Referring to Bac Ninh is not only referring to the land of mandarin folk songs but also referring to an ancient land with a unique culture. Although not as popular as other tourist destinations, Bac Ninh still creates a separate attraction by the rich landscapes and ancient relics. On weekends, if you are still wondering where to choose where to explore, Bac Ninh is a great suggestion for you!
Bac Ninh is a favorite destination for many young people @ hachivas9
1. When should I go?
The weather in Bac Ninh is quite stable, you can go at any time of the year. However, the most ideal time to travel to Bac Ninh falls in the following periods:
– From January to March: This is the peak season for tourism in Bac Ninh because it falls in spring, so there are many festivals taking place such as Hoi Dinh Bang, Dau Pagoda Festival, Hoi Lim. If you like the festival and bustling space, you can visit this time.
January to March is the festive season in Bac Ninh. Internet source
– From April to May: Although there are not many festivals, but this season the weather is dry and beautiful, very convenient for visiting and exploring.
November – December: If you fall in love with the fields of mustard flowers along the two sides of the Duong River, you should come here from the end of November to December.
November to December is the season of the canola fields @ _trauxxi 2
2. How to go?
Located about 40km from Hanoi and only takes 30 minutes to an hour to travel, you can go to Bac Ninh by many ways:
– Motorbike: The road to Bac Ninh is easy to go, just a full gas tank and a smart phone to google map the way, you can go to Bac Ninh already. From Hanoi, you start from So intersection, run down Khuat Duy Tien street, then turn left towards Linh Dam peninsula, take the overpass and go straight to Highway 1B until you see the sign of Bac Ninh city. Riding a motorbike is very free because you can comfortably adjust your schedule, remember to bring all documents and obey the traffic laws.
Bac Ninh is developing more and more in tourism @ thaoco_ dendo
You can move to this land of Beijing a variety of vehicles @ dinhbang hopo.ovo
Bus or bus: You can catch the Hanoi – Bac Ninh bus route at Hanoi bus stations for 50 – 70k, there are many daily trips. If you like to take the bus, you can take bus routes such as route 54 at the Long Bien bridge transshipment point, lines 203, 204 at Luong Yen bus station. Travel time is about 40 to 1 hour.
3. Transportation in Bac Ninh
The two most popular means of getting to tourist destinations in Bac Ninh are taxis and motorbikes. Despite the small area, the tourist spots in Bac Ninh are scattered and very far apart, so you should choose motorbike as the main means of transportation, fast, cheap and free. In some hotels and motels in Bac Ninh, there is car rental service with prices from 100 – 150k / day.
4. Where?
– Dream Vinh Hoa Hotel (170 Nguyen Van Cu, Vo Cuong District, Bac Ninh City): This is one of the budget hotels but receives a lot of feedback from customers. Rooms are simple but very clean and comfortable. Price range 380k or more for a double room.
Dream room Vinh Hoa. Internet source
– Jungle House Homestay: Only appeared for a while, but this homestay has stormed the tourist world because of its beauty and mystery. The whole homestay is like a castle in the middle of a deep forest with a quite unique design. The rooms here are not only modern but also very cozy.
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Source FB Jungle House Homestay
A cozy corner of the Jungle House. Internnet sources
– Asia Apartment Hotel Bac Ninh (27N10 Ly Nhan Tong, Vo Cuong district, Bac Ninh city): The hotel has luxurious space and good service. Price 1 night from 500k or more.
Asia Apartment Bac Ninh Hotel. Internet source
– Van Hoa Guest House (No. 209 Ngo Gia Tu, Suoi Hoa ward, Bac Ninh city): Clean, airy guesthouse and many rooms for you to choose from, price per night from 200k.
– Giang Nam I Hostel (No. 177, Le Thai Tong, Suoi Hoa ward, Bac Ninh city): Giang Nam is a fairly famous guesthouse system in Bac Ninh and has two different establishments. Average price per night from 300k for a double room.
– Thanh Thu Guest House (Theater Street, Kinh Bac ward, Bac Ninh city): The hostel is near the city center, very convenient to move to sightseeing places.
5. Places to visit in Bac Ninh
As a tourist city with a series of tourist attractions bearing ancient imprints, Bac Ninh has no shortage of interesting destinations. Since the locations in Bac Ninh are quite far from each other, you should remember to schedule before going to ensure the trip can go smoothly and smoothly. Tripnow recommends the following destinations:
Dinh Bang
Dinh Bang is a communal house located in Dinh Bang village, Tu Son town, Bac Ninh province. The communal house was built in the early 18th century, is a place to worship the princes including Cao Son Dai Vuong (God of Mountain), Thuy Ba Dai Vuong (God of Water) and Bach Le Dai Vuong (God of Land) and worship six re-established the village in the 15th century. With the age of over 300 years, until now, Dinh Bang still retains its ancient architecture and bears the imprint of ancient. This communal house was once voted as one of the village with the most beautiful architecture in existence until now. The communal house is quite large, has a long roof, the pavilion carries the architecture of a high wooden stilt house, on the wooden panels or the temple column, there are sophisticated carvings, showing the trend of the late 17th and early 18th centuries. Imperial art overwhelms folk art.
Dinh Bang. Internet source
Dinh Bang architecture always attracts visitors @duduledo
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Temple of Do
Do Temple, also known as Ly Bat De Temple, is the most sacred temple located in Thuong hamlet, Dinh Bang commune, Tu Son, Bac Ninh. Constructed by King Le Thai Tong himself, the temple is the place to worship 8 Ly kings. Through many restoration times, this temple is more and more known for its beautiful architecture and long-standing cultural values. Do Temple is about 31,250 m² wide, with more than 20 work items, divided into 2 areas: inner city and suburban area. All are elaborately built, with sophisticated carvings.
The temple on the water @ naughty15_girl
Ancient stele in the temple @ dinhphuoc.vo
@huyendinh__
With a large space and divided into special zones: the palace, harem, water house, and epitaph, Den Do will give you the opportunity to learn about an ancient past of the nation. This is really a place not to be missed in your travel.
Buddha Tich Pagoda
This is the second most famous temple in Bac Ninh, in the past it used to be the cultural center of Buddhism in Dai Viet. Later, the pagoda was included in the list of tourist destinations that need to be preserved and become one of the famous spiritual tourist spots in Bac Ninh. Every year, this temple receives thousands of visitors. The pagoda is also home to a treasure trove of Amitabha Buddha – a statue considered a treasure of the Ly Dynasty. Located in the middle of the pagoda is a green stone Buddha statue meditating on a lotus tower, 1.85 m high, in addition to the backyard of the temple there is a stupa with 32 large and small towers, the highest is Pho Quang tower. The pagoda is very large, with many ancient stone steps and benches for you to rest after visiting the temple. More and more young people come here to visit, especially on Tet, tourists come here extremely crowded.
Looking down from the temple is the immense space of the hill @ ny_ssb
Far away is the Pho Quang tower @ thien892
Buddha statue in the middle of the temple @ muse_pppp
Strawberry Temple
Located next to Dau temple and only about 30km from Hanoi, Dau pagoda is also a popular tourist destination in recent years. Many people come to Dau pagoda not only to pray for peace, but also to see firsthand the unique architecture of “the oldest temple in the South” (the oldest temple in Vietnam). In the middle of the pagoda is Hoa Phong tower, the tower is built with large ceiling bricks, in the tower is hung a bronze bell and a cast ring.
@ manhnguyenmg
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If you go on the 8th of the 4th lunar month, you will have the opportunity to participate in the Dau pagoda festival, which is held with many solemn rituals, many performances and many folk activities to pray for rain. good wind, good crops. Going to Dau pagoda is very easy, you just need to go over Chuong Duong bridge or Vinh Tuy bridge, follow Road 5 to Sung market, then turn left hand and follow Road 18B, pass Dau market to Dau Pagoda
Bac Ninh Cathedral Church
Bac Ninh Cathedral is located in the center of Bac Ninh city, 300m from Bac Ninh ancient citadel. There was an event where 100 Bac Ninh priests were martyred during the reign of King Tu Duc (April 4, 1862). Although it is more than 120 years old, the church has survived through the waves of time. And today, the church has become a favorite spiritual tourist destination in Bac Ninh. With a unique architecture with a bit of a classic Western direction, the church is like a unique art work located in the heart of the city.
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The church has ancient Western architecture. Internet source
Christmas atmosphere in front of the church @ choinhuong
The field of mustard flowers on the Duong River
@_trauxxi
Every year at the end of November, the golden mustard fields on both banks of Duong River (Bac Ninh) begin to bloom. There is no need to go swimming to Moc Chau or take a car to Thai Binh, on the day Bac Ninh also has a field of beautiful canola freely to check in and take virtual live pictures. Just spend and about tens of thousands of dong and you can go to the garden and enjoy taking pictures. The yellow canola seedlings on the last day of winter, stretching along the dyke of Duong River like those on Jeju Island, will be a virtual living paradise and a place to create million-like photos for you.
@ bobe_babi
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Some other places to visit: Hoi Lim, Dong Ho painting village, Phu Lang pottery village, But Thap pagoda, Ba Chu Kho temple, Bac Ninh ancient citadel, Luy Lau citadel …
Thap But Temple @ huong34
Ancient Citadel @ leexuanhanh
6. What to eat in Bac Ninh?
Tich Nghi fish porridge shop (11 Duong Lang, Kinh Bac ward, Bac Ninh city): Fish porridge is one of the famous specialties of Bac Ninh. Although this shop is small, fish porridge is very delicious and fishy. A bowl costs 25-40k.
Tich Nghi fish porridge. @ viettrinh26894
– Delicious buffalo restaurant (388 Tran Phu, Dong Ngan ward, Tu Son town, Bac Ninh): This restaurant serves dishes from fresh buffalo meat such as stir-fried buffalo with bamboo shoots, boiled buffalo blood, and grilled buffalo. Delicious buffalo meat, fast service staff. The price ranges from 30k – 150k / item.
– Taiwan hot pot restaurant 520 (80 Ngoc Han Cong Chua, Bac Ninh city): If you like to eat hot pot, you can go to this restaurant, the average price of a hot pot is from 100 – 200k, there are many types of hot pot like seafood, mixed …
– Duong Beo Cake Shop (2 Nha Chung, Tien An Ward, Bac Ninh City): The hot rolls here are delicious, the sauce is bold, a portion is only from 20k but a lot. Although it is a sidewalk restaurant, it is always crowded.
Duong Beo rolls. Internet source
– Xuan Tung Luong vermicelli shop (75 Luong The Vinh, Bac Ninh city): Not only selling vermicelli, there are also selling eel dishes such as eel porridge, eel soup, steamed eel pieces, …). The price ranges from 25 – 45k.
7. Specialties, souvenirs
Bac Ninh has two outstanding specialties: Dinh Bang’s wife cake and Van village wine. Phu Thi cake is made from sticky rice with yellow flower, so it has a toughness and special aroma, the filling is made from pureed coconut and green beans. If you are a fan of cuisine, you cannot miss this dish when coming to Bac Ninh. Van village wine is also a famous specialty in Bac Ninh. Wine is cooked with selected sticky rice, especially heirloom yeast made with 35 rare Chinese herbs and the talented art of brewing from the local people.
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The spousal cake is a specialty of Bac Ninh. Internet source
Some other specialties you can buy as gifts such as pancakes, spring rolls in Bui village or Dinh Do. If it is a souvenir, you can buy Dong Ho paintings, red couplets or pretty bracelets, which are all sold at tourist attractions in Bac Ninh.
You can also buy Dong Ho paintings as souvenirs @ opop66
8. Some notes
Most of the tourist spots in Bac Ninh are cultural, historical and religious relics, so when visiting, you should wear discreet and polite clothes. Especially when visiting temples and shrines.
Some prominent festivals in Bac Ninh: Fireworks festival in Dong Ky village (January 4th lunar year), Dau pagoda festival (April 8th lunar month), Hoi Lim (14th to 16th lunar month) Lady Chua Kho Temple Festival (January 14th lunar month), Phat Tich pagoda festival (3rd to 5th Tet),…. If you like to experience the festive atmosphere, remember to note the date.
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Dong Ky village artillery procession. Internet source
Bac Ninh has always been very love and poetic because of its own beauty. This special land is not only famous as the land of “masterpieces of the land” with temples, pagodas, and mausoleums, but also an interesting cultural destination. If you are looking for a place away from the bustling city to visit on weekends, Tripnow recommends that you come to Bac Ninh right away, you will not be disappointed!
By: Van Anh/metrip