(CLO) Huong Pagoda, Tay Thien Pagoda, Yen Tu Pagoda... are beautiful and sacred pagodas near Hanoi that tourists can visit and worship during their spring trip at the beginning of the year.
At the beginning of the new year, people flock to sacred temples and pagodas to pray for peace, fortune, and blessings, starting a new year full of hope and luck.
Huong Pagoda is a beautiful and sacred pagoda near Hanoi that tourists can visit, Photo: Vivu
Going to the pagoda at the beginning of the year is not only a beautiful cultural feature, but also an opportunity for each person to reflect on themselves, learn to live more sincerely and kindly, and carry good wishes towards a prosperous and peaceful new year.
Below are some sacred places in Hanoi, where people come to worship and pray, that you can refer to with your relatives and family to visit at the beginning of the year.
Perfume Pagoda
Tourists row boats at Yen Stream before the opening of Huong Pagoda Festival on the 6th day of Tet (February 15, 2024). Photo: ANTĐ.
Huong Pagoda is located on the banks of the Day River, in Huong Son Commune, My Duc District, about 55km from the center of Hanoi. This is an ideal destination for worshiping activities at the beginning of the new year.
Built in the late 17th century, Huong Pagoda is a large, diverse and rich cultural and religious complex. Visitors can combine spiritual activities such as Trinh Temple, Cua Vong Temple... with other recreational activities such as admiring the beautiful scenery on Yen Stream, visiting Huong Tich Cave, Sung Sam Cave.
Tay Thien Pagoda
Tay Thien Pagoda spiritual tourist area is located in Dai Dinh town, Tam Dao district, Vinh Phuc province. Photo: TL
Only about 70 km from Hanoi, Tay Thien is a scenic relic site loved by tourists from near and far because of its cool climate, complete with mountains, old forests, streams and many temples and pagodas such as Thuong Temple, Mau Temple, Cau Temple, Co Temple...
If you want to combine a visit to Tam Dao, visitors also have many options for motels, hotels, and dining spots such as homestay 90s, Venus Tam Dao...
Yen Tu Pagoda
Tourists visit Yen Tu pagoda. Photo YT
Yen Tu Pagoda is an ideal destination for visitors who want to travel spiritually. Located in Thuong Yen Cong Commune, Uong Bi City, Quang Ninh Province, the pagoda welcomes the largest number of visitors every year from January to March of the lunar calendar.
Besides the system of pagodas, hermitages, and towers with historical significance and spiritual value such as Dong Pagoda, Truc Lam Zen Monastery... visitors can also admire the majestic natural scenery of mountains and forests, especially the scenery on both sides of the road leading to Vang Waterfall.
Lim Pagoda
Image of Quan Ho singing at Lim festival. Photo: Bac Ninh
Lim Pagoda is a famous pagoda in Bac Ninh, located in Van Tuong commune, Tien Son district, Bac Ninh province. Every January, Lim festival attracts a large number of tourists from all over the world to visit, travel and worship.
Lim Festival has two parts: Ceremony and Festival. The Ceremony is held on the 13th day of the first lunar month, starting with the procession of the village's tutelary gods and famous female heroes at Co Lung Temple, Hong Van Tomb, Do Nguyen Thuy Tomb, then offering incense to Buddha and the midwife at Hong An Pagoda.
The Festival will have many game activities such as wrestling, cooking competition, chess playing... The highlight of which is the Hat Hoi section, also known as Quan Ho singing.
Bai Dinh Pagoda
Bai Dinh Pagoda has majestic architecture. Photo: BD
When it comes to spiritual tourist destinations, Bai Dinh Pagoda is definitely not to be missed.
Located in the Trang An scenic complex (Ninh Binh), this is a large pagoda, holding many records such as the pagoda with the largest gilded bronze Buddha statue in Asia, the pagoda with the longest La Han corridor in Asia, and the largest bronze Maitreya statue in Southeast Asia.
Bai Dinh Pagoda in Ninh Binh is a famous spiritual tourist destination that attracts many domestic and foreign tourists. Photo: BD
With its large scale, visitors to the pagoda can visit many famous architectural works such as the Tam Quan Gate, the Bell Tower, Quan Am Palace, Giao Chu Palace, Tam The Palace, Bao Thap, La Han Corridor and admire the majestic and poetic mountain and forest scenery in the early spring weather of the new year.
Source: https://www.congluan.vn/5-dia-diem-du-lich-tam-linh-noi-tieng-gan-ha-noi-phu-hop-de-di-trong-ngay-post328475.html
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