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Mỹ Sơn is the site of the largest collection of Cham ruins.
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Mỹ and Sơn
The most extensive ruins are at Mỹ Sơn in Vietnam.
Dikpala, Cham ( Asia ) | Cham civilization, Mỹ Sơn, Vietnam 10th century.
The temples at Mỹ Sơn are one of the holiest of Cham sites
Mỹ Sơn, a former religious center, and Hội An, one of Champa's main port cities, are now heritage listed.
Also in the region of Da Nang are the ancient Cham city of Singhapura (" City of the Lion "), the location of which has been identified with an archeological site in the modern village of Trà Kiệu, and the valley of Mỹ Sơn, where a number of ruined temples and towers can still be viewed.
This 10th century Cham segmented jatalinga stands at the temple complex of Mỹ Sơn.
Some of the sites that have yielded important works of religious art and architecture from this period are, aside from Mỹ Sơn, Khuong My, Trà Kiệu, Chanh Lo, and Thap Mam.
The most significant site for Cham temple architecture is at Mỹ Sơn near the town of Hội An.
The large complex at Mỹ Sơn was heavily damaged by United States bombing during the Vietnam War.
* Ngô Vǎn Doanh, Mỹ Sơn Relics, Hanoi: Thế Giới Publishers, 2005
Local inscriptions found in Vietnam and Cambodia, especially the inscriptions of Thap Muoi Tháp Mười in the “ Plain of Reeds ” and of Mỹ Sơn near Da Nang, have also contributed to the reconstruction of the history of Funan.
The story of Kaundinya is also set forth briefly in the Sanskrit inscription C. 96 of the Cham king Prakasadharma found at Mỹ Sơn.
It is located within 100 km of several UNESCO World Heritage Sites, including the Imperial City of Huế, the Old Town of Hội An, and the Mỹ Sơn ruins.
Also in the region of Da Nang were the ancient Cham city of Singhapura (" City of the Lion "), the location of which has been identified with an archeological site in the modern village of Trà Kiệu, and the valley of Mỹ Sơn, where a number of ruined temples and towers can still be viewed.
( ed ): Champa and the Archaeology of Mỹ Sơn ( Vietnam ).
( ed ): Champa and the Archaeology of Mỹ Sơn ( Vietnam ).
Mỹ Sơn () is a cluster of abandoned and partially ruined Hindu temples constructed between the 4th and the 14th century AD by the kings of Champa ( Chiêm Thành in Vietnamese ).
Mỹ Sơn is located near the village of Duy Phú, in the administrative district of Duy Xuyên in Quảng Nam province in Central Vietnam, 69 km southwest of Da Nang, and approximately 10 km from the historic town of Trà Kiệu.
From the 4th to the 14th century AD, the valley at Mỹ Sơn was a site of religious ceremony for kings of the ruling dynasties of Champa, as well as a burial place for Cham royalty and national heroes.
Mỹ Sơn is perhaps the longest inhabited archaeological site in Indochina, but a large majority of its architecture was destroyed by US carpet bombing during a single week of the Vietnam War.
The Mỹ Sơn temple complex is regarded one of the foremost Hindu temple complexes in Southeast Asia and is the foremost heritage site of this nature in Vietnam.
As of 1999, Mỹ Sơn has been recognized by UNESCO as a world heritage site.
At its 23rd meeting, UNESCO accorded Mỹ Sơn this recognition pursuant to its criterion C ( II ), as an example of evolution and change in culture, and pursuant to its criterion C ( III ), as evidence of an Asian civilisation which is now extinct.
The over 70 temples and tombs extant at Mỹ Sơn have been dated to the period between the 4th century and the 14th century AD.
Mỹ and is
The 6-lane Saigon – Cần Thơ Exressway is being built in parts from Hồ Chí Minh City to Mỹ Tho.
D. mollis, locally known as mặc nưa, is used in Vietnam to dye the famous black lãnh Mỹ A silk of Tân Châu district.
One of the most important steles to be found at Mỹ Sơn is that erected by Prakasadharma in 657 AD.
The latest significant Cham record at Mỹ Sơn is a pillar inscription of King Jaya Indravarman V dated 1243 AD.
* The Đồng Dương style of the late 9th century is reflected in Mỹ Sơn A10, A11-13, B4, and B12.
* The Mỹ Sơn A1 style of the 10th century is exemplified by Mỹ Sơn B5, B6, B7, B9, C1, C2, C5, D1, D2, and D4.
* A transitional style of the early 11th century to the middle of the 12th century is exhibited in Mỹ Sơn E4, F2, and the K group of sites.
* The style of Bình Định that prevailed in Cham architecture from the end of the 11th century, when the center of the Cham polity was displaced southward from the area around My Son to Vijaya in Binh Dinh Province, to the start of the 14th is represented by Mỹ Sơn B1 and groups G and H.
One hypothesis is that the builders at Mỹ Sơn developed a way to glue bricks together using tree resin native to central Vietnam.
Hủ tiếu Mỹ Tho, another version of the basic pork hủ tiếu, is popular in Mỹ Tho.
Located approximately 135 km southwest of Hồ Chí Minh City, Vĩnh Long is easily accessible by bus, van or car using National Road 1A and the Mỹ Thuận Bridge.
Mỹ and Cham
For many centuries, the building of temples and shrines of varying sizes continued, and Mỹ Sơn served as the religious and cultural center of the Cham civilization in central Vietnam, as well as the burial place of kings and religious leaders.
At the beginning of the 10th century, the Cham center of power was at Dong Duong, not far from Mỹ Sơn.
However, Cham kings continued periodically to renovate the temples at Mỹ Sơn and even to build new foundations.
By the early 15th century, the Cham had lost their northernmost lands, including the area of Mỹ Sơn, to the Viet.
In the early years, Mỹ Sơn was the spiritual capital, Trà Kiệu was the political capital and Hội An was the commercial capital of the Champa Empire-later, by the 14th century, the Cham moved further down towards Nha Trang.
Mỹ and ruins
Henri Parmentier gave a description of the ruins at Mỹ Sơn, and M. L.
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