On February 6 (the ninth day of the Lunar New Year), thousands of people from Ho Chi Minh City and nearby provinces gathered ...

For instance, the pagoda at the White ... palace-and-courtyard patterns of Chinese architecture. A later example of turning a palace into a temple is the famous Yonghegong (Palace of Harmony ...

thirteen-storeyed wooden pagoda called Lingwei. It was once very famous, but for a very short time. In 1044 during the Northern Song Dynasty the wooden pagoda was struck by lightning and burnt down.

One of the most famous Chinese folk tales is the “Legend of the White Snake.” Although early versions of the myth date back ...