The temple in Mui Ne preserves many ancient artifacts.

BTO-Initially, the pagoda was built by local people with bamboo and thatch walls on a rocky slope to worship Buddha and pray for peace. After many years of existence, the pagoda was severely damaged. In 1851, Linh Long Pagoda was moved to Nghia Trung sand hill, Ong Ho well, in Ward 9, Mui Ne Ward (Phan Thiet). This place has many mysterious stories.

**Tower garden at Linh Long Pagoda – Mui Ne**

Legend has it that in the past, this place was a pristine primeval forest full of trees, with many birds and animals inside. The tiger was considered the king of the forest. The ancestors who lived here often saw the tiger drinking water from a pond 4m wide and more than 5m deep. After drinking the water, the tiger sat on a rock to sunbathe. Therefore, the people built the pond into a well, named Ong Ho well to worship this king of the forest...

After more than 200 years, although it was restored and rebuilt on new land, Linh Long Pagoda still retains the Buddhist architecture of the early 19th century (designed in the shape of the letter "khau"). In the main hall, which is the main place of worship of the pagoda, ancient artifacts are preserved such as: 2 ancient wooden tables carved with 2 parallel sentences; some wooden gongs, tables and chairs carved with many sophisticated patterns of dragons and phoenixes. Linh Long Pagoda has a garden with beautiful architecture and aesthetics, in which the tower garden has 4 large towers named the tower of Venerable Hoan Phuc; the tower of Venerable Dieu Qua; the tower of Mr. Ngo Van Muc and the tower of Dai Duc Dong Le.

Among them, the 3-storey tower of Venerable Hoan Phuc is considered one of the most beautiful towers in Binh Thuan. Next to the tower garden is the Lumbini garden with dragon reliefs on both sides of the gate pillars. The Loc Uyen garden has a statue of Buddha Shakyamuni sitting under the Bodhi tree preaching. Finally, the garden behind the pagoda, where there is a statue of Buddha lying in Nirvana. Every time visitors come to visit and admire these gardens, they cannot miss the precious souvenir photos. With beautiful gardens, different meanings and unique architecture and decoration, visitors to Linh Long pagoda not only burn incense to worship Buddha, pray for luck and peace in life, but also find it an attractive sightseeing spot every time tourists come to Mui Ne.

Ms. Le Thi Hoang, a tourist from Ho Chi Minh City who came to visit the pagoda, shared: “In the past, when talking about Mui Ne, tourists immediately thought of the land of “Blue sea, white sand, yellow sunshine” with beautiful natural landscapes such as Hon Rom, Hong hill, Ghenh island, Mui Ne fishing village... few people thought of the ancient pagoda over 200 years old. But now, many tourists coming to Mui Ne first visit Linh Long pagoda to burn incense and pray for peace, then go to other famous places and landscapes to visit and admire...”.

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