Chua Chan Mountain
This Chua Chan mountain is also known as Gia Ray mountain, Gia Lao mountain in Xuan Loc district, Dong Nai province. With many attractive places such as Bao Dai tea garden, 9-root banyan tree, 3-root banyan tree, Linh Son pagoda... this is a very attractive pilgrimage site, both for local tourists in Dong Nai and neighboring provinces.
Every year, hundreds of thousands of people come to make pilgrimages, visit, and pray to Buddha for peace and good fortune at the places of worship scattered throughout the Chua Chan Mountain National Historical Site. To visit the pagoda or the three-root banyan tree, you can conquer more than 100 steps or take the cable car. At Chua Chan Mountain, there are entrance fees, cable car fees, parking fees, etc. So each person coming here may spend a total of about 200,000 - 300,000 VND in the tourist area.
Thien Hau Pagoda
Thien Hau Pagoda, also known as Binh Duong Pagoda or Thien Hau Temple, is located on Nguyen Du Street, Thu Dau Mot City. This is a temple established by the Chinese Vietnamese Association to worship Thien Hau Thanh Mau.
Every year, the number of pilgrims coming here is quite large. The custom of "Thinh Loc Ba" takes place on the 14th day of the first lunar month. With the meaning of bringing light, fragrance and luck to your family. On the 15th day, the procession of the Lady's palanquin begins, this is an activity that attracts a large number of people to admire. Because this ceremony has the participation of more than 30 lion dance troupes, creating a joyful and bustling atmosphere, dispelling all the fatigue of daily life.
Statue of Christ
The Statue of Christ, also known as the Statue of Christ with Open Arms, is a statue of Jesus standing on a small mountain top in Vung Tau city. This statue was built in 1974, 32 m high, 18.3 m long arms, inside there is a staircase of 133 steps leading to the two arms of the statue.
This is one of the pilgrimage and tourist attractions of Vung Tau. At the foot of the hill, visitors will have to climb nearly 1,000 stone steps to reach the statue. Along the way, you can stop at a rest stop to drink coffee and buy souvenirs run by the Sisters of the Cross. There are many flowers and angel statues. Around the foot of the statue of Christ, there are 50 stone benches for visitors to sit and pray and enjoy the view. Around the pedestal are statues of Jesus giving the keys to St. Peter, the Last Supper and Jesus being crucified. Below is a white replica of the statue of Our Lady of Sorrows, the famous statue believed to be by Michelangelo depicting the Virgin Mary holding the body of Jesus.
Black Lady Mountain
Ba Den Mountain is located in Thanh Tan Commune, Hoa Thanh District, Tay Ninh Town, Tay Ninh Province, 110 km from Ho Chi Minh City. From afar, the mountain looks like an upside-down conical hat on a vast rice field. The pagodas on the mountain are pilgrimage sites that attract tourists during the New Year or the full moon of August.
Pilgrimage to the pagoda in spring – the Shangyuan festival, also known as the Spring Festival of Ba Mountain – has long been a familiar spiritual practice. The Ba Mountain relic complex stretches 24 km. This is a place where the trees are lush, the road up the mountain is winding, twisting with rugged natural rock, many places have straight cement steps.
Cao Dai Holy See of Tay Ninh
Cao Dai Tay Ninh Holy See is located about 5km east of Tay Ninh town center. The construction began in 1936 and is a famous Cao Dai religious architecture of this land. The holy site includes many shrines, offices, and houses. The highlight is the Holy Temple with the architecture of two parallel towers typical of Cao Dai religion.
The Holy See is located in the Holy Land area of about 100 hectares, surrounded by a fence. The main gate is the main gate and the largest of the 12 gates to the inner Holy Land. This gate is usually closed and only opens on occasions to welcome heads of state and religious leaders. With its unique architecture, expressing the harmony of many spiritual elements from East to West, the Tay Ninh Holy See is not only a pilgrimage site for Cao Dai followers but also attracts a large number of domestic and foreign tourists to visit every year.
Truc Lam Zen Monastery
Every year, a large number of tourists travel to Dalat to visit the famous Truc Lam Zen Monastery. The Zen Monastery is located on Phung Hoang Mountain next to Tuyen Lam Lake, 5km from the center of Dalat city.
In addition to worshiping and visiting the works, architecture, and meaningful Buddhist paintings, visitors also have the opportunity to admire hundreds of different types of flowers, especially strange flowers such as desert roses... In addition, when standing from the Zen Monastery looking down, you can also take in the panoramic view of the poetic Tuyen Lam Lake, hidden behind the vast pine hills and winding small roads.
Lady of the Realm
When mentioning Chau Doc or Sam Mountain, people immediately think of Ba Chua Xu Temple. For a long time, this place has become a cultural and religious center for pilgrims and tourists from near and far, especially for people from the West. The goddess Ba Chua Xu is worshiped at Sam Mountain (Chau Doc, An Giang). There are many legends surrounding her that have been passed down from generation to generation.
After many changes, the temple's architecture now has the shape of the letter "quoc", the shape of a blooming lotus tower, a three-story roof, covered with large blue tubular tiles, the roof corners rising high like the bow of a boat gliding on the waves. The main hall has two layers. The innermost layer is the place to worship Ba Chua Xu with a stone statue of her placed on a high pedestal, next to two white cranes symbolizing her holy character. With a spacious, modern space, Ba Chua Xu Temple serves about millions of visitors and worshipers every year.
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