Kuan Iam is the Chinese goddess of mercy, and her statue stands just off of the shore in Macau, looking serenely across the city. The Kuan Iam Eccumenical Center is part shrine, part spiritual cultural center, and part art installation. Designed by a Portuguese artist, the statue is a symbol of the unity between east and west. FREE to visit.
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Hoan Kiem Lake and the Jade Mountain Pagoda – the heart of Hanoi’s Old Quarter
Visit the Lake of the Returned Sword and cross the Morning Sunlight Bridge to the Temple of the Jade Mountain. These places in Hanoi sure have magical-sounding names, don’t they?
Ghost Money: What is Joss Paper?
During the Hungry Ghost Festival, it’s common to see small, makeshift alters set up on the curbside outside of homes, and people burning money and paper models of various luxury goods.
11 Taboos during the Hungry Ghost Festival
Avoid these 11 things to keep yourself protected from ghosts on the Chinese Hungry Ghost Festival, believed to be the night of the year when the barrier between our world and the spirit world is at its thinnest point.
The Hungry Ghost Festival – Zhong Yuan Jie – 中元节
Zhong Yuan Jie (中元节), the Hungry Ghost Festival, is often compared to Chinese Halloween. Falling on the fifteenth night of the seventh lunar month, it is believed that on this night the gates of the afterlife are opened for spirits and ghosts to return to the world of the living.
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