During the 7th century it was covering an area of Laos, Cambodia and South of Vietnam and having a rich culture represented by impressive buildings.
Today most of them had been destroyed by the American bombing during Vietnam War. And of the million cham`s living once only thousands are left living as tribe in the mountains of Vietnam.
The best collection of cham artifacts can be seen in the Cham museum in Danang.
On the way to My Son – once the capital of Cham – we stopped at the 5 Marble mountains which are still used for marble caving of religious statues.
The Water Mountain has a nice 2 hour loop where you have a great mix of temples, cave systems, lookouts and resting areas.
Do you know who is limiting the number of children and the size of the family members? No it`s not the government – more the way of transportation. It`s up to the father how many he can balance on his bike ;-)
The biggest site of Cham buildings is My Son which still has not been 100% discovered. You can explore by yourself but be cautious when you walk off the beaten track as there might still be active land mines around…
On silent feet
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