Photo of the Day Archive for August 2005

by Albert Wen, Nov 15, 2006 | Destinations: Vietnam

Image ©

Van Mieu, or the Temple of Literature, was founded in 1070 as Vietnam's principal Confucian sanctuary and to honor Vietnamese scholars.

Photo of the Day Archive for August 2005

More From This Author

Riding the Eastern & Oriental Express

Malaysia / Singapore / Thailand

Albert Wen

Turtle Mountain Island, located 10 kilometers off the coast of Toucheng in Yilan County, Taiwan, looks like a turtle floating in the sea, hence its name. The island has high cliffs, steaming fumaroles, welling underwater hot springs, mountain peaks, sea-eroded caves, a lake, and unique cliff vegetation, as well as a rich marine ecology. Since the Ching Dynasty, Turtle Mountain Island has been famous for its runrises. The best place to watch this spectacular sunrise is from Toucheng Beach or the mouth of the Lanyang River, between April and September.

Photo of the Day Archive for October 2006

Vietnam

Albert Wen

Buddhist monks in traditional robes can be seen walking the streets of Japan's metropolitan cities every day. Along with Shintoism, Zen Buddhism is one of two major religions that coexist in Japan. Each serves its own realm, with Shintoism relating to nature, ancestry and earthly matters, while Buddhism presides over spirituality and the afterlife.

Photo of the Day Archive for April 2006

Thailand

Albert Wen

Kui Xing Pagoda, Confucius temple.

Photo of the Day Archive for November 2004

China

Albert Wen

More Vietnam Stories

Happy Lunar New Year! Chuc Mung Nam Moi!

Vietnam

ThingsAsian

Farmer in Northern Vietnam - Copywrite Brenda Sunno

Do You Know How Vietnamese People Cultivate Wet Rice?

Vietnam

Ha pham

Cinequest 2016 - Night Song

Love is in the Air at Cinequest 2016

Vietnam / China / India

Celeste Heiter

The Vietnamese host family organized a small party to welcome me and my friend to their home. This makes me so happy.

2 wonderful days living in a Vietnam family

Vietnam

Phuong Kim

About ThingsAsian

ThingsAsian is an Asia travel website with stories contributed by a worldwide community. Although we cover a wide range of topics, our emphasis is on art, culture, history and travel. Our writers, photographers and contributors are real people who tell you the stories of their personal travels and experiences. Some of the countries we currently cover are Burma, Cambodia, China, Hong Kong, Indonesia, Japan, Laos, Macau, Malaysia, Singapore, Thailand and Vietnam.

Email: info@thingsasian.com