The fairyland inside Vietnam’s crater
Located on the northwest coast of the island of Ly Son in Quang Ngai province is a beautiful landscape, Dinh Liem Pagoda and Gieng Tien (Fairy Well) volcano.
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| Dinh Liem or Duc pagoda is a group of works built on Gieng Tien Mount, including a 27m statue of the Goddess of Mercy. |
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| Visitors have to overcome more than 100 stairs to get to the pagoda. |
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| Dinh Liem Pagoda is a shrine to Buddha and the Goddess of Mercy. |
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| From the shrine, the stairs go up to the mountain peak, where the most unexpected thing is waiting. |
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| A ravishing spectacle appears when visitors set foot on the peak: a vast crater. |
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| Standing on the crater you can also see the immense sea… |
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| … and a beautiful corner of Ly Son’s garlic fields. |
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| From the edge of the crater, you can walk down the gentle slopes to discover the pristine basin. |
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| The high grasslands and dense bushes cover the entire hollow. |
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| The panoramic view of Gieng Tien volcano from Be Island, 6km from Ly Son Island. |
