On the morning of February 21 (January 12, Lunar calendar), thousands of tourists from all over the country flocked to Tay Yen Tu spiritual and ecological tourist area, Son Dong district to attend the opening ceremony of Tay Yen Tu Spring Festival and the opening ceremony of Bac Giang Province Culture - Tourism Week 2024 with the theme "Sacred Tay Yen Tu".
Despite the wet weather and heavy rain, tens of thousands of locals and tourists from all over the country gathered at the central square to attend the opening ceremony. Before the opening ceremony, delegates offered incense at Ha Pagoda, Tay Yen Tu.
Started in 2019, after 5 years of implementation, Tay Yen Tu Spring Festival and Bac Giang Province Culture - Tourism Week have become typical products, a source of pride contributing to positioning the Bac Giang tourism brand.
Chairman of Bac Giang Provincial People's Committee Le Anh Duong delivered the opening speech of the festival.
Right after the opening ceremony, hundreds of tourists braved the rain and wind to climb Tay Yen Tu peak to conquer Thuong Pagoda.
The weather is sunny when tourists are at the foot of Tay Yen Tu peak. The higher the altitude, the more humid the weather, drizzle accompanied by strong, wet winds.
Young people conquer Tay Yen Tu after the official opening ceremony ended.
Tourists wait for the cable car to reach the top of Tay Yen Tu.
Image of cable car to the top of Tay Yen Tu to conquer Thuong Pagoda and Dong Pagoda.
Tourists after getting off the cable car at the top of Tay Yen Tu, Bac Giang province.
To get to Thuong Pagoda, visitors need to walk about 1km of stone steps.
Because it is located at the top of Yen Tu mountain, traveling is very difficult and dangerous. However, most visitors are very sincere to conquer the long distance when reaching Thuong Pagoda.
According to research, Thuong Tay Yen Tu Pagoda, also known as Linh Thong Thien Tu, is located at an altitude of 895m above sea level, a place with a special terrain, leaning against the mountain, facing the sea.
With its Northern pagoda architecture, Thuong Tay Yen Tu Pagoda brings a sense of serenity and peace to pilgrims who come to visit or pray for peace here. The pagoda is located in the Tay Yen Tu scenic relic complex, covered in a characteristic mist all year round.
Previously, on the morning of February 2, 2023 (ie January 12, Quy Mao year), the Organizing Committee of the Culture - Tourism Week of Bac Giang province held a ceremony to carry the woodblock set "Cu tran lac dao phu" from Vinh Nghiem pagoda (Yen Dung) to Thuong pagoda, Tay Yen Tu (Son Dong).
Visitors prepare offerings to enter Thuong Pagoda.
The space inside Thuong Pagoda (Tay Yen Tu).
The procession of the woodblocks represents the will and spirit of Truc Lam Buddhism, serving as a basis for the province to continue to realize the goal of restoring and recreating the path of "Propagating the Dharma of the Truc Lam Yen Tu Buddhist Patriarchs". At the same time, it honors and promotes the value of the Woodblocks - a World Memory Heritage of the Asia-Pacific region to a large number of people and tourists from all over the world.
At present, the Tay Yen Tu spring festival has spread the cultural values and unique heritage of Truc Lam Yen Tu Buddhism associated with the path of propagating Buddhism of the Three Patriarchs of Truc Lam to a wide range of people.
Tay Yen Tu Spring Festival and Bac Giang Province Culture - Tourism Week 2024 will be held from February 20 to 25, 2024 (ie from January 11 to 16, Giap Thin year) with 17 main activities.
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