The festival starts off in Huong Son commune, Hanoi’s outlying district of My Duc, on the sixth day of the lunar new year and lasts for three months. This year, it started on February 10.

Visitors flock to Huong Pagoda Festival.

Visiting Huong Pagoda complex during the festival is a spiritual journey to the Buddhist Land – where the Goddess of Mercy leads a religious life. Visitors have sightseeing trips to pagodas, temples and caves which are the main attractions, and join ceremonies to ask for favours from Lord Buddha.

Aside from its religious significance, the complex also holds special values in terms of ecosystem, landscape, architecture and history.

The Huong Son complex was listed among national special relic sites in December 2017. It draws millions of visitors every year.

The complex was built under the reign of King Le Thanh Tong (1442 – 1497). It was destroyed by French colonialists but has been rebuilt with the support of the State, local residents and visitors.

The Huong Tich cavern has the autograph of Lord Trinh Sam in 1770 which describes it as the most beautiful cave in the country.

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Tam Chuc Pagoda festival opens in Ha Nam province

The Tam Chuc Pagoda festival kicked off in Kim Bang district in the northern province of Ha Nam on February 16, which falls on the 12th day of the first lunar month. 

 

Thousands of people join Tien pagoda festival in Hoa Binh

Thousands of locals, visitors and Buddhism dignitaries and followers flocked to the opening ceremony of the Tien Pagoda Festival in Lac Thuy district in the northern province of Hoa Binh on February 8. 

 

50,000 pilgrims visit Huong Pagoda on festival’s opening day

More than 50,000 pilgrims were at the Huong Son complex in Hanoi Sunday, overwhelming roads and cable cars.

 

Chuong Pagoda features historical values in north Vietnam

Chuong (or Bell) Pagoda in the Red River Delta province of Hung Yen bears historical values of the land in northern Vietnam.

 

Source: VNA