The entrance to the site (Photo: VNA) Huong (Perfume) Pagoda,located in Huong Son commune, My Duc district, consists of a vast complex of Buddhist templesand shrines built on limestone Huong Tich mountains.
Every year, the site hosts a large number of pilgrims from all over thecountry. The pilgrimage festival starts from the 6th day of the lunar year,while the peak of the festival falls between 15th day of the first lunar monthto 18th day of the second lunar month. Yet the spectacular landscape drawstourists also throughout the year.
Hundreds of pagodas and shrines are scattered along the Yen Stream including Chua Ngoai (Outer Pagoda) and Chua Trong (Inner Pagoda).
The centre of the complex is Huong Pagoda proper deep inside Huong Tich Cave.
Tourists take a boat trip from Duc Dock to Outer Pagoda, which was also namedTro Pagoda.
Kapok flowers at the dock (Photo: VNA) Visitors will find the phrase “Huong Tich Dong Mon” (The Gate of Huong TichCave) carved at the entrance of the cave after taking a stone stairway of 120steps leading to the cave.
There remain traces of Tinh Do Vuong Trinh Sam (1739-1782), the 8th Lord of Trinhroyal reign ruling the north of Vietnam. He ordered to carve on stones five HanChinese characters when visiting the site in 1770.
Together with spiritual values, the site has lured tourists thanks to itsnatural landscape.
The Yen Stream with clear water surrounded with greenery of trees and plants.The site has its own attraction in different periods of the year with variousflowers like red kapok, orchid and plum flowers in spring, and waterlilies in autumn./.
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