Families pray and make offerings at pagodas to appease the restless spirits of their ancestors.
With its ancient citadel and surrounding palaces and pagodas, Hue is a United Nations-recognized historical site.
In your cities and towns, there are pagodas and temples, and mosques and churches standing side by side.
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The country in no way resembles its seductive image as a hashish-tinged Shangri-La of pagodas and Himalayan treks.
Known for its double pagodas and cobbled courtyard, the enchanting grounds have not changed much since it was established in 1786.
You will also see icy versions of pagodas, skyscrapers, dragons and sea monsters.
The new Beijing airport with its reflection of red pagodas is an exception.
Two Chinese Pagodas which formed the centrepiece of Liverpool's Garden Festival site have been restored to their former glory.
Both of the original 1984 pagodas had suffered the adverse effects of weather, and one had sunk into the ground.
Cycling along the dusty paths, you are quickly lost among the thousands of pagodas that cover the plains beside the Irrawaddy.
As the sun sinks below the horizon, the wind freshens slightly and bells on the golden umbrellas above the pagodas begin to tinkle.
Many of the pictures, though, were large-scale canvases of misty lakes, pagodas and jagged mountain tops, portraits of cheeky Chinese boys or archly posing Chinese beauties.
Whether you go it on your own or sign up with a tour group, you can cover everything from pyramids to pagodas in three weeks time.
In Bagan, you can walk or take a sunrise jog around countless pagodas that feel like they haven't been touched in 800 years -- some actually haven't.
Monastic communities continue to live throughout Angkor, with Buddhist monks often passing through the historic sites on their way to and from their pagodas (a blend of temple and monastery).
Ashok, a 38-year-old Hindu priest (most Tamils are Hindus and resent the Buddhist pagodas sprouting in the north for the army's use), is used to being shunted around.
The great wonder, it's true, was surrounded by Chinese pagodas, dancing pavilions, camera obscuras, Indian bazaars, and sideshows featuring counting pigs and a man named Jo-Jo the Dog-Faced Boy.
The Tong Il group was sustained by money from Japanese church members, who also sold ginseng, stone pagodas and other religious objects, most of them made by Il Shin Stone.
In addition, the city is peppered with old city walls, temples, pagodas and tombs from Han Dynasty rulers, including the Hanyangling Tomb, which houses Emperor Jingdi and his wife Empress Wang.
The 10-day tour, limited to 18 travellers, begins in Yangon and includes visits to Inle Lake and a boat trip on the Irrawaddy River to Mandalay, along with cooking lessons in a private home and a visit to the pagodas in Bagan.
At 4 am, when the wake-up bells ring each morning, the tall trees smell like earth and fog creeps around the elegant Burmese-style pagodas and gazebos, making their statues of mythical lions and other creatures look as though they have just emerged from another world.
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