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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]
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]
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.
Cát Tiên National Park (Vietnamese: Vườn quốc gia Cát Tiên) is a national park located in the south of Vietnam, in the provinces of Đồng Nai, Bình Phước and Lâm Đồng. It is approximately 150 km north of Ho Chi Minh City . [ 2 ]
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
Xe Champhone Wetlands is located along the Xe Champhone River from below Ban Sakheun down to Ban Khoklo at Phia Cheo. North and south zones of the wetlands are divided by Ban Kengkok. The area of the wetlands covers 12,400 ha. [3] The northern part of Xe Champhone includes rice paddy fields and two large reservoirs.
Lao Bảo is the last Vietnamese town on National Route 9, which runs westwards from Dong Ha near the Vietnamese coast over the Annamite Range into Laos. The road was constructed in 1930 by the French colonial administration to connect the towns along the Mekong River to the Vietnamese coast. [ 2 ]
Chiang Hung was inhabited mainly by Tai Lü people, a branch of the Shans or Tai, hence its other name Meung Lu. Its capital was the city of Chiang Hung, modern Jinghong . The kingdom, in its most powerful state in the 13th century, covered a large area before being subjugated by neighboring powers such as the Yuan dynasty , the Lan Na kingdom ...