Being a bridge between Ho Chi Minh City and the capital Phnom Penh of the Kingdom of Cambodia, Tay Ninh is a province in the Southeast region of Vietnam. Originally a land of dense forests and wild animals in the past, Tay Ninh still retains its wild beauty, becoming one of the characteristics that helps this province attract domestic and foreign tourists.
Let's explore the outstanding tourist destinations of this unique land with MLifeOn!
Tay Ninh Holy See
Tay Ninh Holy See is also known by the locals as the Holy Temple. This building is located on Pham Ho Phap Street, Hoa Thanh Town, Tay Ninh Province.
One of the unique features of the architecture of Tay Ninh Holy See is the combination of styles of many religious civilizations in the world. Therefore, traveling to Tay Ninh Holy See will definitely be a trip that brings you many cultural and architectural experiences.
Specifically, the place that attracts visitors' attention is the two towering bell and drum towers - this structure has similarities with the bell tower system in Catholic churches. In the middle, Tay Ninh Holy See is designed with a statue of Maitreya Buddha reigning on the roof.
The image of Tay Ninh Holy See also reminds visitors of the circle of Heaven and the square of Earth. These are also theories about the universe in Confucianism that you can explore more after your trip to Tay Ninh Holy See.
The Bagua Tower of Tay Ninh Holy See has a shape similar to the Bagua Map of Taoism. On the roof of this detail, there are also 3 Buddha statues. Inside Tay Ninh Holy See was built with Cuu Trung Dai with 9 levels from low to high.
Basically, the Tay Ninh Holy See project converges many unique architectures from many religious works in the world. This is also a project that clearly demonstrates the principles of Cao Dai religion, which is: Three religions return to the origin, Restore the Five Branches.
Quan Lon Tra Vong Temple
Incense smoke all year round, Quan Lon Tra Vong Temple is a sacred place, a place for everyone to come to worship, pray for peace and fortune.
Quan Lon Tra Vong Temple is a place to worship Huynh Cong Gian - a talented general under the Nguyen Dynasty in the past. Because he contributed to the land here, the people built a temple to worship him with respect.
Being a military mandarin, in the temple, in addition to the main altar of Huynh Cong Gian, there is also an altar to worship war horses. Here, paper horses are displayed, enjoying the same incense smoke as the main worshiping room all year round.
One of the most attractive things about this project is that this is where the real tomb of Mr. Huynh Cong Gian is located. Before finding this real tomb, there were 11 wind tombs (fake tombs) built to commemorate him.
If you have the opportunity to visit Quan Lon Tra Vong Temple, try experiencing the spiritual activity - asking for glue. This is a quite popular spiritual activity in temples and pagodas. The person asking for glue will sincerely pray for what they wish for, then let the glue fall freely to the floor. The glue is usually in the shape of two crescent moons placed together. When the glue falls, if one is face up and the other is face down, it means that the yin and yang are in harmony, and the request has been approved by the gods. If both are face up or face down, the person asking for glue must release it again. However, the maximum is only 3 times, if more than 3 times still not successful, it proves that the wish is not agreed and witnessed.
If you visit the construction when it is sunny, you can still capture beautiful moments of this architectural work.
Central Southern Bureau Historical Relic Site
From Tay Ninh town, our car rolled to the North to visit Chang Riec Base - a historical relic site with many stories. It was here that patriotism, love for compatriots, comrades and comrades became the main source of fuel to add strength to our army and people during the resistance war against the enemy.
The historical relic site is hidden inside the forest, the path leading to the relic site is a small trail, hidden among the old trees that no one knows how old they are.
Following the small road, people can easily come across areas such as the large hall, the small hall - where important meetings and elections of former cadres took place. Currently, these areas are used as places to admit Party organizations to increase solemnity and majesty.
Not far from the hall area is the place where key comrades of our army lived at that time. Specifically, you will visit the living quarters of comrade Nguyen Chi Thanh and comrade Nguyen Van Linh. Both comrades were key factors of our army at that time. One was a general, the other was a deputy secretary, so right next to the living area of the two people will be a small hut of the medical unit as a guard.
However, to ensure safety, each comrade's residence has a tunnel leading to the trench system. If there is any unusual change, the trench system will be deeper than 1m, which will help our soldiers minimize casualties.
Walking along the trails, weaving under the forest canopy, looking at the remaining relics of the old comrades, we seem to find ourselves returning to the past, feeling in our hearts the indescribable heroic feelings of pride and gratitude. To have the peace we have today, so many of our soldiers and people in the past had to pay with their blood and bones, with their youth and youth.
We stood still, listening to the sound of the sun, the sound of the past returning...
Lo Go - Xa Mat National Park
Located right next to Ba Den Mountain and Dau Tieng Lake, Lo Go - Xa Mat National Park with its diverse ecosystem is one of the outstanding destinations for discovery tourism.
To visit and explore the Lo Go - Xa Mat National Park area, you must follow the red dirt road. This is a small trail, with forest trees on both sides. The road is not too big, so there is only enough space for cars to pass, trucks wanting to move in do not have enough space.
The forest trees along both sides of the road to Lo Go - Xa Mat do not have a canopy to cover the entire road, so the red dirt road, which is already hot, becomes even more burning. The car traveled about ten kilometers before reaching the national forest management center.
Because it is an area of special importance to the ecosystem, Lo Go - Xa Mat is quite strict in the process of visiting. So if you want to visit this special forest, you need to register for a tour in advance, do not go alone, spontaneously.
Located at an altitude of 15m - 40m above sea level, Lo Go - Xa Mat National Park has an area of 29,997 ha, divided into 3 areas:
Strict conservation area: about 10,615 ha
Ecological restoration area: about 19,256 ha
Administrative - tourist area: about 125 ha
With a transitional ecosystem between the Central Highlands - Southeast - Mekong Delta, this is a place to preserve many rare species of flora and fauna such as: animals, rare fish, birds... typically Trac, Bach Benh Trut, red-headed crane... along with poetic forests, rivers and lakes, grasslands with colorful flowers and many strange creatures that have not been discovered.
With the 4 tourist attractions mentioned above, MLifeOn hopes that when you visit Tay Ninh, you will have more diverse destinations to explore and learn. Because when mentioning Tay Ninh, there is more than just Ba Den Mountain or the arid, harsh land.
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CREDIT:
- Photography: Kien Trang - Content: Giang Huynh - Design: Phuong Nguyen