45/50.-Phu Quoc, Long Beach, Turtle Rock

At the North end of Long Beach, next to the town of Duong Dong, sits a rock formation. On this rock there is a temple. One of the rocks is famous locally because it recalls a turtle. The turtle is a Vietnamese symbol for longevity. You see many turtle representations in the temples in Vietnam. You can see temples with turtles in Hanoi (Hoan Kiem Lake and the Temple of Literature shrines) and in Hue (Thien Mu Pagoda), among many other places.

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