View of Ea Uy Lake and Truc Lam Tu Giac Zen Monastery

08:53, September 26, 2023

Dak Lak is a region with a fragmented terrain with a large difference in altitude (average from 400 - 800 m above sea level), and is the source of many rivers and streams, so over time people have taken advantage of it to build many irrigation works, the common purpose of which is to block and retain natural water at the confluence of streams to form lakes with different capacities.

In addition to the purpose of providing water for daily life and agricultural production, these dams have changed the environmental landscape and are also a resource for ecotourism.

In addition to Buon Ma Thuot City, the provincial capital, most districts and towns in the province have many lakes. After many years of construction, along with the completion of the rural transport network, these lakes have become attractive destinations for tourists to sightsee, relax, and take souvenir photos. At the same time, more and more lakeside farms are investing in infrastructure, providing attractive resort services, cuisine , camping sites, and accommodations associated with nature.

Tourists visit the Zen Monastery and relax by Ea Uy Lake.

In particular, Krong Pac district has Tan An lake (center of Phuoc An town) and Ea Uy lake (south of the district, in Ea Wy village, Ea Yong commune, bordering Hoa Tien commune). Ea Uy lake is an irrigation project built in 2006 with the initial goal of providing irrigation water for the coffee and rice growing areas in the south of Krong Pac. After a while, due to the speed of urbanization, the neighboring agricultural land gradually became residential areas, the area east of Ea Uy dam is now the central town of Hoa Tien commune, so the open area on the lake plays the role of a microclimate that regulates the air and is a landscape and ecological highlight for the whole area.

Previously, Ea Uy Lake did not have a spillway but used an underground culvert, so on the lake surface there was a steel bridge leading to the opening and closing point of the valve under the underground culvert to supply water to the irrigation ditch. After upgrading in 2021, the project removed the underground culvert and the steel bridge, instead upgrading the reservoir elevation and installing a spillway and spillway system, so the lake landscape became more spacious, lively and attractive.

To fully experience the fresh air of Ea Uy Lake, go south from the center of Phuoc An town to Ea Wy village, Ea Yong commune to the dam bank, travel the entire length of the dam (600 m), cross the small bridge on the spillway dam, turn left towards the foot of the mountain range on the southern side of the lake is a dirt road, moving slowly along this road we will be able to admire the vast lake, flocks of ducks swimming along the lake. Far away on the other side is the scene of villages, fields looming, capturing the eyes of the viewer is the cool air with each gentle breeze blowing from the lake surface.

Truc Lam Tu Giac Zen Monastery viewed from the main hall towards Ea Uy Lake.

After 1.2 km of the S-shaped road around the lake, you will stop to start walking up the mountain. This mountain range is called Cu Kuin, where Truc Lam Tu Giac Zen Monastery is located. From the gate of the Zen Monastery, following the three-step path to the garden surrounding the main hall, visitors will feel the quiet and peacefulness.

This is one of the temples with an architecture that is quite in harmony with the natural landscape, on a long stretch of green grassy hills, looming over a planted forest with rows of young pine trees, straight and full of vitality. In addition, the scenery is even more attractive because it is decorated with the colors of small flower gardens dotted around, in the middle of that green is a curved-roof temple, the size of the temple is moderate, built in the "front and back mountain" style, completely not breaking the landscape, but on the contrary, it looks very charming and is really suitable for those who want to find a peaceful place after stressful and noisy hours in the city.

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