Monks' life in Hang Cong pagoda, An Giang, Vietnam

Hi there,

What do you do when you are stressful in your life?!!!
For so many Vietnamese people, they choose to go to the church or the pagodas.
These places are so peaceful to help us balance our life and reduce stresses!

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I wanna share with you all a very amazing pagoda in An Giang province, Vietnam - it is named Hàng Còng pagoda!

A monk and his friend come back with the food after go for begging

The monks in this pagoda are Khmer people. All of Khmer men have to go to the pagoda at least 3 months for expressing the piety with their parents and they can stay in the pagoda as long as they want to. Khmer women will not get married with a man has not gone to pagoda! That is very interesting custom of Khmer nation.

Daily life of monks in Hang Cong pagoda

A lunch of the monks

In 9 AM everyday, the monks will go for begging to get the food for their lunch. It is so interesting because the Khmer monks will not have dinner, they just drink for dinner!

Two monks go for begging with the food box in their hands.

Stunning road to go to the pagoda...

Let's enjoy some other daily photos that I took in Hang Cong pagoda, you guys can see very peaceful scenes...

Kids playing the the roads of pagoda

A monk walking in pagoda the yard

I hope you all love this post, and if traveling to Vietnam, let's come here to explore this place!
Following is map for you!

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Many thanks for visiting my blog!

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My gear for these shots:

Camera	Canon 5D Mark II
Lens	Canon 70-200mm
Location	Hang Cong pagoda, An Giang

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