Mỹ Sơn, Big Part of recent Vietnam trip

Mỹ Sơn (Vietnamese pronunciation: [mǐˀ səːn]); is the abandoned ancient temples site located in the central Vietnam; the site is a few hour drive away from Danang or Hoi An.

Mỹ Sơn absolutely widened my horizon. I did not expect witnessing such culturally rich and historically important site in the central Vietnam; I confessed. The temples were built in 4th AD by ruling dynasties of Champa to pray Hindu GOD, Shiva. Lots of temples were destroyed during Vietnam War because of U.S. Navy's Carpet bombing; even today, the surrounding area is considered dangerous for land mines. 

In 1999, UNESCO recognized My Son as World Heritage site. Below is the quick fact of My Son -

Proud that South East Asia owned ancient culture capitals such as My Son (Vietnam), Bagan (Burma), Borobudur (Indonesia), Angkor Wat (Cambodia), and Ayutthaya (Thailand). I also noticed that most of the world culture sites located in Asia, Africa, and America; not in Europe. Probably, the Westerners were culturally less-developed at that time.

Below are My Son pictures (from my camera, and from Google)

 My Camera

From Google Image

Source, and more info: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/M%E1%BB%B9_S%C6%A1n

Mỹ Sơn (Vietnamese pronunciation: [mǐˀ səːn]); is the abandoned ancient temples site located in the central Vietnam; the site is a few hour drive away from Danang or Hoi An.

Mỹ Sơn absolutely widened my horizon. I did not expect witnessing such culturally rich and historically important site in the central Vietnam; I confessed. The temples were built in 4th AD by ruling dynasties of Champa to pray Hindu GOD, Shiva. Lots of temples were destroyed during Vietnam War because of U.S. Navy's Carpet bombing; even today, the surrounding area is considered dangerous for land mines. 

In 1999, UNESCO recognized My Son as World Heritage site. Below is the quick fact of My Son -

Proud that South East Asia owned ancient culture capitals such as My Son (Vietnam), Bagan (Burma), Borobudur (Indonesia), Angkor Wat (Cambodia), and Ayutthaya (Thailand). I also noticed that most of the world culture sites located in Asia, Africa, and America; not in Europe. Probably, the Westerners were culturally less-developed at that time.

Below are My Son pictures (from my camera, and from Google)

 My Camera

From Google Image

Source, and more info: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/M%E1%BB%B9_S%C6%A1n