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The dong is the currency of Vietnam, in use since 3 May 1978. It is issued by the State Bank of Vietnam. The dong was also the currency of the predecessor states of North Vietnam and South Vietnam, ha
South Vietnam 500-dong banknote issued in 1966
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Temple of Literature, Hanoi
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Văn Miếu, literally translated as Temple of Literature, is a temple dedicated to Confucius in Hanoi, northern Vietnam. The temple was founded and first built in 1070 at the time of Emperor Lý Thánh Tô
Khuê Văn Các was built in 1805 and is a symbol of Hanoi.
Thiên Quang ("Heaven Light") Well, also known as Literature Well
A military mandarin, a provincial chief and a prefect in solemn audience costume at the Văn Miếu temple in 1915, Autochrome by Léon Busy for The Archives of the Planet
A civil mandarin at the Văn Miếu temple .