Ba Chua Xu Temple

Ba Chua Xu Temple was built in 1820 on Sam Mountain in An Giang province. According to a legend, in the early 1800s villagers found a statue of a lady dating back to the sixth century, in the forest. They built a temple in her honour, hoping that she would bring them better crops and better lives. This is why the marble statue of Ba Chua Xu, meaning 'Country Lady,' is worshipped.

The Ba Chua Xu Festival is organized annually at the end of the fourth lunar month; worshippers touch her statue and ask for her protection and benediction.