Bac Ninh tourism overview: What to play? Where? Which foods to eat?

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Referring to Bac Ninh tourism, people not only remember the famous songs of the family, but also the rich landscapes, unique cultures, ancient relics. Those are the advantages for Bac Ninh to become an ideal destination for a short weekend trip.

Bac Ninh tourism experience: What is the ideal time?

With quite stable weather similar to Hanoi, visitors can travel to Bac Ninh in any season of the year. However, if visitors want to learn and discover the unique features of the customs, customs and festivals, you should go right away from March 1 to March, this time there are a series of spring festivals like the festival. Dinh Bang, Dau Pagoda Association, Lim association. From April to May, the weather is dry and beautiful, convenient for visiting destinations in Bac Ninh. If you intend to hunt flowers in Bac Ninh, come here from the end of November to December – when the fields of yellow mustard flowers bloom brilliantly on the banks of the Duong River.Bac Ninh tourism experienceTraveling to Bac Ninh in November, 12 visitors can admire the yellow canola fields on the banks of Duong River

Transport

Bac Ninh is only about 40km from Hanoi, so using a motorbike or bus is ideal for this trip. If you take the bus there will be many destinations you have to go by motorbike taxi.

Private vehicle: From Hanoi, you go to the So intersection – Khuat Duy Tien street – Linh Dam peninsula, take the overpass and go straight to National Road 1A until you see a sign of Bac Ninh city. Bac Ninh tourism experience is self-sufficient that you should obey the traffic laws and bring all papers when traveling.

Bus: The bus routes to Bac Ninh from Hanoi can refer to: routes 54, 203, 204 at the Long Bien transit point. Travel time is about 1 hour.

Accommodation in Bac Ninh

According to Bac Ninh tourism experience , you do not need to stay overnight in Bac Ninh because with this tourist route just going for a day is enough. But if you have long plans and want to explore more, here are some places to stay for you:

– Jungle House Homestay: Tu Son, Tien Du, Bac Ninh. Price: 2.800.000 – 4,000,000 VND / night.Bac Ninh tourism experienceLovely corner of Jungle House Homestay

– Zen villa: Kieu village, Hien Van commune, Tien Du district, Bac Ninh province. Price: about 2,288,000 / 4 hours

– Rosana Apartment. 16 Bui Xuan Phai, Kinh Bac ward, Bac Ninh. Price: 495,000 – 620,000 VND / night

– Queen homestay: 85 Nguyen Dang Dao, Dai Phuc, Bac Ninh. Price: about 380,000 / night

– Asia Apartment Hotel Bac Ninh: 27N10 Ly Nhan Tong, Vo Cuong District, Bac Ninh City. Price: about 450,000 VND / nightBac Ninh tourism experienceHotel amenities Asia Apartment Hotel Bac Ninh

Destination of tourism in Bac Ninh

Do Temple (Ly Bat De Temple)

Do Temple is the oldest sacred temple located in Thuong hamlet, Dinh Bang commune, Tu Son. The temple of 8 Ly kings, is known by many for its beautiful architecture, elaborate carvings, long-standing cultural values ​​with more than 20 work items, divided into special zones:  representative , harem, water house, epitaph.Bac Ninh tourism experienceDo Temple is long and holy

The temple was built in the reign of King Ly Cong Uan, so on the day of his coronation (15- 3 years of Tuat soup, 1010) every year, the people of Bac Ninh hold a Den Do festival – a place for the Vietnamese people to head to their roots ethnic group, commemorating the kings who have contributed to the construction of Vietnam.

Strawberry Temple

Only 30km from Hanoi, Dau pagoda is also a must-visit destination, according to the travel experience of Bac Ninh . The pagoda stands out by the unique architecture of “the first ancient man in the South”, in which: in the middle is Hoa Phong tower – built of large size ceiling brick, in the tower is hanging a bronze bell and a casting.Bac Ninh tourism experienceIn the middle of the pagoda is Hoa Phong tower

To visit Dau Pagoda, you should visit the April 8 th lunar month to participate in the Dau pagoda festival to pray for the good weather, admire the solemn rituals, enjoy many performances and folk activities. featured. 

Dinh Bang

The temple is located in Dinh Bang village, Tu Son town, built in the early 18th century, is a place to worship the gods of Mountain, God of Water and God of Land, and at the same time worship 6 people who have restored the village in the 15th century. With the age of over 300 years old, Dinh Bang is ranked as one of the most beautiful architectural villages in existence until now.Bac Ninh tourism experienceDinh Bang is over 300 years old

The communal house, with a long roof, carries the architecture of a tall wooden house on stilts. There are intricate carvings on wooden panels or pavilions, showing the tendency of the royal art to overwhelm folk art of the world. XVII and XVIII centuries.

Buddha Tich Pagoda

Bac Ninh tourism cannot help but visit Phat Tich Pagoda – the most famous tourist destination in Bac Ninh. It used to be the cultural center of Buddhism in Dai Viet, today it is a popular tourist destination, every year thousands of visitors visit the pagoda.

The highlight of the pagoda is the treasured Amitabha Buddha statue in the Ly Dynasty. In addition, in the middle of the pagoda, there is a statue of Buddha made of green stone sitting in meditation on a lotus tower of 1.85 m high and a stupa with 32 large and small towers in the back yard of the temple. Bac Ninh tourism experiencePho Quang Tower (Phat Tich Pagoda)

Dong Ho painting village

This traditional craft village is located in Song Ho commune, Thuan Thanh district, Bac Ninh province. Dong Ho is a line of Vietnamese folk paintings that everyone knows. Visiting Dong Ho painting village, you have the opportunity to learn about the painting production process and buy unique paintings as gifts.Bac Ninh tourism experienceLearn about painting profession in Dong Ho

Hoi Lim in Tien Du district

Considered a unique crystalline feature of the Kinh Bac cultural area, anyone who has experience in Bac Ninh tourism will want to go to Tien Du district to attend the Lim festival which takes place from January 13 to 15 of the lunar calendar every year. Quan Ho folk songs have long been a common cultural property of the Vietnamese nation, representing the kind of folk lyrical songs in the North to the Lim festival that will be “unfolded” and spread like never before.Bac Ninh tourism experienceThe brothers and sisters sang in the Lim festival (Tiên Du)

What to eat in Bac Ninh? What to buy as a gift when traveling to Bac Ninh?

Traveling to Bac Ninh, the favorite gifts to buy are gifts imbued with the culinary culture of Bac Ninh, some familiar names such as  Dinh Bang bride’s cake, Ninh Xa rice roll, Cho village rice cake, Tuong Dinh Do, Diem village cake, pancakes, To family tro cake, Van village wine, Dinh To Thai porridge, Ho chicken … promises to bring unforgettable experiences to visitors.

Spousal cake

The cake is wrapped with simple leaves of dong when enjoying both the sticky texture, the crispness of the papaya, the greasy taste of the green beans, the fatty taste of coconut pulp, the pulp of lotus seeds, the sweetness of sugar. , … is an indispensable gift in any wedding occasion.Bac Ninh tourism experienceThe bride’s bread is indispensable in the wedding ceremony

Waiting village’s rice cakes

According to Bac Ninh tourism experience , tourists should choose Banh Banh village. Waiting for biscuits here converge internal features: flexible, not crumpled; Both crunchy and bold taste, fat taste of the kernel, strong aroma of leaves, can not be mixed with any other cake.Bac Ninh tourism experienceThe cake is soft, crunchy but not crushed like other types of rice cakes

Diem village cake

What to eat in Bac Ninh? Do not miss the village Diem cake. The village’s cake is made from bushy chunks of lettuce, not using the available flour, so the cake has a sweet taste of the leaves and the fat of the bean paste.Bac Ninh tourism experienceThe village of Diem’s ​​banh mi is made from natural leaves without processed flour

Dumplings

The pancake is not only a Bac Ninh specialty that  is favored by diners, but also often chosen to buy as a gift for friends’ families. The pancake is baked aromatic, biting the piece of cake that just has the taste of sesame seeds, the peanut seeds are rich in delicious rice, the price is cheap, so you can buy a lot.Bac Ninh tourism experienceThe pancake is an ideal gift after your trip to Bac Ninh

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