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Hoi An ancient town                     Po Klong Grai tower

Main temples in My Son worship          averaging from 25 to 30m. Truong
Linga - Yoni set, or the symbol of the  Luy - fortifications are not only
spirit Siva - the Protector of Champa   designed to protect but also
reigns. For important architectural,    designed for economic and cultural
cultural and historic values, My Son    exchange between the lowland and
Relic Site was recognized as a World    the mountainous areas.
Cultural Heritage by UNESCO in 1999.
                                        Rang waterfall
Truong Luy relic
                                        Located at the foot of Xuan Van
Truong Luy is a newly found historic    mountain, about 3km Southeast of
relic. It is a system of connected      the center of Quy Nhon City, Rang
fortifications stretching hundreds of   Waterfall is a succeeding stone
kilometers, starting from the south     bank, winding along the curve of
of Quang Nam Province through           the mountain channel. The natural
Quang Ngai provincce and 8 districts    aggression and wave corrosion
to the north of Binh Dinh Province.     have exposed giant stone blocks
                                        to overlap one another, creating
At present, researchers have            strange and lively caves and shapes
discovered 127.4km of Truong Luy        such as Hon Chon. It also includes
including 113km in Quang Ngai.          many stones randomly fixed to each
Truong Luy was established in the       other, and Da Trung with many
mid-16th century and completed          natural round smooth stones.
in the early 19th century. The
rampart is built mainly from stone,     Quang Trung museum
and some places by earth with an
average height of 2m. The rampart       45km from the city Quy Nhon,
base is 4m wide and rampart             Quang Trung museum is located
surface is 1m wide. Fortifications      in the town Phu Phong (Binh Dinh
have a square shape, each edge          Province), and is the native land
                                        of the three brothers of Tay Son
                                        dynasty: Nguyen Nhac, Nguyen Hue
                                        and Nguyen Lu.

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