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The exhibits are classified into different categories, including the Dong Son civilisation’s totems, dragons, cranes, lions and “nghe” – a fictional creature with lion-like head and dog-like body, and 12 animal signs of the Vietnamese zodiac (Photo: VNA)
The exhibits are classified into different categories, including the Dong Son civilisation’s totems, dragons, cranes, lions and “nghe” – a fictional creature with lion-like head and dog-like body, and 12 animal signs of the Vietnamese zodiac (Photo: VNA)
A tortoise seal dating back to Nguyen Dynasty (1802-1945), the last royal monarchy in Vietnam’s history (Source: Vietnam National Museum of History)
A tortoise seal dating back to Nguyen Dynasty (1802-1945), the last royal monarchy in Vietnam’s history (Source: Vietnam National Museum of History)
A plate decorated with image of a Koi fish transforming into a dragon, found in a shipwreck in central Quang Nam province (Source: Vietnam National Museum of History)
A plate decorated with image of a Koi fish transforming into a dragon, found in a shipwreck in central Quang Nam province (Source: Vietnam National Museum of History)
Stone monkey statues (Source: Vietnam National Museum of History)
Stone monkey statues (Source: Vietnam National Museum of History)
A gold container decorated with four sacred animals - dragon, qilin, tortoise and phoenix - from the Nguyen dynasty (Photo: VNA)
A gold container decorated with four sacred animals - dragon, qilin, tortoise and phoenix - from the Nguyen dynasty (Photo: VNA)
Ceramic trays from the reign of King Gia Long (1802-1920) (Photo: VNA)
Ceramic trays from the reign of King Gia Long (1802-1920) (Photo: VNA)
A pair of wooden phoenix made in the 17th-18th century (Photo: VNA)
A pair of wooden phoenix made in the 17th-18th century (Photo: VNA)
Garuda sacred bird from Ly dynasty (1226-1400) (Photo: VNA)
Garuda sacred bird from Ly dynasty (1226-1400) (Photo: VNA)
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Vietnam's thousand-year-old sacred animals on display

Nearly 100 artefacts related to traditional sacred animals are being displayed at the Vietnam National Museum of History in Hanoi from October 28 to February 2016.
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