My Son, a former temple complex, is approx 50 km southwest of Hoi An. We wanted to see My Son, or what remained of it, with our own eyes. My Son lies hidden in the forested mountains and only accessible through a narrow valley.
The Cham rulers erected their temples here. Later the place fell into oblivion.
En route from Hoi An to My Son, we follow the Thu Bồn River upstream. As the road leads to the inland, we pass paddy fields and small villages that line the road.
After the road turns south, we cross the Thu Bồn on the Câu Lâu Bridge.
In conversation with our nice guide Pham Thi Thu Ba, we also talk about the Vietnam War. We know there have been violent battles in this region.
We ask you if there are memorials for the dead of the war. She is immediately ready to show us one.
The Duy Xuyên War Memorial, with the Martyrs Shrine in the center, is on our way. In a pavilion in front, she shows us a stele with the names of the mothers of fallen soldiers and of women who had hidden soldiers.
The memorial stones and graves of the fallen are on the edges of the site. The well-kept facility shows us that the scars of war are not healed yet in Vietnam.
On the opposite side of the road is the Memorial to the people who sacrificed their lives for national independence and freedom.
Once again, the journey continues through rural villages and paddy fields. Buffaloes may graze on the harvested fields.
We pass another memorial place, the Duy Hòa cemetery. It can be entered via stair-shaped plateaus.
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More InformationWe reach the parking lot of My Son. Behind the ticket counter, we cross a narrow timber bridge and drive into the valley of My Son.
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