The Yen Tu Spring Festival is one of the most awaited spring festivals at every New Year occasion. Let’s find out what this festival is so special that attracts so many visitors.
Known as one of the biggest festivals in the North, the Yen Tu Spring Festival takes place creating Uong Bi city, Quang Ninh. Every New Year to Spring, this festival attracts hundreds of thousands of tourists everywhere to visit, admire, and admire. Join Vietnam Travelers to discover if there is anything special about the Yen Tu festival right now!
Things to know about Yen Tu spring festival
Yen Tu mountain area is located in Thuong Yen Cong commune, about 14km from the center of Uong Bi town. This is also one of the famous tourist destinations in Uong Bi . Before the name Yen Tu, this mountain was also called Elephant Mountain because its shape resembled a giant elephant. All year-round, the mountain is engulfed in white clouds like a fairyland. That is probably why the kings of our country all ranked Yen Tu mountain as the “famous mountain” of the country. 
Things to know about Yen Tu spring festival
1000 years ago, according to records, Yen Tu was considered as the 4th blessing of Giao Chau. In particular, in the old documents, statistics have recorded: “3rd year of Tu Duc, Yen Tu mountain is listed in the list of paint, recorded in the shrine”. Therefore, from the past, Vietnamese Buddhists have come to Yen Tu to pray for Buddhist prayers, practice, and from here on, people have also built many Buddhist temples and other works to have today’s architectural complex. . 
1000 years ago, according to records, Yen Tu was considered as the 4th blessing of Giao Chau.
All year round, the mountain is engulfed in white clouds like a fairyland.
Yen Tu scenic relic complex associated with the heroic history of our nation of King Tran Nhan Tong heroically defeated the Nguyen – Mong army twice. After bringing peace to the country, the king gave the throne to his son to go to Yen Tu mountain to practice. He is also the person who built the Truc Lam Zen lineage in Yen Tu and still exists today.
Yen Tu scenic relic complex is associated with the heroic history of our nation
Get ready for the Yen Tu spring festival
Yen Tu Spring Festival starts from 8:00 am on January 10 of lunar calendar to the end of the third lunar month every year at Truc Lam Yen Tu Cultural Center, Thuong Yen Cong Commune, Uong Bi City. Every spring comes the journey of spring travel back to Yen Tu Buddha land. Thousands and tens of thousands of tourists flocked here to come to the towering Dong pagoda on the top of the mountain. It feels like you have separated yourself from the mundane world below to calm your mind and find yourself with the Buddha!
“Hundred years of accumulating virtuous spiritual practice
Not going to Yen Tu, not yet successful practice”
Indeed so! Yen Tu is considered a sacred Buddha land, complex of works including 11 pagodas with hundreds of am, towers, tombs, stele, … stretching for nearly 20km and forming a historical relic and famous scenic spots of national stature. 
Get ready for the Yen Tu spring festival
Yen Tu Spring Festival starts from 8:00 am on January 10 of lunar calendar to the end of March of lunar year every year
Coming to this place, you have the opportunity to admire the unique and interesting temples and towers hidden by forests and streams. The tallest Dong Temple is located on the top of a mountain at an altitude of 1068 meters above sea level, giving visitors the feeling of “walking in the clouds” when coming here! The pagoda is cast entirely of pure copper with a length of 4.6m, a width of 3.6m and a height of 3.85m. The pagoda weighs more than 85 tons with architecture like a lotus station worshiping Buddha Thich Ca Mau Ni and Tam To Truc Lam.
The tallest Dong Pagoda is located on the top of a mountain at an altitude of 1068 meters above sea level
The pagoda is cast entirely of pure copper with a length of 4.6m, a width of 3.6m and a height of 3.85m.
In addition, coming to Yen Tu Spring Festival, you also have the opportunity to admire the 3-story stone tower with the oldest dating back to 1758. You can also visit the Giai Oan stream – Giai Oan pagoda associated with the sentence. The story of hundreds of ancient maid serving themselves into the river to show their loyalty to King Tran Nhan Tong. After that, you can also visit Thap To or Hoa Yen pagoda, Mot Mai pagoda or Bao Sai pagoda, … which are very famous. 
After that, you can also visit Thap To or Hoa Yen pagoda, Mot Mai pagoda or Bao Sai Pagoda, … which are very famous. 
“Hundred years of accumulating virtuous practice / Not going to Yen Tu, not yet successful”
Every year, Yen Tu Spring Festival takes place on a very large scale and is sure to be a journey you will hardly forget in 2020!
What to pay attention to when coming to Yen Tu Spring Festival?
To get a spring trip to Yen Tu festival , you should pay attention to the following points to be able to have the most perfect trip!
The first is costumes, when coming to Yen Tu Spring Festival , you should choose discreet and courteous clothes because Yen Tu is a sacred temple. You should also not choose clothes such as bodywear or jeans because it will be difficult to move. With more than 6km of steep stone steps, you also need to choose your own sports shoes to move more easily! 
What to pay attention to when coming to Yen Tu Spring Festival?
Don’t forget to bring drinking water, walking sticks, phone or camera to capture great moments on the top of the mountain! In early spring like this, you can choose to climb the mountain to have yourself an enjoyable experience through thousands of rocky, rugged steps to get up to the Buddha! Or choose the cable car to see the full beauty of Yen Tu from above. 
To get a spring trip to Yen Tu festival, you should pay attention to the following points to be able to have the most perfect trip!
Yen Tu mountain is not only a magnificent landscape of nature but also a sacred land, a place that preserves the extremely important spiritual values of the Vietnamese people who come to every Tet holiday. Spring comes! This is also one of the first spring festivals in the North that you must definitely visit! This spring, join the Yen Tu Spring Festival to have an interesting experience!
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