A journey to the Marble Mountains, a fairy land with a dreamlikescenery, pagodas, grottoes in Ngu Hanh Son district of central Da Nangcity will bring out most relaxing time for visitors. Report byHanoi Times newspaper.
Ngu Hanh Son (The MarbleMountains) is about 8km southeast of Da Nang city. This is a cluster offive marble mountains lying close to the sea. That is why it is dubbedHon Non Nuoc, which means Mountain and Water in Vietnamese.
In the early 19th century, King Gia Long, the founder of the NguyenDynasty, passed by and named the five mountains as Ngu Hanh Son. He alsonamed each of them according to one of the five elements of theuniverse: Kim Son (metal of gold), Moc Son (wood), Thuy Son (water), HoaSon (fire), and Tho Son (earth).
According tooriental philosophy, metal, wood, water, fire and earth are fiveelements that create the universe. Five is a very important number inoriental mentality and life. And so, the five mountains that composeMarble Mountain are filled with mysterious.
Thuy Sonis both the highest and the most beautiful. Marble mountains associateswith many different legends. Thuy Son, covering an area of 15ha, hasthree peaks namely Thuong Thai, Trung Thai and Ha Thai. As a result, thepagoda built on the mountain was named Tam Thai. Thuy Son has beenutilised as a popular tourist resort because of its alluring beauty.Stone steps carved into the mountain lead to Tam Thai Pagoda where PhatDi Lac is worshipped. In the past, the pagoda was used to worship Hinduand Buddhist gods and is now dedicated to Cham deities. Also on thecliff of the mountain are such beautiful grottoes as Linh Nham, VanThong, Tang Chon and Huyen Khong. Huyen Khong Cave was a base forVietnamese revolutionaries during wartime.
TheMarble Mountains are famous for their traditional stone carvingactivities. In Dong Hai village close to Thuy Son, 600 families chiselstone into statues, jewelry, and art work. Stone from the MarbleMountains has been exported to many countries.
Cultural and historical vestiges are still on every pagoda and tower ofthe early 19th century and on Champa sculptures of the 14th and 15thcenturies. There are poets of the Le and Tran dynasties engraved onstones. All monuments such as the grave of Prince Tran Quang Khai’smother, a temple for worshiping Princess Ngoc Lan (Minh Mang King’syounger sister), autograph of conferring Tam Thai pagoda to be thenational one, Da Chong tunnel, Ba Tho cave, Kim Son mountain, Am Phucave, etc. are evidence to the legendary Marble Mountains.
The stone carving village stretching along the road leading to the NguHanh Son entrance is also a very attractive sight for visitors. At thisvillage, they can admire all those wonderful works created by patientcraftsmen right in their witness. All the stone for the works isquarried from the Marble Mountains.
The MarbleMountains are situated between Da Nang City and Hoi An ancient town,very close to Non Nuoc Beach which stretches for kilometres with cleanand white sand. It is one of the nicest beaches in Vietnam, which isvery convenient for visitors who want to go climbing and bathing. NguHanh Son is familiar to almost everyone who has been to Da Nang. It isso well known that many people consider it as a symbol of the area.-VNA
Ngu Hanh Son (The MarbleMountains) is about 8km southeast of Da Nang city. This is a cluster offive marble mountains lying close to the sea. That is why it is dubbedHon Non Nuoc, which means Mountain and Water in Vietnamese.
In the early 19th century, King Gia Long, the founder of the NguyenDynasty, passed by and named the five mountains as Ngu Hanh Son. He alsonamed each of them according to one of the five elements of theuniverse: Kim Son (metal of gold), Moc Son (wood), Thuy Son (water), HoaSon (fire), and Tho Son (earth).
According tooriental philosophy, metal, wood, water, fire and earth are fiveelements that create the universe. Five is a very important number inoriental mentality and life. And so, the five mountains that composeMarble Mountain are filled with mysterious.
Thuy Sonis both the highest and the most beautiful. Marble mountains associateswith many different legends. Thuy Son, covering an area of 15ha, hasthree peaks namely Thuong Thai, Trung Thai and Ha Thai. As a result, thepagoda built on the mountain was named Tam Thai. Thuy Son has beenutilised as a popular tourist resort because of its alluring beauty.Stone steps carved into the mountain lead to Tam Thai Pagoda where PhatDi Lac is worshipped. In the past, the pagoda was used to worship Hinduand Buddhist gods and is now dedicated to Cham deities. Also on thecliff of the mountain are such beautiful grottoes as Linh Nham, VanThong, Tang Chon and Huyen Khong. Huyen Khong Cave was a base forVietnamese revolutionaries during wartime.
TheMarble Mountains are famous for their traditional stone carvingactivities. In Dong Hai village close to Thuy Son, 600 families chiselstone into statues, jewelry, and art work. Stone from the MarbleMountains has been exported to many countries.
Cultural and historical vestiges are still on every pagoda and tower ofthe early 19th century and on Champa sculptures of the 14th and 15thcenturies. There are poets of the Le and Tran dynasties engraved onstones. All monuments such as the grave of Prince Tran Quang Khai’smother, a temple for worshiping Princess Ngoc Lan (Minh Mang King’syounger sister), autograph of conferring Tam Thai pagoda to be thenational one, Da Chong tunnel, Ba Tho cave, Kim Son mountain, Am Phucave, etc. are evidence to the legendary Marble Mountains.
The stone carving village stretching along the road leading to the NguHanh Son entrance is also a very attractive sight for visitors. At thisvillage, they can admire all those wonderful works created by patientcraftsmen right in their witness. All the stone for the works isquarried from the Marble Mountains.
The MarbleMountains are situated between Da Nang City and Hoi An ancient town,very close to Non Nuoc Beach which stretches for kilometres with cleanand white sand. It is one of the nicest beaches in Vietnam, which isvery convenient for visitors who want to go climbing and bathing. NguHanh Son is familiar to almost everyone who has been to Da Nang. It isso well known that many people consider it as a symbol of the area.-VNA
