Respectfully pay tribute to the ancestors' merits

Traditionally, at the beginning of spring, religious festivals take place in all regions of the country. Spring travel and sightseeing are not only to enjoy the beautiful scenery and pray for a peaceful new year, but also an opportunity for each person to express gratitude to the ancestors who contributed to building and protecting the lives of the people.

Tourists visit and sightsee at Cua Ong Temple (Cam Pha City).

On the spring trip to the Northeast region of the country, everyone certainly knows Cua Ong Temple (Cam Pha City). The temple is located on a low mountain in Cua Ong ward, overlooking Bai Tu Long bay, with a beautiful landscape. Since 2017, Cua Ong - Cap Tien Temple has been ranked as a special national monument by the Prime Minister.

The structure of the special national relic of Cua Ong - Cap Tien Temple includes: Thuong Temple, Trung Temple, Ha Temple and Cap Tien Temple. Thuong Temple worships Quoc Khao Hung Nhuong Dai Vuong Tran Quoc Tang, who contributed glorious feats in the history of fighting foreign invaders of the Vietnamese people.

With its unique historical, cultural and spiritual values, Cua Ong Temple is increasingly attracting a large number of tourists from all over the world. Right from the first days of the new year of At Ty 2025, many people and tourists have come here to burn incense, visit and sightsee. People come to Cua Ong Temple, in addition to praying for peace, enjoying the beautiful scenery, admiring the unique architecture, but also to offer incense to commemorate Hung Nhuong Dai Vuong Tran Quoc Tang and the gods. Ms. Nguyen Thu Ha (Cao Xanh ward, Ha Long city) said: Every Tet, my family goes to Duc Ong Temple to visit and pray for peace. This is not only a spiritual place we choose to pray for peace in the first days of the new year, but also an opportunity to educate our children and grandchildren to know and be grateful to the heroes of previous generations.

People and tourists visit Tran Hung Dao Temple and Vua Ba Temple (Quang Yen Town).

In addition to Cua Ong Temple, Tran Hung Dao Temple, and Vua Ba Temple (Quang Yen Town) are also historical sites that attract a large number of people and tourists to visit during the first days of the new year. Since New Year's Eve, many people and tourists have come to worship and pray for peace and luck.

Mr. Pham Chien Thang, Head of the Management Board of the Bach Dang National Special Historical Relic, said: The Management Board of the relic has prepared very carefully for the activities of welcoming visitors to worship and visit the landscape on the occasion of the beginning of the spring of At Ty 2025. From the arrangement of worship objects, the display of rituals at spiritual sites, the campus area is decorated to create highlights for people to take pictures. In the early days of spring, the weather was very nice, many people, tourists, and Buddhists from all over came here to respectfully pay tribute to their ancestors, to Saint Tran and the Queen Mother.

Tourists experience the Vietnamese Tet atmosphere at Nuong village, Yen Tu National Special Relic Site (Uong Bi City). *Photo: Hoang Quynh*

Yen Tu National Special Relic Site (Uong Bi City) is also a destination in the first days of the new year. In addition to the majestic and beautiful natural scenery, this place also marks the historical and cultural values of Truc Lam Buddhism, associated with the name and extraordinary career of Emperor Tran Nhan Tong. After twice leading the army and people of Dai Viet to successfully fight against the Yuan-Mongol invaders (in 1285 and 1288), he passed the throne to his son, leaving the red towers and jade palaces to return to this deserted place to practice and attain Buddhahood. It is known that during the 5 days of the Lunar New Year At Ty (from January 28 to February 1), Yen Tu National Special Relic Site welcomed 63,239 visitors to visit and worship. The number of visitors here is expected to continue to increase sharply after the Yen Tu festival.

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