My Son Holy land
HOI AN – MY SON HOLY LAND – HOI AN
Code tour: Vietnam Day Trips 20
Pick-up / Drop-off: at your hotel in Hoi An Town
Tour itinerary:
Our driver and guide will pick you up at your hotel in Hoi An and depart to My Son Holy Land to explore and discover its history mystical legend.
The towers and temples in My Son Holy land have been dated from II century to XIV century, but archaeological found out and showed us that the Cham kings were buried here since IV century.
The totals of buildings are more than 70 towers including small, normal and large towers. My Son Sanctuary supposedly is the religion center and culture of the Champa Ancient Kingdom.
Most of the buildings were built by wood, but they had been destroyed since the 6th century in fires. In the 7th century, My Son was restored by Sambhuvarman who rebuilt the temples with special bricks which have existed until now.
Up to the 13th century, more than 70 similar temples had been built, establishing My Son as a sanctuary of Hinduism in the Champa Kingdom.
Although scientists have been conducting researches for many years, they still do not know the secret of how to make those bricks and build those towers.
We will take a boat trip cruising on the Thu Bon river to visit the traditional Kim Bong carpentry village before returning to Hoi An center.
The tour finishes at your hotel