Thien Ton - Sacred pagoda in ancient capital

The cave pagoda is currently located in Thien Ton town, Hoa Lu district, Ninh Binh province (Photo: VNA)

Thien Ton Pagoda is a worshipping relic decicated to Tran Vu Thien Ton, the patronage god of the East of the Hoa Lu Ancient Capital (Photo: VNA)

Thien Ton Cave still preserves many worshipping objects with cultural and historical values, such as 18 statues of arhats, a stone altar with the patterns like "twin dragons waiting for the moon", the shape of phoenix, flowers, etc., that are deliberately carved and skillfully decorated (Photo: VNA)

From 1930 to 1945, Thien Ton was the meeting place for revolutionaries from districts of Nho Quan, Gia Vien and Gia Khanh (Photo: VNA)

With cultural, historical and spiritual values, in 1962, the Thien Ton Pagoda - Cave Relic Complex was recognized as a national historical and spiritual relic (Photo: VNA)

Thien Ton Cave is located in the area of Dung Duong Mountain (Photo: VNA)

Ancient half-moon shaped lake inside Thien Ton Pagoda (Photo: VNA)