Within the first five days of the Lunar New Year 2020, Huong Son – Perfume (Huong) pagoda relic complex in Hanoi’s outlying district of My Duc welcomed some 150,000 tourist arrivals.
Many Vietnamese consider a visit to Huong Pagoda a spiritual journey to the Buddhist land (Photo: VNA)
Huong Pagoda Festival kicks off on the sixth day of the lunar new year annually (Photo: VNA)
Even before the festival, pilgrims and tourists flock to the pagoda to pray for luck (Photo: VNA)
Built in the late 17th century, the Huong Pagoda Complex has a large number of pagodas, temples and caverns filled with marvelous stalactites and stalagmites (Photo: VNA)
Prior to the festival, Huong Pagoda Complex welcomed more than 150,000 visitors (Photo: VNA)
Aside from its religious significance, Huong Pagoda Complex holds special values in terms of ecosystem, landscape, architecture and history (Photo: VNA)
The Huong Son complex was listed among national special relic sites in December 2017 (Photo: VNA)
It draws millions of visitors every year (Photo: VNA)
The complex was built under the reign of King Le Thanh Tong (1442 – 1497) (Photo: VNA)
It was destroyed by French colonialists but has been rebuilt with the support of the State, local residents and visitors (Photo: VNA)
Huong, Tam Chuc and Bai Dinh pagodas are home to beautiful scenery and relics showing the development of Buddhism in Vietnam. They have formed a tourist route attracting pilgrims and visitors.
Every year, when the spring knocks on the door, Huong Son mountain is full of apricot flowers. People across Vietnam will gathers for Huong pagoda festival.
