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Huong Pagoda Festival hosts 30,000 visitors on opening day

The Huong Pagoda Festival, the longest of its kind in Vietnam, began in Huong Son commune in Hanoi’s outlying district of My Duc on February 15 (the 6th day of the first lunar month), welcoming 30,000 visitors.
Huong Pagoda Festival hosts 30,000 visitors on opening day ảnh 1A ceremony at the opening day of the Huong Pagoda Festival this year. (Photo: VNA)
Hanoi (VNA) - The Huong Pagoda Festival, thelongest of its kind in Vietnam, began in Huong Son commune in Hanoi’s outlyingdistrict of My Duc on February 15 (the 6th day of the first lunar month),welcoming 30,000 visitors.

According to Nguyen Ba Hien, head of the managementboard of the Huong Son landscape complex, also known as Huong Pagoda and featuringa series of Buddhist pagodas, caves and temples, the annual event opened for festivalgoerson February 11. The number of people coming to worship and visit the site hasso far amounted to 130,000.  

This year’s festival sees the use of e-tickets instead ofpaper ones to curb congestion and overcrowding, with up to 4,500 boats and 110electrical cars available to offer transport services.

Going to the Huong Pagoda is a spiritual journey to the BuddhistLand – where the Goddess of Mercy leads a religious life. Visitors have sightseeingtrips to pagodas, temples and caves which are the main attractions at the Huongpagoda festival, and join ceremonies to ask for favours from Lord Buddha.

Built in the late 17th century, the complex was listed amongspecial national relic sites in December 2017./.
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