The Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism has recognised the annual Quan The Am (Avalokitesvara Bodhisattva) Festival in the central city of Da Nang’s Ngu Hanh Son district as National Intangible Heritage.
The beauty of Yen Tu is the grandeur and tranquility of the mountains and forests mingled with the serenity and ancientness of the system of pagodas, towers and Zen realms.
The northeastern province of Tuyen Quang boast great potential for tourism development, particularly historical and cultural tourism exploiting the many historical and revolutionary relics in the province.
The Prime Minister has agreed to assign the Da Nang People’s Committee to the restoration of the Ngu Hanh Son (Marble Mountains) landscape site – a National Special Relic – in a decision released last week.
The beauty of Yen Tu is the grandeur and tranquility of the mountains and forests mingled with the serenity and ancientness of the system of pagodas, towers and Zen realms.
Yen Tu Mountain is located in the northeast of Vietnam, in Uong Bi city, Quang Ninh province, about 50km from Ha Long Bay and about 110km from Hanoi capital.
The northern province of Vinh Phuc is looking to capitalize on the potential of the local Tam Dao district, a popular resort destination, in the hope of turning it into a driving force for the local economy.
Ngu Hanh Son (Marble Mountains) landscape site in the central city of Da Nang has been recognised as a national Special Relic, one of the 16 approved by the Prime Minister recently.
Scientists have gathered more evidence of a 14th-century Buddhism centre in an excavation at Am Cac Pagoda in Tinh Gia district of the central province of Thanh Hoa.
Y Ty commune in Bat Xat district, Lao Cai province has become an appealing destination for local and international tourists thanks to its beautiful paddy fields and traditional forest-worship rituals.
Lao Cai has welcomed international holidaymakers from 70 countries
worldwide, becoming one of the five tourist hubs in the north of
Vietnam besides Hanoi capital, Quang Ninh and Ninh Binh provinces
and Hai Phong port city.
More than 30,000 visitors from home and abroad vacationed at the
popular mountainous resort town of Sa Pa in the northern province of Lao
Cai during the five-day holiday.
The northern mountainous province of Lao Cai expects to welcome
the one-millionth tourist this year during a festival celebrating the
110th anniversary of Sa Pa , the province’s renown resort town,
slated for October 25 - November 3.
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