Ancient capital of Hoa Lu in Ninh Binh province

Hoa Lu means “Flowers of Reeds” and was the capital city of the Dinh dynasty (968-980) and the Tien Le (Early-Le) dynasty (980-1009). The Ly dynasty (1010-1225) was also formed from this capital city.
Ancient capital of Hoa Lu in Ninh Binh province ảnh 1Hoa Lu (now Ninh Binh province) as a capital city existed for only 41 years, from 968 to 1009, during which time the first 12 years belonged to the Dinh Dynasty. Dinh Bo Linh was crowned as King Dinh Tien Hoang and he named the country Dai Co Viet (Great Viet). The next 29 years were ruled by the Tien Le Dynasty (Photo: Vietnam+)
Ancient capital of Hoa Lu in Ninh Binh province ảnh 2Arriving at the ancient capital, tourists often visit the temple of King Dinh Tien Hoang (Dinh Bo Linh), who built up Hoa Lu as the capital and set up the first centralised feudal State in Vietnam, as well as the temple of the first king of the Tien Le dynasty, King Le Dai Hanh (Le Hoan) (Photo: Vietnam+)
Ancient capital of Hoa Lu in Ninh Binh province ảnh 3The temple of King Dinh Tien Hoang is located among ancient trees, orchards and ornamental trees, all intermingling to create a solemn scene (Photo: Vietnam+)
Ancient capital of Hoa Lu in Ninh Binh province ảnh 4Walking on the main path, passing two big columns, visitors enter san rong (dragon yard) (Photo: Vietnam+)
Ancient capital of Hoa Lu in Ninh Binh province ảnh 5The temple was built in 17th century (Photo: Vietnam+)
Ancient capital of Hoa Lu in Ninh Binh province ảnh 6Hoa Lu as a capital city existed for only 41 years (Photo: Vietnam+)
Ancient capital of Hoa Lu in Ninh Binh province ảnh 7(Photo: Vietnam+)
Ancient capital of Hoa Lu in Ninh Binh province ảnh 8Foreign tourists to the former capital of Hoa Lu (Photo: Vietnam+)
Ancient capital of Hoa Lu in Ninh Binh province ảnh 9Inside the temple worshipping King Le Dai Hanh (Photo: Vietnam+)
Ancient capital of Hoa Lu in Ninh Binh province ảnh 10Foreign tourists to the former capital of Hoa Lu (Photo: Vietnam+)
Ancient capital of Hoa Lu in Ninh Binh province ảnh 11(Photo: Vietnam+)
Ancient capital of Hoa Lu in Ninh Binh province ảnh 12Am Tien cave is a few hundred metres away from Dinh Tien Hoang temple (Photo: Vietnam+)
Ancient capital of Hoa Lu in Ninh Binh province ảnh 13Hoa Lu literally means “Flowers of Reeds” (Photo: Vietnam+)
Ancient capital of Hoa Lu in Ninh Binh province ảnh 14Hoa Lu former capital is an intimate check-in venue of young travellers (Photo: Vietnam+)
Ancient capital of Hoa Lu in Ninh Binh province ảnh 15Hoa Lu former capital is an intimate check-in venue of young travellers (Photo: Vietnam+)
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