was the capital of the Dinh and Early Le dynasties in Vietnam in the 10th and 11th century. The sanctuaries were built in the 17th century. We will see the stone pedestal of a royal throne, bronze bells and statues of the Emperors.<br /><br />11:30: Lunch in restaurant. Have a rest and prepare for your journey in the afternoon.<br /><br />13:00:  Take a boat visit in Tam Coc (“three caves”) along Ngo Dong river, beginning at the village of Van Lam and proceeding through a scenic landscape dominated by rice fields and karst towers. The route includes floating through three natural caves (Hang Ca, Hang Hai, and Hang Ba), the largest of which is 125m long with its ceiling about 2m high above the water.<br /><br />15:00: Get on land. Leave Ninh Binh for Hanoi. Tour ends!</span><br />
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26 Sep 2013

Perfume Pagoda full day trip

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<span style="color: #0b5394;"><i>Perfume Pagoda is famous not only for its scenic landscape but also for its sacredness in the religious culture of Vietnamese people. Unlike other spiritual sites, Perfume Pagoda possesses a good combination of temples, pagodas, moutains and forest; or in other words, a vast landscape complex with harmony of nature and artificial construction. Passing historical up and down over multiple centuries, the Pagoda has carved its image in the mind and the heart of Vietnamese people, who are looking for a peace in soul and put their belief in sacred Buddhism.</i><br /> </span></div>
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<span style="color: #0b5394;">07:40 - 08:30 Get pick up by our tour guide and bus then depart for Perfume Pagoda (60 km west of Hanoi). Have a break 20 minutes half way to relax and experience Vietnamese handicraft products such as lacquer wares, paintings, embroideries…<br />10:00 Upon arrival prepare your things and start a 40 minute boat ride along the river side to enjoy beautiful landscapes of streams and paddy fields.<br />11:00 Leave the boat and do hiking up to the unique pagoda inside the cave (Huong Tich Cave) on the mountain summit (2.5km in height). Reaching the cave, you will have a feeling of entering the holy land of Buddhism. Also experience the breath-taking views of the mountainous landscape.<br /> </span></div>
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Perfume Pagoda full day trip

Tour routes: Hanoi - Perfume pagoda - Hanoi Duration: 1 day Price: 30usd/person OVERVIEW Perfume Pagoda is famous not only for its scenic landscape but also for its sacredness in the religious cultur…

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26 Sep 2013

Dau - But Thap pagoda & Bo De pagoda tour full day

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<span style="color: #0b5394;">Tour routes: Hanoi - Dau Pagoda - But Thap pagoda - Bo De pagoda - Hanoi</span></div>
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<i><span style="color: #0b5394;">Dau</span></i><span style="color: #0b5394;"><i> pagoda is at the centre of the prominent historical and cultural sites in northern Bac Ninh Province: the Luy Lau ancient citadel, Si Nhiep temple, and a system of pagodas, temples, villas, roads, markets, tombs, brick and pottery kilns - the evidence of a historical period tens of centuries before Christ. This place was the capital of Giao Chi district, which was then called Giao Chau: the political, economic, cultural centre of Vietnam.</i><br /> </span></div>
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<span style="color: #0b5394;">07h00: Driver and tour guide pick you up at the appointed site then transfer you to Bac Ninh, which is home to Dau Pagoda and But Thap Pagoda.<br />08h30: Arriving in Bac Ninh, our tour guide takes you to visit Dau Pagoda and But Thap Pagoda. The tour guide will give you some introduction to the history and architecture of these two famous pagodas. Being a center of the ancient Luy Lau Citadel that dates back to the second century A.D, Dau Pagoda is considered the most ancient religious structure and an initial source of Buddhism in Vietnam. But Thap Pagoda keeps the well-known statue of a thousand-handed and thousand-eyed Guanyin, which is described as a sculptural masterpiece of Vietnam. Work on the statue began in 1656 and took several years for completion.<br /><br />12h30: Lunch in restaurant.<br />15h00: Visit Bo De Pagoda in Hanoi - The pagoda is not only home to female Buddhist monks, but also nearly 200 children and women with difficulties. It is common to see volunteers at this lively pagoda.<br />17h00: Drop you off at your hotel. End of services!</span></div>
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Dau - But Thap pagoda & Bo De pagoda tour full day

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25 Sep 2013

Hanoi - Perfume pagoda - Halong - Hanoi 4 days

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<span style="color: #0b5394;"><b>Tour routes:</b> Hanoi city - Perfume pagoda - Halong <b>- </b>Hanoi</span></div>
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<span style="color: #0b5394;"><i>Perfume Pagoda, known locally as Chua Huong or ‘inner temple’. It is at the centre of a very revered and sacred site featuring a maze of mainly Buddhist temples built into the limestone cliffs of Huong Tich. At the heart of this complex lies the Perfume Temple or Perfume Pagoda in the Huong Tich Cave. Perfume Pagoda is one of the most important religious sites of Buddhism in Vietnam. The pagoda itself only can be reached by boat or on foot, as there are no roads in the area.</i></span></div>
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<span style="color: #0b5394;">Pick-up at your hotel in Hanoi Old Quarter. Take a visit to the relic complex of President Ho Chi Minh, including Presisent Ho Chi Minh's Mausoleum, Ba Dinh Square, the Stilt House and Pool of Uncle Ho, and One-Pillar Pagoda.</span></div>
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<span style="color: #0b5394;">Noon: Have lunch in a restaurant in Hanoi.</span></div>
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<span style="color: #0b5394;">Afternoon visits to Hanoi highlights: Sword Lake, Ngoc Son Temple, Temple of Literature - Quoc Tu Giam - the first university of Vietnam, Tran Quoc Pagoda, West Lake and Truc Bach Lake. Check into hotel. Stay overnight in the hotel.</span></div>
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<span style="color: #0b5394;">Morning:  Have breakfast. Leave Hanoi for Perfume Pagoda. Upon arrival at Duc Whalf, get aboard for a trip on Yen Stream. Visit and offer incense at Ngu Nhac Temple. The cable car then takes you up to Huong Tich Cave, where lies Huong Tich Pagoda (also Perfume Pagoda). Perfume Pagoda is one of the most important religious sites of Buddhism in Vietnam. The pagoda itself was built into limestone cliffs and only can be reached by boat or on foot, as there are no roads in the area. There is time for you to prepare offerings and pray for happiness, prosperity and good lucke here before having lunch nearby Thien Tru Pagoda.</span></div>
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<span style="color: #0b5394;">Afternoon:  Visit Thien Tru Pagoda. Get on boat returning to Duc Whalf.</span></div>
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<span style="color: #0b5394;">07:45 - 08:30 Tour guide and shuttle bus of Ha Long Dragon Cruise pick you up then take 3.5 hour drive to Ha Long. Have a break 20 minutes en-route to free your legs.</span></div>
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<span style="color: #0b5394;">12:15 Embark Bai Chay harbor, get transferred to Dragon Cruise by a tender and enjoy a welcome drink.</span></div>
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<span style="color: #0b5394;">13:00 Receive a cruise briefing. Savor delicious lunch while cruising among wonderful limestone islands.</span></div>
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<span style="color: #0b5394;">14:30 Visit Sung Sot “amazing” cave, the most beautiful with millions of surprising stalactites and stalagmites</span></div>
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<span style="color: #0b5394;">15:30 Stop at Ti Top Island one hour for swimming, sun-bathing or photographing of Ha Long at island peak.</span></div>
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<span style="color: #0b5394;">16:30 Do kayaking among hidden parts and around Bo Nau cave to discover mysterious beauty of Ha Long.</span></div>
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<span style="color: #0b5394;">17:30 Drop anchor in a calm water area, rest on the sundeck to enjoy Ha Long views at sunset.</span></div>
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<span style="color: #0b5394;">19:00 Have a delectable dinner in cozy restaurant of Dragon Cruise in the middle of the bay.</span></div>
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<span style="color: #0b5394;">20:00 Entertain evening by karaoke singing or try your luck doing squid-fishing. Overnight on Ha Long Dragon Cruise.</span></div>
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<span style="color: #0b5394;">07:30 Enjoy the morning landscape with complimentary tea and coffee served, photograph nice pictures.</span></div>
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<span style="color: #0b5394;"> </span><span style="color: #0b5394;">08:00 Experiencing unforgettable memory passing through “tunnel cave” on a bamboo boat to a secluded lake.</span></div>
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<span style="color: #0b5394;"> </span><span style="color: #0b5394;">09:30 Check out your cabin. Relax on sundeck for sun-bathing, photo hunting while sailing back to the harbor.</span></div>
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<span style="color: #0b5394;"> </span><span style="color: #0b5394;">11:30 Leave Dragon Cruise, have a short rest and take a bus drive to a local restaurant for lunch.</span></div>
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<span style="color: #0b5394;"> </span><span style="color: #0b5394;">13:30 Say goodbye to Ha Long Bay then return to Hanoi. Have a rest en-route again to free your legs.</span></div>
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<span style="color: #0b5394;"> </span><span style="color: #0b5394;">17:30 Get dropped off at your hotel. Tour ends.</span></div>
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<span style="color: #0b5394;">* Hotel stay (three-star hotel - 2 guests/room)</span></div>
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<span style="color: #0b5394;">* Meals as mentioned in the itinerary</span></div>
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<span style="color: #0b5394;">* Entrance fees (first-gate entrance tickets)</span></div>
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<span style="color: #0b5394;">* Group tour to Perfume Pagoda, Halong Bay; in Hanoi</span></div>
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<span style="color: #0b5394;">* Cable car ticket in Perfume Pagoda</span></div>
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<span style="color: #0b5394;">* Halong Superior Dragon Cruise</span></div>
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<span style="color: #0b5394;">* Kayaking on Halong Bay</span></div>
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<span style="color: #0b5394;">* Enthusiastic tour guide</span></div>
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<span style="color: #0b5394;">* Transportation and meals not shown in the itinerary</span></div>
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<span style="color: #0b5394;">* Drinks, tip/gratuity for the guide, laundry and other personal expenses</span></div>
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25 Sep 2013

Tran Temple festival in Nam Dinh province

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<span style="color: #0b5394;">The expression lingered in the mind of the Viet people like a reminder of finding way back to the root as August and March came to join vivid festivals in memory of Father and Holy Mother, who founded and protected the supernatural land. One of such traditional major festivals, serving as a pride of indigenous inhabitants as thinking about the kingly race of the Viet’s nation: Tran Temple Festival.</span></div>
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<span style="color: #0b5394;">“August is the death anniversary of Father, March is that of Mother”.</span></div>
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<span style="color: #0b5394;">The expression lingered in the mind of the Viet people like a reminder of finding way back to the root as August and March came to join vivid festivals in memory of Father and Holy Mother, who founded and protected the supernatural land. One of such traditional major festivals, serving as a pride of indigenous inhabitants as thinking about the kingly race of the Viet’s nation: Tran Temple Festival.</span></div>
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<span style="color: #0b5394;">The cluster monuments of Tran Temple is located in the suburb of Nam Dinh Province with many communal houses, pagodas, temples, tombs, stone shrines. Temples of Thien Truong, Co Trach and Pho Minh Pagoda - the famous cultural historical relics dedicated to Tran reign, founded on the land where the regime of Tran was generated. It is Tran Temple. In which, Thien Truong Temple worships 14 Tran Kings, set up under the later Le Dynasty. Co Trach Temple worships Tran Hung Dao, set up under the Nguyen Dynasty.</span></div>
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<span style="color: #0b5394;">Tran Temple Festival annually lasts from the 15th-20th of lunar August. In the odd years, the festival is launched more magnificently than in even years. Nevertheless, visitors all over the country do not wait for the very happening of the festival to join but eagerly go on pilgrimage far prior to the day. On their arrival, every people do expect the good and happy things. The large flag flutters in front of the temple - the traditional flag with striking colours standing for five basic elements, its square shape stands for earth (negative), the sickle-shaped tassels for heaven (positive). The word “Tran” is embroidered amidst the flag in Chinese characters by two combined words “Dong” and “A”.</span></div>
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<span style="color: #0b5394;">Tran Temple Festival happens formally, consisting processions from neighbouring villages to Thuong Temple. The incense-offering rite involves in 14 virgins carrying 14 trays of flowers into the temple and placing them on thrones in the musical vibration. This act is the image of the former feudal courts.</span></div>
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<span style="color: #0b5394;">The festival involves various cultural activities: cock fighting, five-generation fighting art performances, wrestling, unicorn dance, bai bong dance, sword dance, cheo singing, van singing and so on. According to historic records, under the rule of King Tran Nhan Tong, after the Mongolian invaders were defeated, the King offered feast through 03 successive days known as “Thai binh dien yen”. The Great tutor Tran Quang Khai composed the </span><span style="color: #0b5394;">dance for the victory namely “bai bong” and taught the imperial singers to perform. The dancers were pretty ladies dressed in the ethnic clothes, putting on their shoulders a short pole hanging with flower baskets or paper-made lanterns at the two ends. The dancers also held on to a fan to enrich their performance. “Bai bong” dance contained acts of “bat dat”, “luc dat” and “tu dat”. Nevertheless, it was neatly adjusted under the Nguyen Dynasty. Currently, there is still a team of skilled dancers of the kind in Phuong Bong ward on the outskirts of Nam Dinh. It is said that Hat Van is derived from Hat Chau composed under the Tran Dynasty, popularised and trimmed under the Le Mat time.</span></div>
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<span style="color: #0b5394;">Over the last years, branches and departments, especially the culture-information sector in Nam Dinh, have paid attention to preserving and enhancing such cultural identities. Nam Dinh Province takes pride in its reference of “national root”, giving birth and nursing hearts and souls of “Mother” and “Father” of the people. On the occasion of the festival, people across the country are warmly welcome to the place by the local friendly and simple residents.</span></div>
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<span style="color: #0b5394;">The unique cultural activities, especially the splendid and radiant atmosphere of “Dong A”, make Tran Temple Festival attractive to travellers everywhere...</span></div>
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Tran Temple festival in Nam Dinh province

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25 Sep 2013

Quan Ho Bac Ninh Folk songs

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<span style="color: #0b5394;"><i>Quan ho Bac Ninh is folk songs of the Red River Delta, concentrates mainly in Kinh Bac region (provinces of Bac Ninh and Bac Giang). This is a kind of art composed by the elements of music, lyric, costume, festival… Quan ho Bac Ninh folk songs show close-knit relation between male singers (lien anh) and female singers (lien chi) and are typical culture of Kinh Bac region’s people.</i></span></div>
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<span style="color: #0b5394;">Quan ho folk songs passed from generation to generation through oral have the most melodies in Viet Nam’s folk-song genres. Quan ho folk songs are always performed voluntarily in groups of male (bon nam) or female (bon nu). Each group usually has four to six people who are named by order such as “Second Sister”, “Third Sister”, “Fourth Sister”, or “Second Brother”, “Third Brother”, “Fourth Brother” and so on. If the size of a group reaches seven or eight people, then they are divided into “older siblings” and “younger siblings” named as the “Third Older Sister”, “Third Younger Sister” or “Third Older Brother”, “Third Younger Brother”... </span></div>
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<span style="color: #0b5394;">Quan ho folk songs are alternating response songs between the groups of male and female. A group of female from one village sings with a group of male from another village with similar melodies, but different lyrics, and always with alternating tunes. In each group, one person sings the leading tune and another sings a secondary part, but the two should be in perfect harmony at the same timbre. Quan ho folk songs have 213 different melody variations and more than 400 song lyrics. A song lyric includes two parts: the principal text is the core of the song, containing its base lyrics. The lyrics of Quan ho folk songs derived from poems and folk verses of the Viet Nam, mostly 6 syllable and 8 syllable verses, modified 6 syllable and 8 syllable verses, 4 syllable or mixed 4 syllable verses express people’s emotional states in metaphorical language. The secondary text includes words that are added to the melodies, such as i hi, u hu, a ha...</span></div>
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<span style="color: #0b5394;">Quan ho folk songs exist in a cultural environment with their own social customs. The first is friendship custom among Quan ho villages. From the friendship custom, a special social custom appears among Quan ho groups. It’s friend-making custom. Each Quan ho group from one village makes friends with another group from another village following the principle that male groups make friends with female groups and vice versa. With the friendship-partner villages, men and women in Quan ho groups from these villages are not allowed to marry each other. </span></div>
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<span style="color: #0b5394;">One particular characteristic of Quan ho singing is the teaching and dissemination through “sleepover” custom. Boys and girls from 9 to 16 or 17 years old, invite each other to sleep over in their host’s house to learn Quan ho singing techniques. Male and female singers combine and practice their voices in pairs in order to have a unified timbre for performance. </span></div>
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<span style="color: #0b5394;">Quan ho gastronomy uses phoenix wing-shaped quid of betel and areca, Thai Nguyen tea. In meal, it must use red tray (mam son) which is made of timber and painted red to express host’s emotion to visitors. Dishes in the meal depend on each village’s custom but must include a plate of chicken, two plates of lean pork paste, lean pork; especially no fat dishes to avoid damaging voice.</span></div>
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<span style="color: #0b5394;">In performance, the outfits of Quan ho are distinctive. The female costume includes non thung quai thao (the large round Quan ho hat) and scarf for wrapping the hair, camisole, tunic, skirt, scarves tied about the waist and slippers. The male costume includes turban, umbrella, shirt or robe including undershirts and long tunics with five pieces, trousers and slippers. </span></div>
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<span style="color: #0b5394;">For the Bắc Ninh people, festivals not only allow them to highlight their own village's specialties, such as ceramics, folk painting, wrestling, kite parades, or bird contest, among a great many other things, but also their common prized heritage, the Hát Quan Họ tradition.</span></div>
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<span style="color: #0b5394;">Hát Quan Họ in festivals traditionally began either at the communal-ritual house or at the Buddhist temple as early as the night before the main festival day. Nowadays, only a few major festivals continue that tradition, while most villages carry out the singing on the main day.</span></div>
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<span style="color: #0b5394;">Instrumental accompaniment is slowly creeping in and welcomed by quan họ singers in some villages. The đàn bầu (monochord) is the most common instrument, followed by the sáo trúc (bamboo flute). Other traditional instruments may include the tam thập lục (36-stringed hammered dulcimer), etc. Occasionally the acoustic guitar and even the electronic keyboard are used.</span></div>
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<span style="color: #0b5394;">At 16h55 on September 30, 2009 in Abu Dhabi Capital of United Arab Emirates, UNESCO recognized Quan ho Bac Ninh folk songs as intangible cultural heritage of humanity for its cultural value, social custom preservation, performing arts, style of contact, lyric and costume. The recognized region includes 49 traditional Quan ho villages. 44 of these villages now lie in Bac Ninh Province: Bai Uyen, Due Dong, Ha Giang, Hoai Thi, Hoai Trung, Lung Giang, Lung Son, Ngang Noi, Van Kham, Tam Son, Tieu, Dong Mai, Dong Yen, Bo Son, Cham Khe, Co Me, Duong O, Dau Han, Dieu Thon, Dong Xa, Do Xa, Hoa Dinh, Huu Chap, Kha Le, Khuc Toai, Nem Doai, Nem Son, Nem Tien, Niem Xa, Phuc Son, Thanh Son, Thi Chung, Thi Cau, Tho Ninh, Thuong Dong, Tra Xuyen, Ve An, Viem Xa, Xuan Ai, Xuan Dong, Xuân O, Xuan Vien, Y Na, Yen Man. The remaining 5 traditional villages are located in Bac Giang Province: Gia Son, Huu Nghi, Noi Ninh, Mai Vu, and Sen Ho.</span></div>
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Quan Ho Bac Ninh Folk songs

Quan ho Bac Ninh is folk songs of the Red River Delta, concentrates mainly in Kinh Bac region (provinces of Bac Ninh and Bac Giang). This is a kind of art composed by the elements of music, lyric, co…

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24 Sep 2013

Phong Nam ancient village in Da Nang

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<span style="color: #0b5394;"><i>Situated in Hoa Vang District’s Hoa Chau Commune, around 10km southwest of Da Nang, the Phong Nam ancient village has about 700 years of history and retains many of the features of a traditional Vietnamese village.  Despite its long history, Phong Nam still boasts unique characteristics with many interesting features, including lush green paddy fields, beautiful bamboo, and pathways between the simple houses, plus the lifestyles of local farmers. </i></span></div>
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<span style="color: #0b5394;">In the past, Phong Nam was a part of the former Phong Le village, which made it well known over hundreds of years.  Phong Le village was founded in the Cham period.  Many valuable artefacts from the Cham culture have been found there and they are now on display at the Da Nang Museum of Cham Sculpture.</span></div>
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<span style="color: #0b5394;">The former Phong Le village originally consisted of two parts: one was Phong Nam, which now belongs to Hoa Vang District, and the other was Phong Bac, which now belongs to Cam Le District.  Although they are only separated by the Cau Do (Red Bridge) River, Phong Nam still retains the old world air of peace and tranquility of an ancient village, whilst Phong Bac has the characteristics of modern urbanisation and the bustle of city life. </span></div>
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<span style="color: #0b5394;">Phong Nam has numerous examples of old architecture such as pagodas, temples, communal houses, ancient houses, holy places and houses of worship.  Amongst them, a communal house to worship Emperor Yan- Shen Nong, who invented farming in the mythology of ancient China, still retains its ancient charm.  This is where the Muc Dong Festival is held annually on 27 and 28 November, an event which honours the children who tend the buffalos and when prayers are said for good weather and a bumper crop.  Apart from a procession of buffalo boys and girls along with representatives of the village’s clans who carry palanquins, whips, flags and farming tools, the festival also features many games such as a blindfolded-man catching ducks and tug-of-war.    </span></div>
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<span style="color: #0b5394;">The Muc Dong Festival was initially celebrated every 3 years, then every 6 years, and more recently, only once in 12 years.  The event was revived in 2010 after a gap of 74 years.</span></div>
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<span style="color: #0b5394;">Visitors to the Phong Nam village can enjoy peace, the soothing sounds of nature, and the refreshing scent from young rice leaves as well as have an opportunity to listen to the sounds of the splashing waters of the village’s romantic river.  Any time spent in this village is sure to leave you with unforgettable memories and the desire to come back for more.</span></div>
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<span style="color: #0b5394;"><i>Source: baodanang.vn</i></span></div>

Phong Nam ancient village in Da Nang

Situated in Hoa Vang District’s Hoa Chau Commune, around 10km southwest of Da Nang, the Phong Nam ancient village has about 700 years of history and retains many of the features of a traditional Viet…

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24 Sep 2013

The vestige of Cu Khe ancient village in Thanh Oai district

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<span style="color: #0b5394;"><i>About 20km away from the center of Hanoi City, Cu Da Village (Cu Khe Ward, Thanh Oai District) taciturnly situated by the peaceful Nhue River, has a long history of about 5 centuries, and remains the features of the Vietnamese ancient village.</i></span></div>
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<span style="color: #0b5394;">Coming to Cu Da, tourists will firstly encounter old banyan trees situated by Nhue riverside. They have existed three for about a century, provided their shade for the kids to play marbles and other games in the hot summer days as well as for the female villager’s teashops. Tree branches rustle in the wind, birds singing in the early sunshine.</span></div>
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<span style="color: #0b5394;">Old features infuse on every yard corner, every wall, and each veranda in Cu Da Village. Each alley forms a hamlet with a strange name, such as Som Hieu De (Dutiful Hamlet), Xom Con Coc (Forg Hamlet), Xom Quang Trung 1, Xom Quang Trung 2, Xom Dong Nhan Cat..Entering the house entrance, visitors will feel like wandering in the ancient living atmosphere, sights of the past and the old memories. The stained entrance roof is covered with green moss and wild grass, the features of time going by for a century. On the walls, pieces of mortar have fallen out to show off red old bricks inside.</span></div>
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<span style="color: #0b5394;">The ancient house in Cu Da was built in three architectural styles: Vietnamese style, French style and combination of them. Especially, the villas were designed sophisticatedly with cleverly carved features, reliefs and decoration details in French style; the façade was encrusted with stone or porcelain;  the floor was tiled with marble.</span></div>
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<span style="color: #0b5394;">According to Cu Khe Wards statistic, before 1975, there were over 1,000 ancient houses; 25 of them are in 2-storey French style; the rest is the combination of Asian- European style with the typical feature of Northern Vietnamese Delta, so called “ dai khoa” houses.</span></div>
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<span style="color: #0b5394;">It’s remarkable that the common point at the house in Asian- European combined style is the vault of the wall with flowers on the front side; on the second floor, there is normally balcony while the construction of the first floor is typically influenced the ancient architectural style in northern Vietnam with three- compartment structure and tiled roof.</span></div>
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<span style="color: #0b5394;">In middle the village square, there is a flag pole built in 1929. At the time, just a few villages had the flag pole like that. At present, the festive flag still flies on top of the pole. 1929 also marks the year when Cu Da village had electricity for lighting for the first time.</span></div>
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<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh_IpUcrbmi_GZOI9Ktps3fDvhktxaM7dX4tdHL1CyjwRdYxL66pUAv8YxIron6SKjj4eV9ZFpttqMxN3CUVF5JKBBKSiOa49XUyabFBZLmWRtVbZdMPKx-sd5LbkiTejMtbeyXAlLDq_6s/s1600/Cu+Khe+village2.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img alt="The vestige of Cu Khe ancient village in Thanh Oai district" border="0" height="112" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh_IpUcrbmi_GZOI9Ktps3fDvhktxaM7dX4tdHL1CyjwRdYxL66pUAv8YxIron6SKjj4eV9ZFpttqMxN3CUVF5JKBBKSiOa49XUyabFBZLmWRtVbZdMPKx-sd5LbkiTejMtbeyXAlLDq_6s/s200/Cu+Khe+village2.jpg" title="The vestige of Cu Khe ancient village in Thanh Oai district" width="200" /></a><span style="color: #0b5394;">There are two unique construction works that tourists cannot see at any- where else’ two about 100-year-old houses that are currently the offices of People Council and Peoples Committee of Cu Khe Ward, where hold the meetings on villages general issues before the August Revolution. Moss, fungus, stain existing on the old walls and eaves become the historical witness of the village.</span></div>
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<span style="color: #0b5394;">Besides ancient houses and trees, other cultural heritages such as temple, the communal house of the village, pagodas, shrines in Cu Da are the invaluable properties. Cu Da Temple has been preserved as a precious historical heritage, including a pair of palanquin over 300 years of age; according to the legends it used to belong to King Le Canh Hung. Patterns of dragon and phoenix were carved on the temple walls and the worship palanquin. The temple has been recognized as the national heritage. The bold feature can be seen at Cu Da Pagoda is a pair of elephant, of young lion and dragon, all in stone, placed in the front yard, under the old banyan tree. There is also an old bell hung under a winding holder carved with patterns of phoenix and dragon.</span></div>
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<span style="color: #0b5394;">Together with the Duong Lam ancient village, Cu Da village remains the typical atmosphere of the ancient culture in Northern Vietnam Delta.</span></div>
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<span style="color: #0b5394;"><i> Translated by Nguyen Hao</i></span></div>
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The vestige of Cu Khe ancient village in Thanh Oai district

About 20km away from the center of Hanoi City, Cu Da Village (Cu Khe Ward, Thanh Oai District) taciturnly situated by the peaceful Nhue River, has a long history of about 5 centuries, and remains the…

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