Cultural features of the countryside

Contest Entry Code: 8bc214db92114d00aae00c90b11c5f62

Unit: Individual

Place of creation: 15/A 170 Tran Quang Dieu An Thoi Binh Thuy Can Tho, Phường Bình Thủy, Cần Thơ, Việt Nam

Soc Trang is a long-standing home to the Khmer community in the South, so the Khmer pagoda system here is very unique, both a religious center and a cultural - artistic - educational space. • The whole province has more than 90 Khmer pagodas, notably: Bat Pagoda (Ma Toc Tu), Clay Pagoda (Buu Son Tu), Kh'leang Pagoda, Som Rong Pagoda... • Bold Khmer style with multi-tiered roofs, curved roof ends, carved images of dragons, Krud birds, Kayno fairies... • Most pagodas are painted bright gold, symbolizing light and enlightenment. • Inside there is usually a main hall worshiping Buddha Shakyamuni, surrounded by paintings depicting the life of Buddha