Search results
Results From The WOW.Com Content Network
20.62°N 105.75°E. / 20.62; 105.75. Architecture. Completed. 15th century. The Hương Temple ( Vietnamese: Chùa Hương, Chữ Hán: 香寺) is a vast complex of Buddhist temples and shrines built into the limestone Hương Tích mountains. It is the site of a religious festival which draws large numbers of pilgrims from across Vietnam. [ 1]
Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam. Instrument. Guitar. Years active. 1958–2001. Trịnh Công Sơn (February 28, 1939 – April 1, 2001) was a Vietnamese musician, songwriter, painter and poet. [ 1][ 2] He is widely considered to be Vietnam's best songwriter. His music explores themes of love, loss, and anti-war sentiments during the Vietnam War, for ...
Bầu cua cá cọp ( lit. 'gourd crab fish tiger'; also Bầu cua tôm cá or Lắc bầu cua) is a Vietnamese gambling game using three dice. [ 1][ 2] The game is often played at Vietnamese New Year . Instead of showing one to six pips, the sides of the dice have pictures of a fish; a prawn; a crab; a cock; a calabash; and a stag (or a tiger ).
This decision turned Núi Chúa Nature Reserve into Núi Chúa National Park. Núi Chúa National Park is situated on a wide, mountainous promontory, which projects into the East Sea (Vietnam) between Cam Ranh and Phan Rang bays. Elevations range from sea level to 1,039 m at the summit of Núi Chúa peak. Núi Chúa National Park is bounded to ...
A 76-year-old Connecticut woman was found dead at her home Wednesday, hours before she was to be sentenced for killing her husband and hiding his body for months while continuing to collect his ...
Lamu Lazy Susan Turntable for Fridge. $20 $25. Save $5 with Prime. This nifty gizmo was designed to maximize space (while minimizing food waste). It's rectangular to make the best use of your ...
Nguyễn Văn Trỗi (1 February 1940 [1] – 15 October 1964) was a Vietnamese revolutionary and member of the NLF (National Liberation Front). He gained notoriety after being captured by ARVN forces while trying to assassinate United States Secretary of Defense Robert McNamara and Ambassador Henry Cabot Lodge Jr. who were visiting South Vietnam in May 1964.
Chance. High. Hut to play Bài chòi. Bài Chòi (aka Bài tới in Huế) is a combination of arts in Central Vietnam including music, poetry, acting, painting and literature, [ 1][ 2] providing recreation, entertainment and socialising within village communities. [ 3] It was inscribed on the UNESCO 's Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity ...