Vietnam
In Vietnam, after the French invasion, many Buddhist and Taoist temples were neglected by the colonial government, notably the Bao Thien temple in Hanoi were razed to make way for the St. Joseph Cathedral. The Tra Kieu church in Quang Nam was built in the 18th century on the site of a hilltop Hindu temple in Sinhapura, ancient capital of the Champa kingdom, and became an important Christian pilgrimage site ever since.
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