Hi everybody! It's nice to see you again today, wish you a happy and happy weekend. 2 weeks ago I wrote an article about Thuy Son mountain located in the Marble Mountains. As everyone knows, in that article I introduced the Marble Mountains, consisting of limestone mountains, which grow independently representing the Marble: Metal, Wood, Water, Fire, and Earth, creating a unique population. unique on the sandy coastal area of Da Nang. Ngu Hanh Son Complex has located about 11 km from the center of Da Nang City to the Southeast, adjacent to the Non-Nuoc tourist area, to the West by Cam Le River, Hoa Vang District, to the South by Hoi An Ancient Town and to the West. North borders Son Tra district. The Marble Mountains are located at the northernmost point of the southern Truong Son Mountains and are formed from limestone, massive, and have all the characteristics of the karst mountains of Vietnam. Vietnam's limestone belongs to the tropics with a lot of sunshine and a lot of rain, so the limestone dissolves to create miracles of nature. However, unlike caves in other places, Ngu Hanh Son cave is usually located on high mountain peaks, so almost no stalactite columns are hanging from the ceiling. Therefore, caves in Ngu Hanh Son are usually spacious, light, and airy. Ngu Hanh Son has 5 mountains, and 5 mountains here are located in a population that is close to each other, but not adjacent to each other. The structure of five mountains in the Ngu Hanh azimuth: Kim - Moc - Thuy - Fire - Tho and named Ngu Hanh Son, the French call it. And the locals call it a very idyllic and poetic name, which is Non-Nuoc Hon. The mountains in the north are called Thuy Son mountain, in the east is Moc Son, in the northwest is Tho Son mountain, in the west is Kim Son mountain, in the south is Hoa Son. Among the five Ngu Hanh Son mountains, Thuy Son mountain is the largest and highest mountain. This mountain is quite large, if you want to walk all the tourist attractions in this mountain, you must have pretty good health and endurance. The high steps are always an obstacle for anyone who wants to explore this place, in my previous post, I wrote about some attractions of Thuy Son mountain, in today's post, I continue to write all the places here, in my travel introduction article today.
The first place in today's article is the ancient temple of Thuy Son mountain, is Tam Thai Pagoda located on Thuy Son mountain, in the Marble Mountains. This is an ancient temple that is considered a national temple and a Buddhist relic. According to Han Nom documents, it can be considered that Tam Thai Pagoda was built in the first half of the 17th century by Thich Dai San recorded in the "Hai Overseas History", he visited this temple in the year of the Pig 1695. Later, due to the war Due to wars and floods, the Tam Thai pagoda was damaged, degraded, and repaired a lot. According to legend, Nguyen Anh took shelter here during a battle with the Tay Son insurgents when he met a Zen master who was preaching. Hearing that, Nguyen Anh made an oath: "After conquering the land, we will build this landscape more splendid". Later, when King Nguyen Anh ascended the throne, took the reign of Gia Long, but could not fulfill his wish because he was busy with political work, he left a will for his son, King Minh Mang, to run and rebuild. this temple. When King Minh Mang visited Ngu HanhSon, he ordered the construction and restoration of the Tam Thai temple. Long-standing, in 1901, a strong storm destroyed the entire temple. By 1907 this destroyed temple has been rebuilt until today. In front of the temple gate, there are three paths, in front of the courtyard there is a statue of Maitreya Buddha, in front of the main hall of Tam Thai there are two delicately carved stone lions. Inside the main hall, there will be three Buddha statues, in the middle is the statue of Shakyamuni Buddha, and on the two sides are the statue of Bodhisattva Guanyin in four standing postures.
In front of the gate of Tam Thai temple is the way to Vong Giang Dai, also known as the Scenic Observation Station, located on the southwest slope of Thuy Son mountain, is a high point overlooking Cam Le and CoCo rivers. panoramic view of the mountains of Ngu Hanh Son district. In front of the Tam Thai Ancestral Church area, the narrow entrance with slightly winding natural stone steps is built on a large stone foundation, on the stele is engraved 3 Chinese characters "Vong Giang Dai" and small inscriptions on the side. edge. The date of erecting the stele is in the year Minh Mang ascended to the 7th throne, the stele was erected on July 18, the full moon day of 1837. Standing on Giang Dai Vong, you can have a panoramic view of the landscape below, the art village. Non-Nuoc stone is located at the foot of the mountain, in the distance is the winding Co Co stream, along with grass fields and houses. On the observation point of Vong Giang radio station, a square roof is built to cover the sun and rain, so that visitors can admire the beauty of Da Nang city.
After leaving Tam Thai temple, I continued to visit a high mountain cave, the cave with the cave door facing west, that is Linh Nham cave, also known as Ngoc Hoang cave. Previously in Linh Nham cave was worshiped Quan Am Buddha was, but then Linh Nham cave was worshiped Ngoc Hoang statue, also known as Ngoc Hoang Cave. Below is the altar of two gods Nam Cao and Bac Dau. Folk stories say that every year on the 23rd day of the 12th lunar month, every house will bid farewell. Bringing Mr. Tao to worship heaven, people often come here to pray on earth with the Jade Emperor of God, so that the Jade Emperor can consider and help him after he returns to heaven. Beside Linh Nham cave there is a path leading to Thuong Thai Peak, if you decide to go to Thuong Thai Peak, I recommend you to rest well before climbing, because the way to the highest peak is quite steep with a lot of steps. ladder, I estimate you have to climb about 250-300 steps. Get to the top of the mountain here. Although the trail is quite steep and the steps feel endless, I am still excited about this hike, because at the top of Thuong Thai there is a great view to see everything around here. The view is amazing, even more, beautiful than Vong Giang Dai, this is also the highest peak of Thuy Son mountain, standing from above you can see Non-Nuoc Beach and Da Nang city. . Zooming out into the sea, people can observe the Son Tra mountain range. I have an experience for you, if you come here early in the morning, you can see the sunrise in the morning will be very beautiful. If you stand at Vong Giang Dai, then in the afternoon you can watch the beautiful sunset at Vong Giang Dai. That is the experience that I have gathered after many times visiting this place.
After going through Linh Nham cave, I will go through two heaven gates, also known as Van Can and Nguyet Quat gates. These are very beautiful natural stone gates, with a very strange arrangement of nature in Two heaven gates are located on the east and west sides of Thuy Son mountain, creating a large, airy, and poetic landscape located on the continuous road connecting the two temples of Tam Thai and Non-Nuoc Linh Ung. At the two gates In the sky, there are always cool winds all year round, due to the wind blowing from the east sea. These two gates are also known as East Wind Cave and West Wind Cave. In the middle of the two gates, there are many. Activities: Thien Long cave, Van Thong cave, Thien Phuoc Dia cave. Passing through two heaven gates, it feels like walking in the heart of a giant, cool and comfortable rockery like you want to immerse yourself in nature.
When going through the two gates of heaven, you will have to walk down the stairs to reach the Non-Nuoc Pagoda in Da Nang, which is a famous tourist destination comparable to the beaches of Da Nang. Visitors often come to the temple to pray for happiness, peace, health and enjoy the beautiful scenery here. Da Nang Non Nuoc Pagoda is also known as Linh Ung Non Nuoc Da Nang Pagoda. This is the temple with the longest history of the three Linh Ung pagodas. With the age of the temple being more than 300 years, Non-Nuoc Da Nang pagoda has a long history of formation, experiencing many ups and downs of history, this place has witnessed the change of Da Nang city day by day. In 1825, Non-Nuoc Pagoda in Da Nang was built and restored from the reign of the sixth King Minh Mang (1825). Non-Nuoc Pagoda in Da Nang has an exterior architecture in the shape of a Japanese rectangle. This temple is similar to the name of 2 Linh Ung pagodas in Bai But and Ba Na, but with a long history, this is the witness of history over time. This temple owns a 10m high white statue of Shakyamuni Buddha sitting with his back to the mountain, the face of the statue is facing the temple, this place is the highlight that makes all visitors admire when coming to this temple.
Behind the Linh Ung Pagoda is the Tang Chon cave. When going behind Linh Ung Pagoda, you will see two ancient tombs of this temple, look to the right there will be a path leading to the cave. Tang Chon Cave means that it contains all the truths of the universe. In front of the cave in the cliff, there are 3 words "Tang Chon Dong". In front of the cave entrance is like a small valley about 10 m long, about 7 m wide, connecting to the sky through a cave entrance "Thien Long Coc", above the cave are big tree stumps and small modules creating a space. airy green. In the cave, there are 5 small caves including Tam Thanh cave, Gio cave, Chiem Thanh cave, Ray cave, and Ban Co cave. In the middle of the cave is the shrine to worship Thai Thuong Lao Quan, the right compartment worships Bat Bo Kim Cuong, the left side worships Thuong Chiem Thanh, a custom called Mrs. Ngoc Phi. Previously, Tam Thanh Cave worshiped 3 saints: Thuong Thanh, Trung Thanh, and Ha Thanh. The cave was discovered in the Le Dynasty, dating to Canh Hung, discovered by Zen master Buu Dai, a famous Vietnamese monk. Previously, the cave worshiped the statue of the god Champa, today it is no longer there, but instead is a tall sitting Buddha statue. Behind is a large reclining Buddha image. To the right of Tam Thanh Cave is Wind Cave and to the left is Chiem Thanh Cave. Chiem Thanh cave has the shape of a semicircle, 3m wide, the cave is like a dark, rugged tunnel. Standing from the row looking out, you can see the rays of the sun in the early morning, when the sun's rays meet the smoke of the incense platforms, it will create shimmering light rays. The cave has 2 sculptures of 2 French crosses with sandstone (0.9 m long) in tenth-century dreamer style art style, the statue is quite collapsed on the sandstone (tea) ), in a stylized sculpture. Tang Chon cave is one of the favorite caves of tourists, every time you come to Thuy Son mountain Visiting, visiting all of Thuy Son mountains, it will take you at least a day to visit all of this place. Ngu Hanh Son Complex is not only a famous scenic spot in Quang Nam - Da Nang but also a national relic recognized in 1980. If coming to Da Nang in the future, make sure you do not miss this place.
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