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Buu Minh temple can be found approximately 15km north of Pleiku city.

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With the local weather being chilly and usually below 16 degrees Celsius, Buu Minh pagoda is covered each morning with dew and mist.

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At the start of every day a sparkling beauty surrounds the pagoda as a layer of mist descends on the site.

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The area that surrounds the pagoda is made up of tea hills which date back hundreds of years

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An image of the ancient pagoda at dawn

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Pine trees that are hundreds of years old can be seen standing tall in the middle of the local tea fields

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The top of Buu Minh pagoda can be seen shining in the morning sunlight at dawn

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A panoramic view of the vast tea fields that surround the site

 

Dan Tri/VOV