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| Date Joined: |
Tuesday, April 21, 2009 |
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Vietnam |
| Business Type : |
Services |
| No. of employees : |
11 - 50 People |
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| Description |
Departure: morning or afternoon
Duration: 5 hours
Inclusive: English speaking tourguide, entrance tickets, 4 seats A.C car, 2 bottles of cold water and pick you up from your hotel.
Not inclusive: tip, meal or other expenditure.
My Son, located 40 kms southwest of Hoi An, was an imperial city during the Cham dynasty, between the 4th and 12th centuries. My Son Sanctuary is a large complex of religious relics that comprises more than 70 architectural works. They include temples and towers that connect to each other with complicated red brick designs. The main component of the Cham architectural design is the tower, built to reflect the divinity of the king.
According to records on the stone stele, the prime foundation of the ancient My Son architectural complex was a wooden temple to worship the Siva Bhadresvera genie. In the late 16th century, a big fire destroyed the temple. Step by step, historical mysteries were unveiled by scientists. Through stone stele and royal dynasties, they proved My Son to be the most important Holy Land of the Cham people from the late 4th to the 15th centuries. For many centuries, the Cham built Lip, a mutually linked architectural complex, with baked bricks and sandstone. The main temple worships the Linga-Yoni, who represents the capability of invention. Beside the main tower (Kalan) are several sub-towers worshipping Genies or deceased kings. Although time and the wars have destroyed some towers, the remaining sculptural and architectural remnants still reflect the style and history of the art of the Cham people. Their masterpieces mark a glorious time for the architecture and culture of the Cham, as well as of Southeast Asia.
Each historical period has its own identity, so that each temple worshipping a genie or a king of a different dynasty has its own architectural style full of different impression. All of the Cham towers were built on a quadrate foundations and each comprises three parts: a solid tower base, repr |
| Model/Code No : |
MS 001 |
| Trade mark : |
HOI AN - MY SON |
| Place of Origin : |
QUANG NAM PROVINCE |
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