(VOVworld) – Vietnam’s first Buddhist Cultural Museum opened to the public in Da Nang city on Thursday.

The museum displays approximately 300 Buddhist antiques, including a statue made of precious white jade in the shape of the Bodhisattva holding a baby in her arms and a set of eight Buddha statues made of bronze in the 9th century. Exhibits, collected over 20 years, introduce Buddhist culture in Vietnam and a number of other Asian countries. The museum is expected to become a popular destination for tourists who visit Da Nang’s Ngu Hanh Son complex.