Located on a hill about 2km (1.2 miles) from Pleiku’s city center, the Minh Thanh Pagoda is often surrounded by mist. Built in 1964 with the guidance of Venerable Thich Giac Dao, and rebuilt again in 1997, this shrine is thought of as the most beautiful one in Gia Lai Province. It's also an embodiment of Vietnam’s national identity, confirming cultural and spiritual values …
Pleiku, Vietnam
Nestled in Vietnam’s Central Highland Region, Pleiku is well-known amongst international travelers for once being the site of an American Air Force Base. Destroyed during the Vietnam War, the city was rebuilt in the years after the conflict, and the little culture that remains is fiercely protected by the Vietnamese government. In the decades after the war, Pleiku has gained …
