Cao Dai temple in Cai Be |
Cao Dai is a relatively new, monotheistic religion, officially established in Tây Ninh, southern Vietnam, in 1926 |
Cai Dai religion combines many religions into one universal philosophy, all overseen by the Divine Eye |
Cao Dai is a combination of Christianity, Buddhism, Islam, Confucianism, Hinduism, Geniism, and Taoism |
God is symbolized by the Divine Eye, specifically the left eye because Yang is the left side and God is the master of Yang |
Dragon pillars inside Cao Dai temple |
inside Cao Dai temple |
3 saints of the Cao Dai religion are Chinese revolutionary leader Sen, Victor Hugo, and vietnamese poet Nguyen Binh Khiem |
vietnamese pioneers waiving good-bye |
Mekong Delta |
Cai Be floating market in Mekong Delta |
village life in Mekong Delta |
village life in Mekong Delta |
village life in Mekong Delta |
Cai Be floating market in Mekong Delta |
traditional vietnamese river boat |
Cai Be floating market in Mekong Delta |
Cai Be floating market in Mekong Delta |
Cai Be floating market in Mekong Delta |
coffin shop (!) |
lots of rambutans! |
traditional vietnamese river boat |
Cai Be floating market in Mekong Delta |
on way to floating market |
some "vietnamese" people in Mekong Delta.. |
some more "vietnamese" people... |
some more "vietnamese" people... |
some more "vietnamese" people... |
evening in Mekong Delta |
our homestay in Mekong Delta |
traditional vietnamese home |
traditional vietnamese home |
creepy crawley |
local entertainment in our homestay |
cross Mekong river to Vinh Long |
cross Mekong river to Vinh Long |
temples in Chau Doc, a small town close to Cambodian border |
temples in Chau Doc, a small town close to Cambodian border |
chinese writing |
cemetery |
view from Sam Mountain onto Chau Doc |
view from Sam Mountain towards Cambodia |
view from Sam Mountain towards Cambodia, the green bits are rice fields |
pagodas and shrines at the foot of Sam mountain |
pagodas and shrines with Chinese influence |
Chau Doc street life |
pagodas and shrines with Chinese influence |
Chau Doc |
Chau Doc street life |
Chau Doc street life |
pagodas and shrines with Chinese influence |
many buddhas |
tired kid |
Swastika is a sacred symbol in Hinduism and Buddhism |
some more buddhas |
a buddha with many arms |
another temple in Chau Doc, a small town close to Cambodian border |
Chau Doc streets |
vietnamese kids in front of the pagoda |
vietnamese kids in front of the pagoda |
vietnamese kids in front of the pagoda |
view onto Chau Doc from our hotel |
fishing nets near Cambodian border |
fishing nets near Cambodian border |