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02/08/2016 21:00

LONG BAN ANCIENT PAGODA

                            Long Ban Ancient Pagoda, or called Lang pagoda is the spiritual tourism destination for researches of the visitors. The pagoda was constructed following ancient architectural style and decorated with unique arts, especially, balconies were curved with pictures of phoenix, flowers and worshipping places were encrusted with pictures of dragon, phoenix, horizontal lacquered boards and parallel sentences were red-lacquered and trimmed with gold skillfully. Inside the pagoda, there are many ancient copper Buddhist statues and one ancient Dai Hong Bell ancient. With typical historical and cultural values, Long Ban ancient pagoda was recognized by Ministry of Culture and Information as the national arts and architectural relic on 19/04/1992.  

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02/08/2016 20:59

TO DINH THIEN THAI

  To Dinh Thien Thai is one of the spiritual tourism destinations with big historical meaning in Ba Ria - Vung Tau province. The reason why Thien Thai pagoda was called To Dinh is that this place was the place where Thien Thai Thien Giao Tong, Bat Nha Am speech, Buddhism prosper propaganda were born. To Dinh Thien Thai is famous for not only its architectural landscape but also for stories linking to the pagoda founders. The Pagoda Nuns of To Dinh Thien Thai all implement the policy of linking the Buddhism with the freedom of the nation. That is why the sentence "Ho Quoc An Dan" (National Protection and People Safety) was hanged solemnly in the Central Chamber of Thien Thai.  

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02/08/2016 20:59

BA CO PALACE

                                From Ba Ria town to Long Hai township about 3 km, on the left, the visitors can see a small mountain peak located at the middle of fields in Tam Phuoc commune, that is Dinh Co mountain or called Co Son Peak. On the mountain peak, there is a house called Ba Co palace. Ba Co palace was constructed in 1789, through many times of being restored due to destruction by the war, and in 1989, the palace was restored as it is today.   

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