After finishing their registration procedures for the 1^st phase of this year’s university and college entrance exams in Da Nang, a large number of candidates on Wednesday visited the Linh Ung Pagoda on the Son Tra Peninsula to pray for luck in their upcoming exams.  Most students believed that their prayers will bring them good luck as well as help them feel more confident during their exams.  Many parents also burnt incense and prayed for good luck for their children at this pagoda. 

Here are some photos, taken by reporter Dac Manh, which show the solemn atmosphere at the pagoda.

Visiting the Linh Ung Pagoda

Praying for luck

Students and their parents praying

Praying under the pagoda’s Holy Peach Tree

A student pasting a piece of calligraphy inside the bell, which is believed to bring luck