Ong temple, or Chua Ong, with suspended spiral incense, Cantho, Vietnam


General interior view of Ong temple, or Chua Ong, showing the suspended spiral incense. A sight to see and to smell, with its profusion of perfumed incense, this temple was originally build by ethnic Chinese in the late 19th century in Cantho, or Can Tho, South Vietnam. Dedicated to Kuang Kung (Chinese) or Quan Cong (Vietnamese), deity of loyalty, justice, reason, intelligence, honor and courage.


Size: 4277px × 3208px
Location: Ong temple, Cantho, Vietnam
Photo credit: © Andrew Cohen / Alamy / Afripics
License: Licensed
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