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The cave pagoda of Tra Vinh and its sacred woodcarving treasures

Tra Vinh’s Chua Hang is home to rare birds and intricate wood sculptures born from ancient trees.

Vietnam’s largest reclining Buddha rests in a 300-year-old Khmer pagoda

Som Rong Pagoda in Soc Trang blends spiritual serenity with Khmer architecture and a record-breaking Buddha statue.

Khmer sugar-making craft shines as national heritage

When the rainy season ends, Khmer communities in Bay Nui, An Giang, eagerly prepare their tools to harvest sugar palm sap, signaling the start of the traditional sugar-making season.

91-year-old Khmer farmer builds house of a thousand stupas in Soc Trang

In Soc Trang, a Khmer elder creates a one-of-a-kind house to preserve Buddhist culture.

Preserving Khmer palm leaf scripture in An Giang Province

Centuries-old palm leaf manuscripts held sacred by the Khmer people in An Giang Province are not only religious texts but also living legacies of craftsmanship, philosophy, and cultural identity.

Khmer brocade weavers breathe new life into centuries-old craft

Khmer brocade weavers in Van Giao commune, Tinh Bien township in the Mekong Delta province of An Giang have made great attempts to preserve and revive the centuries-old craft of the Bay Nui region.

800 artifacts and traditional documents of Khmer people in Tra Vinh

More than 800 artifacts, images, and documents reflecting many aspects of the Khmer community's life are on display in 4 large rooms on the 2nd floor of the Tra Vinh Museum of Khmer Culture.

Ninh Thuan: Unique custom of the bride taking the groom home

Contrary to most wedding customs in many places that follow matriarchy, at the wedding ceremony of the Cham people in Ninh Thuan province, the bride will take the groom home.

Khmer people welcome Chol Chnam Thmay Festival

Not only asking for water that was used to bath the Buddha statue, many tourists attending the Chol Chnam Thmay Tet holiday also splashed water on each other to wish for luck.