Yen Tu Pagoda is a group of ancient pagodas in Yen Tu Mountain in Thuong Yen Cong Commune, Uong Bi Municipality, of Quang Ninh Province. In the mountain, there are eleven pagodas and hundreds of hermitages and towers. Sitting on the highest peak of the mountain, 1068 metres above sea level, is Chua Dong (Bronze Pagoda) and a number of towers, among which is a three-storey stone tower dating back to 1758. All pagodas and temples on the mountain are closely linked to legends and narratives of Truc Lam School of Vietnamese Zen Buddhism and King Tran Nhan Tong (1258-1308), one of the greatest national heroes of the Tran Dynasty that three times led his people to trounce the Yuan aggressors.
During the first days of the Lunar New Year, visitors came to Yen Tu Pagoda to pray for happiness and good luck to themselves and their families.
To create good conditions for visitors, recent years, Quang Ninh province has invested in improving their infrastructure. Late last year a new bus route from Uong Bi-Ha Long was opened with investment capital of VND11 billion. Car parks were expanded and in particular a new 900m cable car capitalized at nearly VND70 billion from One Temple Roof Pagoda to An Ky Sinh which is about 700m from Dong Pagoda and put into operation. This provides visitors and pilgrims with a good chance to pray at the most legendary pagoda. In addition to roads, visitors can use the cable car.
From the second to the fifth of the Tet holiday, despite the cold weather Yen Tu received 12,000 visitors and the number of arrivals will increase sharply from the opening of the festival there.
Some images of Yen Tu
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Cable car station at the foot of Yen Tu Mountain |
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Cable car with 36 cabins from One Temple Roof Pagoda to An Ky Sinh was put into operation on February 16 |
Hue Quang tower – the most famous tower in Yen Tu |
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Tran Nhan Tong (1258-1308) – one of the three founders of Truc Lam School of Vietnamese Zen Buddhism |
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Square bricks with the chrysanthemum patterns of Tran Dynasty |
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Hoa Yen Pagoda on the second day of Tet |
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Ancient stone stele kept in the courtyard of Hoa Yen Pagoda |
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700-year old banian tree |
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Visitors and pilgrims pray and visit the pagoda |
Many people sell things for a living during the Tet holiday |
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Car park and kiosks rearranged neatly and orderly |
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