Despite being one of the smallest provinces and
cities in Vietnam,
Ninh Binh has an extremely promising
tourism potential with unique landscapes and spiritual
tourist sites that attract a large number of tourists.
domestic and foreign calendar. Let us show you top 6
spiritual and cultural
attractions in Ninh Binh that
visitors may not know.
1 - Thien Ton Cave
Address: Thien Ton town, Hoa Lu district, Ninh Binh
province
Main festival: March of the lunar calendar every year.
Thien Ton cave is located in Dung Duong mountain area,
east of Hoa Lu ancient capital. Like Thang Long 4
temples, Thien Ton Cave together with Thanh Nguyen
Temple, Tran Temple (Quy Minh Temple), Cao Son Temple
form Hoa Lu four temples, guarding the four sides of the
former Hoa Lu capital.
In the cave, there is the Temple of Saint Tran Vu Thien
Ton, also known as Chan Vu De Quan, which is Huyen Thien
God Kim Thuyet incarnate, with the role of general
commander of the heavenly army and general, sent to the
earth to eliminate love and beauty chaos. The statue of
Thanh Tran Vu Thien Ton in the cave is cast in bronze,
standing on the back of a turtle,
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2 - Temple of Thanh Nguyen (Nguyen God)
Address: Gia Thang Commune, Gia Tien Commune, Gia
Vien District, Ninh Binh Province
Main festival: March of the lunar calendar every year
The Temple of Thanh Nguyen worships Ly Trieu Quoc Su
Nguyen Minh Khong (or Ly Quoc Su), a high priest who was
the head of the Ly court in Vietnamese history due to
his many merits in treating King Ly and the people. The
temple was built on the foundation of Vien Quang pagoda
built by Nguyen Minh Khong himself in 1121. After his
death, people worshiped him here. Temple of Saint Nguyen
town in the north of the Hoa Lu citadel, one of the four
ancient temples of Hoa Lu,
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In addition to its historical value, the temple is also
recognized for its unique architectural and artistic
value by the fine art of carving and sculpture. The
temple still preserves many ancient artifacts. In front
of the street to burn incense are 2 stone squirrels from
the early Le dynasty, in the front hall there are two
very rare and precious drums from the Ly - Tran
dynasties, the whole temple of the Nguyen dynasty. Thanh
Nguyen Temple has been ranked as a Relic National Art
Architecture in 1989.
3 - Tran Temple (Noi Lam Temple)
Address: Ninh Xuan Commune, Hoa Lu District, Ninh
Binh Province
Main festival: March 18 of the lunar calendar every year
Tran Temple (the southern area of Hoa Lu Citadel) is a
famous spiritual destination of Ninh Binh. The temple
worships God Quy Minh and his wife Quy Nuong. According
to legend, God Quy Minh is one of three brothers - three
generals who have been worshipped as Gods (Tan Vien, Cao
Son and Quy Minh), who had merits to protect Son Nam
border and protect the country under the reign of King
Hung Due Vuong (the 18th Hung King). He was a "superior
God", was ordained by kings through many dynasties, and
was worshiped by people everywhere,
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Tran Temple, located majestically on a high mountain,
has long become a famous sacred temple all over the
country, this place is considered as Halong Bay on land.
The temple was built by King Dinh Tien Hoang in the 10th
century with the desire to borrow the prestige of the
Holy Spirit to trach in 4 directions East - West - South
- North. The old wooden temple built by Emperor Dinh
Tien was dilapidated and rebuilt by the Tran Dynasty
with very famous stone columns that remain intact to
this day and since then it has been known to the people
as Tran temple because it rebuilt from the Tran Dynasty.
Tran Temple is located in the middle of a charming
mountain area in Trang An eco-tourism area. The temple
has 4 stone columns carved with the quartet of spirits
(Dragon, unicorn, turtle, phoenix) very unique.
4 - Cao Son Temple
Address: Van Phu Commune, Nho Quan District, Ninh
Binh Province
Main festival: March of the lunar calendar every year
According to the gods, Cao Son Dai Vuong was Lac general
Vu Lam, the 17th son of King Lac Long Quan. The God
taught and helped people make a living and at the same
time protected from destructive forces, so King Dinh
allowed the people to build a temple to protect the
capital from the west on Dinh mountain,
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Together with God Thien Ton guarding the gateway to the
eastern citadel, the noble god Minh guarding the gate to
the south citadel, the saint Nguyen keeping the gate to
the north citadel, the god Cao Son guarding the western
gate of Hoa Lu citadel, so Hoa Lu is protected by 4
temples.
5 - Temple of Nguyen Cong Tru
Address: Quang Thien Commune, Kim Son District, Ninh
Binh Province
Main Festival: From the 14th to the 16th day of the 11th
lunar month every year
Temple of Nguyen Cong Tru is unique in that it was built
when he was still alive. The predecessor of the temple
was the three-room house of Nguyen Cong Tru living in
Lac Thien hamlet. This is the place for him to go and
work during his time living in Kim Son. In 1852, Kim Son
people built and renovated it into Sinh Tu temple (for a
living person). Every year, on the birthday of Nguyen
Cong Tru, the people here hold a festival to celebrate
his life. After his death, the people of Kim Son built
another building next to the old house called Tien
Duong, which is the place to worship Nguyen Cong Tru.
The old house is used as the main palace. From here, the
temple was renamed to Truy Tu Tu. In 1992, Nguyen Cong
Tru temple was recognized by the State as a national
historical and cultural relic.
Nguyen Cong Tru Temple is designed in the style of Dinh
letter (Han characters), the front hall has 5
compartments, the harem has 3 compartments. On the left
and right side of Tien Duong, there are 2 co-pillars,
inside Tien Duong there are incense, drum stand, gong
stand and 3 big letters showing the respect and
admiration of the people of Kim Son district for Doanh
Dien Su Nguyen Cong Tru. The middle space of the 3
compartments of the Hau Cung is the place to worship
Nguyen Cong Tru. On the altar, there is an incense bowl
made of white enamel and painted with a picture of a two
dragons adoring the moon. This is a very precious
ancient incense bowl dating from the Tran Dynasty.
6 - Non Nuoc Pagoda
Address: Thanh Binh Ward, Ninh Binh City
Non Nuoc Pagoda - The pagoda is located at the foot of
Non Nuoc mountain, on the banks of the Day River and the
mouth of the Van River. The temple is still famous for
its poetic scenery, bold northern countryside with
charming mountains. Coming here, visitors after
worshiping the pagoda will admire the peaceful scenery
of the Vietnamese village.
The pagoda was built to worship King Ly, but then
collapsed, in the Tran dynasty it was rebuilt to worship
Buddha. Experiencing many events in history, the temple
still stands firm and proud as today. The pagoda is also
known as Duc Thuy Son. The pagoda has two gates, an
entrance gate in the north, a gate in the southeast
overlooking the Day River and this gate is also the
place for local people to release carp on the day of the
public.
Non Nuoc Pagoda is open all year round, so it is
convenient for visitors to go at any time of the year.
Moreover, when visiting the pagoda on Tet days when the
cold air is still covering the whole North, visitors
will enjoy the chilly cold here. A wonderful feeling in
the charming countryside.
