“Chùa” (pronounced chu-wa with a descending tone) means a “pagoda”: a Buddhist place of worship. Pagodas can be ancient places from another time (e.g., the Láng pagoda near Hanoi), or they can be campy carnival-esque facades reminiscent of 1980’s kung-fu movie-sets (like Bái Đính). More @Wikipedia
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