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Day 2 Da Nang, Vietnam 🇻🇳 📍My Son Sanctuary, A UNESCO World Heritage Site with a 1000 year old temple A place that instantly makes you slow down ✨ My Son Sanctuary is tucked into a quiet, lush valley and feels worlds away from everything. A few fascinating facts👇 • Built between the 4th–13th centuries as the spiritual and political heart of the Champa Kingdom, once a major Southeast Asian power • Dedicated to Hindu worship, especially Shiva (Bhadreshvara), with temple towers symbolizing Mount Meru • Brick temples, called kalans, built without mortar, using techniques still not fully understood • The complex is organized into eight main groups, with the most detailed carvings found in Groups B, C & D • Ancient Sanskrit and Cham inscriptions reveal stories of royalty, religion, and daily life • Once used for royal coronations and ceremonies, with chants echoing through the valley • Now a UNESCO World Heritage Site (1999), with only about 30% remaining after war damage and ongoing...

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