Qualla: Giac Lam Temple https://qualla.com/giac-lam-temple en-us © 2026 Bendyline Mon, 20 Jul 2026 10:21:36 GMT Qualla serial false Qualla support@bendyline.com yes https://qualla.com/_res/siteimages/rsslogo.png Qualla: Giac Lam Temple https://qualla.com/giac-lam-temple Giac Lam Temple: Introduction https://qualla.com/giac-lam-temple/ The incense has been burning here since before the American Revolution. Giac Lam Temple was founded in 1744, when the settlement that would become Saigon was still a frontier outpost in the Nguyen lords' southward expansion. Nearly three centuries later, the temple sits in Ho Chi Minh City's Tan Binh district, surrounded by the roar of motorbikes and the hum of a city of nine million, its wooden halls still thick with sandalwood smoke and the quiet rhythm of chanting monks. It is one of the oldest temples in the city, and the Vietnamese Department of Culture formally recognized it as a historical site in 1988.

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