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Visit Hai Thuong Lan Ong Relic Area

Son Trung Wards, Huong Son District, Ha Tinh province, VietNam

Hai Thuong Lan Ong Ha Tinh is a relic site located on a romantic mountain area, surrounded by green trees, so it is very “pleased” with visitors every time they come here.

Hai Thuong Lan Ong Ha TinhHai Thuong Lan Ong Ha Tinh relic site (Photo: collection)

Hai Thuong Lan Ong Ha Tinh  is an ideal tourist destination for those who like to immerse themselves in nature and explore the life of people in the land of geniuses. This will be   your most memorable Ha Tinh travel destination . Let’s consult detailed information to prepare for your trip

Hai Thuong Lan Ong relic site was born as a place to honor and worship the medical ancestor Le Huu Trac. Previously, this area was quite wild, only worshiping Hai Thuong Lan Ong, but now this relic has been upgraded and becomes an attractive tourist destination with diverse services.

Hai Thuong Lan Ong Ha TinhHai Thuong Lan Ong Ha Tinh belongs to Son Trung commune, Huong Son, Ha Tinh (Photo: collection)

  • Address:  Hai Thuong village, Son Trung commune, Huong Son district, Ha Tinh town. 
  • Transportation:  From the center of Ha Tinh city, you run along National Highway 15B, then AH15 and National Highway 8A, to Son Trung and then go about 400m to Hai Thuong Lan Ong Ha Tinh. If you want to go to  Huong Tich pagoda  first, you can follow Highway 1A, then go to AH15, which is also very convenient.
  • Opening hours:  All day
  • Ticket price:  Free

2.1. About Hai Thuong Lan Ong

Hai Thuong Lan Ong’s real name is Le Huu Trac, born on December 11, 1720 in Hai Duong. He is a talented great doctor who has saved and cured many people’s diseases and opened a school to train doctors.

In addition, he also researched and left for Vietnamese traditional medicine the book series  “Hai Thuong Y Tong Tam Linh”  passing on the healing methods that he himself summarized.

Hai Thuong Lan Ong Ha TinhHai Thuong Lan Ong is the “ancestor” of Vietnamese medicine (Photo: collectibles)

During his life, Hai Thuong Lan Ong was a very simple person, not seeking fame, he had a special hobby of flying kites.

Towards the end of his life, when he felt that it was difficult for him to survive, he told his descendants to fly a kite when he died, and bury him in any area. Unexpectedly, the kite fell in the right place at the foot of Minh Tu mountain with green trees surrounding it. And the burial place of Hai Thuong Lan Ong has since become a  tourist attraction in Ha Tinh  attracting a large number of tourists.

2.2. The charming landscape architecture of Hai Thuong Lan Ong Ha Tinh relic site

Hai Thuong Lan Ong  relic  Ha Tinh is a charming place divided into zones: 

  • Hai Thuong Lan Ong tomb area:  located at the foot of Minh Tu mountain, in front is the river Ngan Pho with clear blue water all year round, on the right is the murmuring Nuoc Can ravine and surrounded by lush green trees. whispering wind. 

Hai Thuong Lan Ong Ha TinhHai Thuong Lan Ong’s Tomb is located at the foot of Minh Tu Mountain (Photo: collectibles)

  • Le Huu Trac monument:  located on the mountain with a 15m high body, combined by more than 1,600 tons of marble. On the statue, the front side is clearly engraved with 3 words “Duc – Luu – Quang”, the back side records his teachings on medical ethics and medicine.

Hai Thuong Lan Ong Ha TinhVisit Le Huu Trac monument (Photo: collectibles)

  • Tuong Son Pagoda:  located close to the left bank of the River Ngan Pho with charming scenery. The temple is very quiet and peaceful, so tourists often come here to pray for peace and relax.

Hai Thuong Lan Ong Ha TinhTuong Son Pagoda is pure and peaceful (Photo: collectibles)

  • Le Huu Trac Church:  located in Bau Diem village, Tinh Diem commune, formerly where he and his family lived after returning to Huong Son. The church has a rooftop where Hai Thuong Lan Ong used to take medicine and write books; The rear house consists of 3 compartments where he worships him and the campus has Jia mountain and a lotus lake.

Hai Thuong Lan Ong Ha TinhLe Huu Trac Poet Zone (Photo: collection)

2.3. Hai Thuong Lan Ong Festival – What is the national intangible heritage? 

Hai Thuong Lan Ong Festival is  held on the full moon of January every year  , attracting a large number of people across the country to attend to express gratitude to the great doctor as well as to pray for peace and luck for the family.

Like many other festivals, Hai Thuong Lan Ong Ha Tinh festival also includes two parts: festival and festival:

  • The ceremony is the ritual of reporting the content of the ceremony and asking the gods, the land and Hai Thuong Lan Ong to bless the event successfully. Followed by a series of activities are the incense offering ceremony, the cavalry day worshiping ceremony, the sacrifice ceremony and the ceremony to pray for peace and health.
  • Coming to the festival, it is indispensable for cultural and art activities: singing charms, singing, Nghe Tinh miles or games such as lion dance, kite flying, cock fighting, tug of war…

Hai Thuong Lan Ong Ha TinhHai Thuong Lan Ong Festival (Photo: collection)

The festival is held entirely on a large relic site and usually  takes place over two days . The festival has many meaningful and extremely fun activities.

2.4. What to eat at Hai Thuong Lan Ong Ha Tinh? 

Visiting the Hai Thuong Lan Ong relic usually only takes 1 session, visitors can take the time to visit the street of the same name – the extremely famous food street of Ha Tinh city to enjoy   super Ha Tinh specialties. delicious and cheap!

In this neighborhood, there are many delicious dishes worth trying such as ram cake, beo cake, soup cake, yogurt. However, a super delicious dish that you will regret not trying is Hai Thuong Lan Ong Ha Tinh broken rice. 

Hai Thuong Lan Ong Ha TinhHai Thuong Lan Ong broken rice specialties (Photo: collectibles)

 

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