An Giang – Bay Nui land attracts tourists not only by owning famous tourist sites such as Tra Su Melaleuca forest, beautiful views from the mountains but also by the sacredness of temples and shrines. That is why An Giang is always the first pilgrimage destination chosen by everyone in the South. Here are 6 temples attracting the most pilgrims in An Giang.
Ba Chua Xu Temple
Lady Chua Xu Temple is a relic – famous scenic spot of An Giang, located at the foot of Sam mountain in Chau Doc city. With the sacredness and fulfillment, the wish is expected to make Temple Ba annually attract millions of visitors to visit, worship, get money, pay the ceremony, pray for peace, luck … all year round, especially During the period from early spring to April of lunar calendar, when the Vía Ba festival takes place.
According to legend, about 200 years ago, local people in Chau Doc discovered Ba statue on the top of Sam mountain and wanted to take it down. However, a few dozen vigorous young men tried to carry Ba’s statue but could not. Then through her mouth “Miss Dong” said that only 9 virgin girls need to be up and down. But at the foot of the mountain, the statue of Madame was suddenly heavy and could not go anymore. People think that she chose this place to settle here and has set up a shrine to worship.
Tomb of Thoai Ngoc Hau
In the scenic area of Sam mountain, there is Thoai Ngoc Hau mausoleum, not far from Ba Chua Xu shrine. Thoai Ngoc Hau is one of the important historical figures who publicly explored and expanded the Mekong Delta in general and Chau Doc in particular. The mausoleum is located at the foot of Sam mountain, next to countless other monuments, but strangely, it is never noisy like other shrines here but always has a quiet, solemn atmosphere, respectfully.
In the temple, there are countless other valuable treasures such as galleries, tales, epitaphs, epitaphs, majestic poems, praising the merits of the ancestors, evoking a glorious time. my father’s years of reclaiming and expanding the realm, leaving the children and grandchildren forever after.
Tay An Temple
A national historical-cultural relic, Tay An pagoda at the foot of Sam mountain is recognized as a “temple with architecture combining Indian art style and ancient architecture of the first nation” in Vietnam. According to historical documents, the pagoda was erected in the mid-19th century, under the reign of King Thieu Tri.
Tay An pagoda since the time of the Buddha DharmaUp to now, the abbot has gone through seven lineages and many remodeling times. Today’s architecture of the pagoda was embellished under the Venerable Buu Tho in 1958. He built three more old floors, the front of the pagoda and repaired the main hall, creating more oriental architectural features combined with architecture. Indian architecture. From 1993 up to now, Venerable Thich Hue Kinh has restored and built many new works to serve tourists from all over the world every year.
Tay An pagoda was built on a high and spacious foundation in an area of 15,000m2. Behind is Nui Sam as a screen highlighting the temple with a dark blue color. The most special and impressive feature of the temple is the main face with three round onion-shaped roofs with colorful but strange harmony.
Huynh Dao Pagoda
Huynh Dao Pagoda is located at Vinh Dong 2 hamlet, Nui Sam ward, Chau Doc city. With unique architecture and not spreading, Huynh Dao Pagoda is the place where many Buddhists choose to pilgrimage on the occasion of the New Year.
The pagoda was built in the style of Chinese architecture, with two main altars and a large campus, outside to worship four-way gods. The pagoda was built in 1996, at first it only had Tam Bao temple. In the following years, building more bells, Guan Yin and many other works to create a majestic, solemn and beautiful campus. Huynh Dao Pagoda also has a church located in the middle of the lake with the image of a large powerful dragon.
Van Linh Pagoda
Located in the legendary Seven Mountains, Cam Mountain is 700m higher than sea level, in Tinh Bien district, An Giang province. This place is known to many tourists for its majestic, charming landscape, with some notable works such as the Maitreya Buddha statue on the largest mountain in Asia, along with the Van Linh Pagoda.
According to many documents, this place used to have a different name as Leaf Pagoda, at first it was just a simple thatched leaf. Today, Van Linh Pagoda is built and embellished with majestic architecture, with many beautiful stupas, attracting visitors from all over the world. Van Linh Pagoda has a very special position, leaning back on the Bo Hong hillside (the highest peak of Cam Mountain with 716m), facing to Thuy Liem Lake, the campus is planted with many flowers, ornamental plants … similar to Zen Truc Lam Institute in Da Lat. Because of this harmonious combination, the view of Van Linh Pagoda becomes majestic. The pagoda has many beautiful stupas such as Venerable Thich Thien Quang Khai Son, the bell tower worshiping Amitabha Buddha, Quan The Am Bodhisattva tower … And the most attractive point of this temple is Quan Am Bao, 40m high. modeled after Bodh Gaya (India) consisting of seven floors and worshiping many Buddhas, Bodhisattvas carved in gemstones.
Phuoc Lam Tu
Phuoc Lam Tu in Tinh Bien district is also known as Lau pagoda, because the work is built as many floors on top of each other. With a subtle Chinese, Japanese architecture … and main eye-catching red tones, Lau Pagoda attracts many young people to check-in.
According to the abbot Phuoc Lam Tu, this temple is more than 130 years old. In 2009, the pagoda was newly built with funds contributed by Buddhists. With the eye-catching red tone as the main color, the balcony, along with the curved green tile roof like temples in Japan. Inside the main hall remains the same architecture as other temples in Vietnam.
Pilgrims in Phuoc Lam Tu not only enjoy a sense of peace, relaxation, and harmony with nature amid a miniature “flower park” with a variety of plants and flowers blooming by the nuns. This is planted, but also experienced walking on a suspension bridge suspended high above. Standing on the bridge, visitors can see the palm trees, the green fields and the flying birds.
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