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May 22, 2020 No Responses

On Lang Pagoda in Saigon now dedicated to Chinese Sea Goddess Mazu

On Lang Pagoda located on Lao Tu street of Saigon’s District 5, is remarkable for its extensive line up of deities, currently totaling 16 Chinese Buddhist divinities. On Lang Pagoda in Saigon now dedicated to Chinese Sea Goddess Mazu: On...

April 20, 2020 No Responses

Saigon’s Museum of Geology a bridge that goes back you a billion years

Built in 1970, Saigon’s Museum of Geology displays only 3,000 of the 13,000 items it has dating back to millions of years ago. The museum, situated at 2 Nguyen Binh Khiem Street, District 1, looks like an aging block of rock...