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A portrait of the Mẫu Địa in the Lê dynasty's costumes. Mẫu Địa Tiên (Chữ Hán: 母地仙, Mother Goddess of Earth) (not to be mistaken with Quảng Cung or Phật Mẫu Diêu Trì), Mẫu Địa (Chữ Hán: 母地) also known as Mẫu Địa Phủ or Lục Cung Thánh Mẫu (Chữ Hán: 陆宮聖母) is one of the Mother Goddesses in Đạo Mẫu (Mother Goddess religion), an ...
Cần Giờ Biosphere Reserve (Vietnamese: Khu dự trữ sinh quyển rừng ngập mặn Cần Giờ) or simply known as Mangrove Forest (Rừng Sác) is a wetland located at the eponymous coastal district that 40 km southeast away from the centre of Ho Chi Minh City. This reserve has been listed as a biosphere reserve by UNESCO.
Prior to Typhoon Yagi forming and making landfall in Vietnam, domestic media reported unusual weather patterns in August 2024. Speaking to the Natural Resources and Environment newspaper, Mai Văn Khiêm, Director of the National Center for Hydro-Meteorological Forecasting, stated that the country's average temperature reached 28.3 °C (82.9 °F), the highest in recorded history. [1]
The Xe Ban Fai River, downstream the village of Ban Chalou, Khammouane, Laos The Xe Bang Fai River ( Nam Xebangfai ) is a river in Laos . [ a ] It originates in the Annamite Range on the border between Laos and Vietnam at 17°3′1″N 106°20′54″E / 17.05028°N 106.34833°E / 17.05028; 106.34833 ( Xe Bang
The Zen monastery is a small brick temple built by a government official from Vung Tau in 1957. In 1961, the Buddhist association organised for a renovation of the monastery and decided to build the Thích Ca Phật Đài further up the mountain. Additional lodgings were built to cater to Buddhist pilgrims who come and visit the site. [1]
The French established an administrative outpost in Pakse in 1905. The city was the capital of the Lao Kingdom of Champasak until 1946 when the Kingdom of Laos was formed. . After the Franco-Thai war the French ceded Preah Vihear Province, formerly belonging to the French protectorate of Cambodia, and the part of Champasak Province located on the other side of the Mekong river from Pakse ...
Heavy clashes flared across the Plain of Jars, and in early May 1964 a concerted Pathet Lao offensive swept across the strategic plain. [21] The remaining Neutralist forces pulled back west of the Plain of Jars; the Muang Phanh airborne training centre was shut down as the Pathet Lao offensive forced the training staff to relocate to Vang Vieng ...