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Vietnamese communal temples ( vi,
Đình Vietnamese communal temples ( vi, Đình, Chữ Hán: 亭) are typical of buildings found in Vietnam villages, dedicated to worship the village God Thành hoàng Thành hoàng (Chữ Hán: 城隍) or Thần hoàng (神隍), Thần Thành hoàng ...
, Chữ Hán: 亭) are typical of buildings found in
Vietnam Vietnam or Viet Nam ( vi, Việt Nam, ), officially the Socialist Republic of Vietnam,., group="n" is a country in Southeast Asia, at the eastern edge of mainland Southeast Asia, with an area of and population of 96 million, making i ...
villages, dedicated to worship the village God Thành hoàng, the village founder or a local hero. They also play the role as a meeting place of the people in the community, akin to modern civic centers.


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