• Mỹ Sơn (Chams), Da Nang, Vietnam

    March 19, 2024 in Vietnam ⋅ ⛅ 81 °F

    Long forgotten after Vietnamese conquests, the longest inhabited archeological site of Southeast Asia was rediscovered by a Frenchman in 1898. For a thousand years, beginning in the 4th century, this was the cultural center of the Champa people. King Bhadravarman built the first hall and dedicated the site to the Hindu god Shiva.

    Wandering among a menagerie of excavated artifacts, we feel connected to this world heritage site which contributes almost as much understanding about an Angkor Wat-scale discovery in Vietnam.

    Finally it is time to make our way to the airport for our flight to Siem Reap, Cambodia.
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