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Students light incense for luck before university entrance exams. This is the Temple of Literature, which housed Vietnam's first university, founded for educating bureaucrats.

Location: Hanoi, Vietnam

Date: July 2008

Camera: Canon EOS 1Ds Mark III

ID Number: #00424304


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Students light incense for luck before university entrance exams. This is the Temple of Literature, which housed Vietnam's first university, founded for educating bureaucrats.