With many historical and cultural relics, traditional craft villages,… Gia Binh is one of the destinations that brings many interesting experiences to visit. Let’s explore 5 beautiful and famous Gia Binh Bac Ninh tourist destinations.
Some details about Gia Binh district
Gia Binh is a district located in the Southeast of Bac Ninh, only 45km southwest of Hanoi capital. This place is considered an ancient land of “masterpieces” and civilization for thousands of years. This place is connected to important traffic routes such as: National Highway 17, Provincial Roads 280, 284, 285, creating a convenient transportation network connecting with tourist destinations in Bac Ninh province. At the same time, it connects with important economic centers in the North such as Hanoi or Quang Ninh .
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In the district, there are many precious historical and cultural relics. These relics are not only related to cultural celebrities but also contain great artistic and architectural values. They express people’s aspirations for spiritual life and have educational meaning towards goodness.
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In addition, this place also possesses many beautiful landscapes and valuable natural landscapes. Creates great potential to develop village tourism, eco-tourism, and resort space as well as form large-scale entertainment and recreation areas/spots in Bac Ninh . This is a great advantage of Gia Binh compared to neighboring areas, especially in the context of strong urbanization.
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Tourist destinations in Gia Binh, Bac Ninh
1. Traditional craft villages
Gia Binh district has many traditional handicraft villages famous for their unique artistic products, imbued with national soul, popular and exported to many countries. This is a great advantage for developing gift products, tourist souvenirs, etc. These products not only have high economic value but also demonstrate the uniqueness of folk culture and art. ethnic and popular with many people.
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– Dai Bai bronze casting village : this tourist destination in Gia Binh, Bac Ninh has long been famous for its bronze casting craft. Over the centuries, Dai Bai has experienced ups and downs in bronze casting, but today the village has developed strongly and actively contributes to the socio-economic development of the community.
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– Smoked bamboo thatch village in Xuan Lai , Gia Binh. This traditional craft village in Bac Ninh has preserved and developed the traditional craft of using bamboo and cork to produce unique products for daily living. To diversify products, the workers here have been creative and researched by using smoked bamboo and cork to create unique paintings and art products.
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2. Yen Viet Communal House
- Address: Dong Cuu commune, Gia Binh, Bac Ninh.
This ancient village is an important historical and cultural place, shown through ancient relics, including the village communal house, a special artistic architectural work from the Le-Nguyen period, still preserved. preserved to this day. Yen Viet communal house also preserves many precious antiques such as: genealogies, ordinations, orations, stone stele and worship objects.
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Through the divine genealogy of the ordination preserved at this tourist destination of Gia Binh, Bac Ninh, we can learn more about the famous generals of Hai Ba Trung, who made great contributions in defeating the Eastern Han army; as well as about “Poinsettia” – Grand Master Le Van Thinh, an important celebrity in the Ly dynasty.
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3. Poinsettia Temple – Grand Master Le Van Thinh
- Address: Bao Thap commune, Gia Binh, Bac Ninh.
The temple worshiping Grand Master Le Van Thinh is located in the south of the Thien Thai mountain range. Thien Thai mountain range is formed from 9 adjacent mountains, creating the image of a dragon winding between heaven and earth, covered with lush green forest trees. In this relic area, there is a stone dragon statue (Xa Than) dating to the Ly period, recognized as a national treasure by decision of the Prime Minister on December 30, 2013.
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The stone dragon statue in this Bac Ninh tourist destination has a unique shape, curled up high, its mouth grasping the body, the whole body has scales, the head has no beard, measures 1.37m wide and 0.72m high, still is still kept intact. The image of this mascot reflects the message about the injustice of Grand Master Le Van Thinh in the past, passed down to the next generation.
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4. Le Chi Vien relic site
- Address: Bao Thap commune, Gia Binh, Bac Ninh.
The relic site is located in Dai Lai canton, Thuan An district, formerly the palace of feudal dynasties. It began to be built during the Ly Dynasty, then King Tran Minh Tong rebuilt it into Ly Trang Palace. Much later, during the Later Le Dynasty, it was renovated and renamed Yen Ha palace and finally changed to Le Chi Vien.
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This place is not only a stopping point for the kings when inspecting the Northeastern region, but also has important military significance, being exploited as a key point of the country’s northern defense line. In particular, this famous Gia Binh Bac Ninh tourist destination is also related to the cruel case of the Three Clans in which the great mandarin Nguyen Trai was tried on August 16 (lunar calendar) of the year Nham Tuat 1442.
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5. Tam Phu Temple
- Address: Cao Duc commune, Gia Binh district, Bac Ninh.
Tam Phu Temple is located in the middle of a vast river, containing a series of historical stories and legends about a sacred place – a place that represents the harmony of heaven, earth and water; It is also a spiritual convergence point for many generations. The temple is also called the “Three Kings” temple, worshiping three gods: Heaven, Earth, and Water – the kings of the three natural realms (heaven-earth-water) who created all creatures.
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The temple was built a long time ago and has undergone many restorations and embellishments. Bac Ninh travel experience , the deepest impression here is the artistic architectural lines of the Le and Nguyen dynasties. With many historical events, today the Tam Phu temple relic area is deeply religious. The highlight is the “Temple of the Three Kings” at the front, then the Buddhist temple and the Temple of Mother Goddess Lieu Hanh at the end.
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6. Dai Bi Pagoda
- Address: Van Ty village, Thai Bao, Gia Binh, Bac Ninh.
Dai Bi Pagoda is known as To Pagoda or Tay Pagoda, located on the land formed by the Duong River. About 1km from the southern bank of this river and about 100m from the foot of Duong dike outside. The pagoda was built in the year of the Cat (1305) by Huyen Quang on a beautiful piece of land to the west of his house, when he returned to his hometown to visit his parents.
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He named the pagoda “Dai Compassion Pagoda” with the meaning of Buddha of Great Compassion, Bodhisattva Avalokiteśvara, to express Buddha’s compassion and pray for his parents to return to Buddhism. This Gia Binh Bac Ninh tourist destination has undergone many renovations and embellishments. The earliest traces of today’s architecture are from the Le and Nguyen dynasties. On the pagoda’s grounds, there is also the “Tam To Temple” – a place to worship the three Patriarchs of the Truc Lam Zen sect.
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In 2005, people restored the communal house to worship the three tutelary gods, famous generals who were instrumental in expelling the Shu army from the reign of the 18th Hung King. Dai Bi Pagoda has a unique architecture, with a mallet-style structure. including: front street, upper palace facing south looking up to Duong river dyke. This architectural work was restored during the Nguyen Dynasty and is still preserved quite intact to this day.
Dai Bi Pagoda relics in Bac Ninh have been recognized and ranked at the National level by the Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism since January 9, 1990.
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7. Cao Lo Vuong Temple
- Address: Dai Trung village, Cao Duc, Gia Binh, Bac Ninh.
Cao Lo Vuong Temple is located on the mudflats on the banks of the Duong River. This is a place to commemorate and honor the military hero in the nation’s history, who made important contributions in helping An Duong Vuong make the “magic crossbow” and build Co Loa citadel to fight against Trieu Da’s army. , protect Au Lac country. The temple faces east, located in a relic complex including: Tieu Than communal house and Cao Lo Vuong mausoleum .
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The temple’s architecture is in the Cong style, the front facing the Duong River. From outside, entering through the gate, the yard will reach Tien Duong, Middle Duong, and Water Morning Glory; Finally, there is the Harem and two rows of Office buildings. Cao Lo Vuong Temple is a typical example of the unique religious culture of the local people. Up to now, this temple still preserves many precious documents and artifacts.
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These include: systems of ancient statues, stone stele, 21 ordination decrees, altar thrones, palanquins, tribute bowls, dragon temples, horizontal panels, parallel sentences,… These artifacts play an important role in Research on the homeland, origin, life and career of Cao Lo, who made great contributions to building the Au Lac state. Cao Lo Vuong Temple has been recognized as a national monument since 2005. Each year, the festival is held on the 10th day of the third lunar month.
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In this article, Luhanhvietnam has introduced the top famous tourist destinations in Gia Binh, Bac Ninh . Hopefully you will have a trip with memorable and exciting experiences here!
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