TRA VINH PROVINCE – Mekong Eco Tour – Eco Tour – Mekong Cruise – Mekong Cruise Tour
Mekong Eco Tour – Eco Tour – TRA VINH PROVINCE
Tra Vinh has a big community of Khmer people so it is also the home to cultural treasures of the Khmer, including the system of more than 140 temples.
Khmer temples are present in almost all the provinces of the Mekong Delta but Tra Vinh has the highest number of Khmer temples.
The temples were built in different historical periods but in architecture, each Khmer temple is a work of art.
Ang Temple in the Khmer language is Angkorajaborey. It is located on Highway 53, in group 4 , Ward 8, Tra Vinh city, about 5 km from the city center.
The temple was built in the 10th century and restored in 1842. This is one of the oldest temples in Tra Vinh and represents the unique architecture of the Khmer temple system.
Ang Temple is the result of a harmonious combination between the fine decorative arts of Khmer culture and colorful designs of Angkorian culture.
From the gate, the roof, the poles to the inside architecture, all are dressed up the symbolic shirt of bird heads, fairies and Naga snake god.
If these pillars, the statues in the shapes of bird heads and Naga snake bring about the feeling of powerful majesty of an ancient temple, you will find the soft and comfortable familiarity in each curved roof.
In addition to the unique architecture, Ang Temple brings about the peaceful feelings with a few hundreds of trees of hundreds of years old and the fresh air.
Hang or Kompong Chray Temple is a Theravada Buddhist temple located on Highway 54 in Chau Thanh district, 4 km from Tra Vinh City. It is called Hang (Cave) Temple because the temple gate is built like a cave, with the width, length and depth of up to 12 m.
As an ancient temple of over 300 years old, Hang Temple has beautiful architecture, situated amid the campus of more than 2 hectares, with a lot of trees which are the home to thousands of birds. This makes the unique characteristics of the ancient temple.
Hang Temple is also famous for a giant wood sculpture workshop. From the rustic pieces of wood, through the skillful hands of the monks, vivid statues are created, deeply imbued with Khmer culture.
 |
 |
Mekong Eco Tour – Eco Tour – Eco Tour Tra Vinh
