Hoi An - temple

Elizabeth and I visited a large temple that is on Hai Ba Trung Street just as you're leaving town (towards the hotel we stayed at).

The grounds within the area were beautiful...

Below is the Kitchen God...a God within Chinese mythology that is celebrated in the Vietnamese culture as well. Especially around the Tet (Chinese New Year) holiday, the Kitchen God is very important, as he is believed to report to Jade Emperor of the household's activities for the past year. The Jade Emperor (emperor of the heavens) then either rewards or punished the family, based on the report from this domestic god. (Learn more about the Kitchen God at this Wikipedia article...)