Impressive Trang An Scenic Landscape Complex – The first and only dual world heritage in Southeast Asia
Located in Hoa Lu district, Ninh Binh province, Trang An Scenic Landscape Complex possesses an impressive area of up to 6,172 hectares, surrounded by a buffer area of 6,268 hectares, mainly fields and villages.
The complex of Trang An scenic spots owns the same scenery of mountains and water
In 2014, Trang An Scenic Landscape Complex was officially recognized by UNESCO as the first and only dual world heritage in Southeast Asia up to the present time. In addition, the Government also classified this place as a particularly important national relic, becoming one of the international worthy destinations in our country.
2 When is the best time to visit Trang An Scenic Landscape Complex?
If you intend to visit Trang An in your journey to discover Ninh Binh, you can choose to go between January and March of the lunar calendar every year. At this time in Ninh Binh is in the spring, the climate is cool, with light sunshine and little rain, absolutely ideal for fully exploring this place.
In the early days of spring, Trang An Scenic Landscape Complex seems to have a new breath of life, making the scene even more bustling and bustling.
In addition, on the occasion of the new year, at Trang An Scenic Landscape Complex, a variety of traditional festivals are held. If you come to Ninh Binh during this time, you can combine visiting interesting local destinations and experiencing the unique festival atmosphere, imbued with traditional colors here.
3 Main means of transportation to Trang An
Located in Ninh Binh province, Trang An Scenic Landscape Complex is less than 100km from Hanoi capital. Therefore, people often choose to move to Hanoi, then continue to Ninh Binh by bus, rail or motorbike. If you come from the central and southern provinces, then bus, train and plane are the most suitable means.
Wooden bamboo boat is the main means of transportation around the areas of Trang An Scenic Landscape Complex
Sitting on the boat, you will hear many interesting stories about a time in Trang An in the past
4 What does Trang An scenic complex have that everyone wants to visit once?
Trang An Scenic Landscape Complex is a harmonious combination of nature and culture, an archaeological site with three adjacent regions, including Trang An – Tam Coc – Bich Dong scenic area, and cultural and historical tourist area. Hoa Lu’s ancient capital was associated with the reign of King Dinh Tien Hoang, later used by the Tran Dynasty as a base against the Mongols – Nguyens and Hoa Lu’s special-use primeval forest. Follow MIA.vn to discover the landscapes in this special mixed heritage complex.
The scenery in the countryside of Trang An makes everyone feel refreshed
7km from Ninh Binh city center, Trang An eco-tourism area is a particularly important national relic. Coming here, you will surely be amazed by the system of caves, limestone mountains and diverse and lush ecosystems, besides the historical relics associated with the capital city of the resilient Dai Co Viet state in the past. .
You will be traveling by bamboo boat to visit the cave system here
Possessing a system of 31 lagoons and lakes connected to 48 caves, the resort is likened to a watercolor painting with impressive natural scenery that has appeared for hundreds of years. In addition, the caves here also receive a lot of attention from people, especially archaeologists with a system of stalactites in various shapes, such as Bright Cave, Dark Cave, Com Cave, Dia Linh Cave. , Ba Giot Cave, Ruou Cave, Fortune Cave.
The old wine jars still exist in the Ruou Cave. Legend has it that the ancestors came here to get water to cook wine for the king
Cao Son Temple is located peacefully with contemplative beauty
Besides the complex of caves combined with lakes, swamps and mountains with hundreds of millions of years old, Trang An eco-tourism area also owns significant cultural relics such as Trinh Temple, Tran Temple, etc. Tu Tru Temple, Vu Lam Palace, Phu Khong, Suoi Tien Temple, Cao Son Temple. If you have the opportunity to visit Trang An on the 17th to 19th of the third lunar month, you will be able to participate in the Trang An festival – a day that the locals dedicate to honor the gods Cao Son and Quy Minh with a series of games. other interesting folk.
Belonging to Trang An Scenic Landscape Complex, Tam Coc Bich Dong owns a system of 20 tourist attractions with lush natural scenery, in addition to mysterious cave systems and long-standing mountain ranges.
Coming to Tam Coc Bich Dong in the ripe rice season, you will admire the brilliant golden sky of ripe rice
If you have the opportunity to come here on the first days of the new year, you will have the opportunity to visit the temple, take a boat to visit and immerse in the vibrant festival atmosphere. In addition, in the last days of May and early June of the lunar calendar, this is when the local rice fields begin to ripen. These days, the yellow color of rice blends with the green of the sky, trees and lakes, forming a romantic and poetic picture of nature.
As a historical relic associated with the steadfast Dai Co Viet state in the past, Hoa Lu Ancient Capital is more than 1000 years old, bearing a quiet beauty due to the ups and downs of time. The ancient capital is surrounded by a system of mountains and lakes, so it has a peaceful and characteristic landscape.
Hoa Lu ancient capital is located peacefully in the middle of Trang An countryside
Coming to the ancient capital on a beautiful day, you will be like returning to the heroic days of your father before you let yourself walk around the streets here. The ancient architectural works with delicate carvings are still there, like an ‘old guard’ who meticulously protects the peace of this place day and night.
The ancient capital is like an ‘old bodyguard’ who protects the peace of Vietnam’s mountains and rivers all year round
Hoa Lu Ancient Capital Architectural Complex possesses a series of large-scale works with walls, tombs, temples, citadel, caves in addition to other works of historical and cultural value. Surrounding the ancient capital is a system of rocky mountains, which further accentuates the majesty and majesty of this place.
The temple of King Dinh Tien Hoang today is still full of delicate and meticulous carvings
The most prominent work here must be mentioned the temple of King Dinh and King Le built in the 17th century. Although it has appeared in the ancient capital for a long time, it is full of unique and sharp carvings from the ancient capital. The wood and stone here are still intact. This is one of the clearest proofs of the ingenuity of his father in the past in building the temple entirely from manual methods, without any intervention of modern equipment. .
Bai Dinh Pagoda is located in a relatively special position: lying halfway on the side of a mountain between four sides of mountains and lakes. This has inadvertently made the space of the temple both wild and subtle, indescribably fanciful. The pagoda is associated with many periods of the Ly dynasty, Nguyen Minh Khong – a famous Zen master of the South in the past.
Panoramic view of Bai Dinh pagoda from above
After more than 1000 years, today the pagoda is still full of impressive architectural works, such as Phap Chu Palace, Quan The Am Palace, Bell Tower, Arhat Corridor, Tam Quan Gate, Quan The Am Palace Bodhisattva, Maitreya Buddha, etc.
The scene at the temple always makes people admire
Arhat corridor at Bai Dinh pagoda
More specifically, Bai Dinh Pagoda is also one of the most unique festival venues in the Trang An Scenic Landscape Complex. Every year on the 6th day of the first lunar month, the Bai Dinh Pagoda Festival is solemnly held, attracting the participation of a large number of people, especially those who follow Buddhism here on pilgrimage, sightseeing the pagoda. , pray for peace.
Located in Dam Khe village, Thung Nang owns a quiet, contemplative space with clear water and diverse flora and fauna. If you want to come here, you can only go by boat, this has become one of the unique features that only Thung Nang has.
If you want to enter the cave in Thung Nang, you will have to go by boat and have to keep your head low if you don’t want to hit the stone pillars in the ceiling of the cave.
Along the 3km journey on the boat, you will admire the lush natural scenery on both sides with luxuriant reeds and in the distance are thatched roofs like nothing. At the end of the journey is Thung Nang with green rice fields, rolling mountains and clear water with ripples.
A special thing is that the cave system in Thung Nang is relatively low, when entering you must lower your head if you do not want to bump into the rocks in the ceiling of the cave. On the contrary, there are places where the ceiling of the cave is so high that you have to raise your eyes to fully see that unique and mysterious beauty.
Mysterious scenery in Sunny Valley
During the journey to discover Thung Nang on a simple bamboo boat, you will visit such highlights as Mang mountain, Vang mountain, Coc mountain, Ba Doi mountain and even Thung Nang temple. At the end of the journey to visit Thung Nang, you will feel like you are lost in a new horizon with far away rice fields lined with flying storks, making people feel strangely peaceful.
As a tourist destination in the core area of Trang An Scenic Landscape Complex, Thung Nham Eco-tourism Area – Bird Garden possesses diverse vegetation with more than 577 types of higher plants with 10 rare plant species listed in the list. Red List.
Thung Nham – Bird Garden is home to precious birds
Mermaid Cave in Thung Nham – Bird Garden
Inside the cave is a variety of stalactites of all shapes and sizes
Not only has a diverse flora and fauna ecosystem, Thung Nham – Bird Garden also owns many caves and temples imbued with national identity, such as Thuy Cung Cave, Tien Ca Cave, But Cave, Ba Co Cave. , Vai Gioi Cave, Bird Garden Eco-tourism Area, Moving Banyan Tree, Valley of Love, Mien Garden.
As a cave complex located on Tuong Mountain, Thien Ha Cave is hidden under the pristine mountain range, marked with a diverse and beautiful stalactite system and a unique system of dry and wet caves. The dry cave has a base of about 40m wide with various shapes of stalactites and there are many traces of ancient Vietnamese residents.
Thien Ha cave lies quietly under the wild mountains
Stalactites of various shapes appeared here millions of years ago
If you want to enter the water cave, you must go by boat on the underground river. The reason why this place is named Thien Ha cave is because it possesses countless beautiful stalactites, emitting shimmering light and a soft winding river like the galaxy in the universe.
In recent years, Mua Cave has become one of the super hot attractions in Ninh Binh with its wild, poetic and mysterious scenery. Coming here, you will be able to see firsthand the majestic mountains and majestic gray rocks. At the foot of the mountain are lakes and ponds with clear water that makes everyone feel fluttering.
Impressive scenery of Mua Cave when viewed from above
Previously, Vu Lam Hanh Cung was a military base of the Tran dynasty, built to consolidate forces and wait for the opportunity to counterattack in the second resistance war against the Mongols – Nguyens. Today, Vu Lam Palace is a part of Trang An Scenic Landscape Complex with many historical relics and is ’embraced’ by mountains and caves.
Impressive scenery of Vu Lam Palace
The peaceful Vu Lam palace at noon
Coming here, you can visit a series of historical sites of high value such as Vuon Kho, Tuan Cao, Cong Rong, Hanh Cung, Cua Quan, Thong pagoda, San pagoda, Kim pagoda, Chan Lu pagoda, etc.
5 What to eat when visiting Trang An Scenic Landscape Complex?
Trang An in particular and Ninh Binh in general own a series of big names in the culinary village, such as burnt rice, Ninh Binh mountain goat, eel vermicelli and Yen Mac spring rolls too. In your journey to discover Trang An Scenic Landscape Complex, do not forget to enjoy these famous dishes.
Ninh Binh mountain goat – One of the specialties of the ancient capital you should not miss
Simple Yen Mac spring rolls
Trang An scenic complex is indeed a famous dual heritage throughout the five continents and four pools. Possessing the most beautiful and charming karst tower landscape in the world and a system of caves and temples imbued with national identity, Trang An is the perfect destination for those who love to explore. What about you, do you want to be here once?