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Thursday, May 26, 2022










Shrine to Lord of Wealth and Lord of the Soil at Minh Thu Hotel on 5-26-22--Vung Tau copy








Shrine to Lord of Wealth and Lord of the Soil at Minh Thu Hotel on 5-26-22--Vung Tau (detail) copy








Shrine to Lord of Wealth and Lord of the Soil at Minh Thu Hotel on 5-26-22--Vung Tau (detail 2) copy






Although this altar is found in nearly every non-Christian Vietnamese home and business, most aren't as impressive as this one at my hotel. Honored, or rather placated or petitioned, are two Chinese Taoist deities, the God of Wealth and God of the Soil.


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