DAILY PHOTO: Dragon Head Totem

By Berniegourley @berniegourley

Taken in December 2015 in the Mekong Delta

Dragons feature prominently in Vietnamese temples. These mythical beasts are one of four sacred creatures common to Vietnamese folklore. The others are the Phoenix, Unicorn, and a kind of Tortoise. The unicorn isn’t the variety seen on the book covers of 16-year-old girls, it’s a nasty beast.

By B Gourley in photographs, Photos, pictures, Tourism, travel, Vietnam on February 9, 2016.