Tay Yen Tu: A sacred land with majestic beauty

25/12/2024

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Tay Yen Tu is one of the indispensable places for you in your sightseeing journey in Bac Giang province because this place not only contains sacred beauty like other places such as Vinh Nghiem monastery, Khanh An monastery, ... but also carries the unique traditional culture of the Vietnamese people.

Tay Yen Tu, also known as Ha Pagoda, is located in Tuan Mau Commune - Son Dong, Bac Giang Province. This place belongs to the system of historical and cultural relics as well as famous scenic spots located on both sides of the western and northern slopes of Tay Yen Tu mountain range.

In addition, in 2017, the Tay Yen Tu relic complex was also recognized by the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) as a world natural heritage site because it contains pagoda towers, ancient relics that have been preserved originating from the Truc Lam Zen sect and relics left from the Tran Dynasty.

Tay Yen Tu relic complex is located about 71km from the center of Bac Giang city. If you go from the city center, you just need to go straight along DT293 and National Highway 37 to get to Trinh Quy Ngoc street. When you reach Trinh Quy Ngoc street, turn right onto road 289 following the signs to Tay Yen Tu. Map of the route to Tay Yen Tu On the way to Tay Yen Tu, you will also encounter other popular stops such as Thon Chua - Kham Lang - Luc Nam - Bac Giang, Suoi Mo tourist area, Thum Thum waterfall,...

The Tay Yen Tu relic complex not only possesses the wild and majestic beauty of the Northeastern mountains but also carries the inherent sacredness for Buddhist followers. This place is not only a place for you to offer incense and worship on Buddhist holidays but also an extremely unique and rich place suitable for checking in photos at this beautiful relic complex. Scenery at Tay Yen Tu In addition, Tay Yen Tu also attracts tourists because this place preserves and conserves ancient historical relics associated with the formation of the Truc Lam Zen sect during the Tran Dynasty.

Besides the overall beauty of the Tay Yen Tu relic complex, the architecture of Dong Pagoda also has the ancient beauty of the feudal period with the architecture of the ancient town of Phoenix. Moreover, the outstanding feature of this pagoda is the ancient dome along with the bronze bell and lanterns at the temple, creating a beautiful poetic scene when viewed from the foot of the mountain but no less sacred and pure that this pagoda brings.

In addition, at Tay Yen Tu, there is also the Thuong Pagoda, one of the areas where you can comfortably hunt clouds because this place gives you the feeling of being blended into the sky with the white clouds and the two sides of the deep green hillsides and even the path to your Thuong Pagoda. This is an extremely unique feature so that you can both admire the panoramic view of the two mountain ranges in Tay Yen Tu as well as admire the natural beauty of the blue sky and clouds.

The most prominent feature of Tay Yen Tu is the wall area, which is considered the Great Wall of Vietnam. The wall was built during the Tran Dynasty with a rough, rustic outer layer but has great historical value, bearing the architectural features of the feudal period. In addition, the wall is connected to a mountain about 1000m high and is surrounded by green forests and surrounding hills, creating a wonder of nature, fresh and green, but also creating a picture with the ancient imprint of the majestic and elaborate feudal period.

The most suitable time for you to visit this Tay Yen Tu relic complex is in spring and summer because these times contain many Buddhist festivals that attract a large number of Buddhists, tourists as well as the time to organize entertainment activities to serve the festivals here. Moreover, prepare the necessary costumes including historical costumes and the costumes you like to serve you in both going to the temple to offer incense, worship as well as have beautiful check-in photos at this Tay Yen Tu relic site. In addition, the fee when you visit the Tay Yen Tu relic site is 40,000 VND for adults and 20,000 VND for children and especially free for children under 1m2 accompanied by adults, Buddhist monks and nuns along with people with disabilities.

Tay Yen Tu relic site is not only an attractive destination for tourists because of the sacredness and spirituality of Buddhist pagoda architecture but also contains the beauty of rich and diverse nature, suitable for tourists to comfortably take souvenir photos when visiting here. If you have the opportunity to come to Bac Giang, try visiting Tay Yen Tu to feel the atmosphere of harmony between the nature of the Northeast mountains and the serenity, tranquility as well as experience the architecture with many great historical values of the Vietnamese people.

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