This article introduces a relatively unpopular place in Vietnam - Kalai Province located in the western plateau area, which is also the farthest place in Vietnam from Chinese culture.
According to Vietnam's information, a temple, Baoming Temple, was built in Jialai Province, the western plateau area of Vietnam. Although it is the farthest place in Vietnam from Chinese culture, the architecture also reflects the "mixed style". It has both similarities and different places with Chinese-style buildings.
The expansion history of the ancient Vietnamese dynasty is also the history of the spread of Chinese culture in Indochina Peninsula . The Vietnamese dynasty eventually expanded from the original centered on Red River Delta to a 330,000 square kilometers to a great empire, and the surrounding countries paid tribute to the Vietnamese emperor.
The western plateau area of Vietnam includes 5 provinces, which is exactly the place that was finally included in the territory of Vietnam. Below is the location of the western plateau area of Vietnam.
Vietnam's western plateau region includes 5 provinces: Kunsong Province, Jialai Province, Dole Province, Denon Province, and Lintong Province. Unlike more than 50 other provinces in Vietnam, the names of the provinces on the western plateau are obviously missing Chinese elements, but they are like the transliteration of the local local language.
The western plateau region of Vietnam is purple in the picture below, and Jialai Province is the place with the red circle in the picture.
A temple is being built in Yixing Township, Zhupa County, Jialai Province, Vietnam. It is about 15 kilometers away from the provincial capital Bolai Gu City and is also the first temple built in Jialai Province.
Below is the administrative division map of Kalai Province, Vietnam, , Zhupa County is in the northern part of the province.
Below is a map of the townships in Zhupa County, Jialai Province, Vietnam, Yixing Township is one of them.
This Baoming Temple is located in the western plateau area of Vietnam with a special architectural style. It is said that this is built in the style of Vietnam's West Origin Gaojia , which is a reflection of modern and ancient beauty.
From the photos, it can be seen that Baoming Temple actually has some characteristics of Chinese architecture, and it is not only the "indigenous style" of this area.
On the top of Baoming Temple in Xiyuan District, Vietnam, there are also some images of oriental dragons (Chinese dragons, Vietnamese dragons). The dragon is the symbol of the ancient Vietnamese emperors, which also appeared on the temple, which was a little strange.
This is even in the Japanese style in Baoming Temple in Xiyuan, Vietnam, and it looks particularly obvious from the photos below.
Vietnam Xiyuan area is 54,660 square kilometers and has a population of about 7 million. Although this is a vast land in Vietnam, the total population is also quite large, which is basically the same as Laos.
The Xiyuan area is also the place where the territory was finally included in the expansion of the ancient Vietnamese dynasty. You can compare the following two maps.
After the last dynasty of Vietnam - Nguyen Dynasty unified the three major parts of the North, Central and South, the Xiyuan region has not yet been included in the territory of Vietnam. Just like the first map above, it was actually 1840, and the Xiyuan area is still a tribal area on the west side of the central and southern Vietnam. It was not until the map on the right that the Xiyuan area (purple) was included in the territory of Vietnam.
Since the Xiyuan region has been included in the territory of Vietnam for less time, this is also the place where Vietnam lacks the most Chinese culture in the country, and the style here is also very mixed.
