Vietnam's City Of Ghosts is home to thousands of huge, coloured tombs.

Also commonly known as An Bang Cemetery, the historic site covers around 250 hectares and sits next to a deserted sandy beach, is located in Phu Vang district of Thua Thien Hue province, central Vietnam.

Footage from June 2 shows mausoleums that could be mistaken for mansions, regal stone lions, and glittering mosaic dragons.

According to local media, around 90 percent of the local villagers have overseas relatives that send money home only to build tombs.

Construction began in earnest in 1995, and there are now more than 3000 tombs, averaging at 30,000 USD to 200,000 USD, and range from Buddhist, Christian, Tao, and Muslim.

Vietnam's City Of Ghosts is home to thousands of huge, coloured tombs.

Also commonly known as An Bang Cemetery, the historic site is located in Phu Vang district of Thua Thien Hue province, Central Vietnam.

The cemetery, with its brilliantly colored structures built on white sand. It stretches along the side of the road for 3 kilometers length. Some of the mausoleums could be a mistaken for mansions. Regal stone lions abound and glittering mosaic dragons adorn the roof-ridges. Sophisticated and elaborate ceramic mosaic tombs with various shapes and colors.

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Some 90 percent of the villagers have overseas relatives. They send money home and much of these money are only to build tombs.

The residents seem to spend their days buildings grandiose mausoleums in the cemetery, which covers around 250 hectares, and sits next to a sparkling and deserted sandy beach.

The building began in earnest in 1995, and since then the local villagers have begun to build more and more extravagant tombs for their deceased family members, or sometimes even prematurely for themselves. These structures often stand two or three stories high, decorated with elaborate ornate gold carvings of dragons and mythical creatures, and complete with fully functional bedrooms, bathrooms and kitchens. This not only reflects the style in which the residents live while they are alive, but also their strong belief in the afterlife, and the importance of honouring their ancestors.

The town of ghosts has a region of over 250 hecta, There are more than 3000 tombs. The normal cost of every tomb is about 30, 000 USD - 200,000 USD . There are many tombs covering a thousand sq meters for every. These graves in Hue have it all types of Buddhism, Christianity, Taoism, Islam.

In a bizarre variation of keeping up with the Joneses, the villagers compete to build increasingly lavish and elaborate tombs for their ancestors. And, even sometimes for family members who have not yet died.

The video was filmed on June 2.