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Tay Ninh |
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Tay Ninh (tā nĭn), city, S Vietnam, NW of Ho Chi Minh City. It is the center of the Cao Dai, a politically active religious group that was suppressed by South Vietnamese forces after an armed insurrection in 1955. Of interest is the Cao Dai cathedral, which has a blend of Christian, Islamic, and Buddhist architectural features. The city has a large Khmer population. How to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit webmaster's page for free fun content. |
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| The other two provinces that provide the material for this article (Lao Cai in the north and Tay Ninh in the south) are generally poorer and have had less exposure to Western business and neo-liberal ideas about economics. Dropped into a war zone by helicopter near Tay Ninh, a small city about 50 miles northwest of what was then Saigon, Freemyer shot several enemy soldiers and captured many, only hours after arriving in Vietnam on a hot July night in 1968. In "Body Count: The Dead at Tay Ninh," Bowen uses even a sparer, more matter-of-fact style to depict the grotesque. |
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