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Behind the pagoda is a huge white
Buddha
(Kim Than Phat To)
seated on a lotus blossom.
Around the statue's base are fire-ringed relief busts of Thich Quang Duc and six other
Buddhist monks who died in self-immolations in 1963.
The pagoda is about 400m west of the train station, just off Ð 23 Thang 10.
Alexandre Yersin Museum
MUSEUM
( 058-382 2355; 10 Ð Tran Phu; admission 28,000d; 7.30-11am & 2-4.30pm Mon-Fri, 8-11am Sat)
Highly popular in Vietnam, Dr Alexandre Yersin (1863-1943) founded Nha Trang's
Pasteur Institute in 1895. He learned to speak Vietnamese fluently, introduced rubber and
quinine-producing trees to Vietnam, and discovered the rat-borne microbe that causes bu-
bonic plague. You can see Yersin's library and office at this small, interesting museum;
displays include laboratory equipment (such as astronomical instruments) and a fascinat-
ing 3D photo viewer.
Tours are conducted in French, English and Vietnamese, and a short film on Yersin's
life is shown.
Long Thanh Gallery
ART GALLERY
( 058-382 4875;
www.longthanhart.com
;
126 Ð Hoang Van Thu; 8am-5.30pm Mon-Sat)
This gallery showcases the work of Vietnam's most prominent photographer. Long Thanh
developed his first photo in 1964 and continues to shoot extraordinary black-and-white
images of everyday Vietnamese moments and compelling portraits. The powerful images
capture the heart and soul of Vietnam.
Do Dien Khanh Gallery
ART GALLERY
( 058-351 2202;
www.ddk-gallery.com
;
126B Ð Hong Bat; 8am-6pm Mon-Fri)
Do Dien
Khanh is a talented photographer whose portraits of surrounding Cham commu-nities are
hauntingly beautiful.
Activities
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