National historical and cultural relic site, built at the foot of Cam hill, next to the Red river flowing into the Vietnamese land, in Bao Ha commune, Bao Yen district, Lao Cai province; far from City. Lao Cai is about 60km to the south (about 800m from Bao Ha train station).
Sapa travel to visit Bao Ha Temple, a national historical and cultural relic, built at the foot of the Forbidden hill, next to the Red River flowing into the land of Vietnam, in Bao Ha commune, Bao Yen district, Laos province. Quit; far from City. Lao Cai is about 60km to the south (about 800m from Bao Ha train station).
The temple worships the national guard, Hoang Bay, a hero in the highlands fighting the Northern invaders to protect the village. This is the most popular tourist attraction in Bao Yen district. According to legend, at the end of Le Dynasty, the reign of Canh Hung (1740 – 1786) throughout Quy Hoa, including Chau Thuy Vi and Chau Van Ban (in present-day Lao Cai), was always invaded by northern invaders to loot and kill. harm good people.
In the face of such grief and mourning, General Nguyen Hoang Bay was assigned by the court the task of starting an army to quell rebellion in the border area. His army advanced along the Red River to drive away the enemy, liberate Chau Van Ban and consolidate and build Bao Ha into a large base. In an unequal battle with the enemy, he heroically sacrificed himself, his body drifted along the Red River to Bao Ha, then washed ashore. People in the area picked up and buried his body and built a temple here to remember his great merit.
Seen from a distance, Bao Ha Temple is very majestic and quiet. The natural scenery here is also very charming: on the wharf, under the boat, surrounded by immense mountains and forests, vast and green with one color.
Bao Ha Temple has its back leaning against the mountain, its face facing the Red River, and it also has a harmonious combination between the natural landscape and the traditional cultural architecture of the Vietnamese people according to feng shui theory.
The main festival of Bao Ha Temple is held on the 17th day of the 7th lunar month every year (the anniversary of General Hoang Bay’s death), attracting a large number of domestic and foreign tourists to attend. During the festival, there are palanquin processions, sacrifices, incense offerings, and other cultural and sports activities. In addition to festival days, on weekdays (especially in the spring), tourists from all over the country still often gather here to burn incense to commemorate, pray for peace, and pray for good fortune.
Visiting Bao Ha temple ruins is very convenient because there are many roads to travel. Visitors can go by road, water or rail. If traveling by rail, from Hanoi, visitors will board the LC1 train departing from Hanoi station at 22:05 or the LC3 train departing from Hanoi station at 06:10.
Currently, the temple has been invested and built with merit money and the State budget to make this spiritual tourist destination more and more complete, meeting the needs of tourists near and far.
Bao Ha Temple is one of the famous tourist attractions for domestic tourists when traveling in Lao Cai , In addition, Sapa is the most popular tourist attraction, this place is famous for its beautiful and diverse scenery. Cultural identity of ethnic minorities in the highlands, so there are many tours here that are attractive to Sapa tourists .
Source: Collected internet.