My OperaNgu Hanh Son Mountain
Saturday, July 21, 2012 2:08:26 AM
An interesting journey to Ngu Hanh Son will bring out most relaxing time for tourists in Vietnam travel . The mountain is a fairy land with a dreamlike scenery, pagodas, grottoes...
Ngu Hanh Son (Marble Mountain) is familiar to almost everyone who has been to Da Nang. It is so well known that many people consider it as the symbol of the area, one of the highlights on Central Vietnam’s tourist trail.
It is about 8km southeast of Da Nang City, ook like five fingers rising out of the ground. It was named after the five basic elements of the universe. This is a cluster of five marble mountains lying close to the sea. That is why, it is dubbed Hon Non Nuoc, which means Mountain and Water in Vietnamese.
Travelers in Vietnam travel will find mysterious grottos and secluded pagodas while enjoying the breeze off the great blue open sea. Nearby modern hotels and resorts take advantage of the stunning Non Nuoc beach that runs along Central Vietnam’s coastline. Every day, tourists in Vietnam travel come in numbers, each one seduced by the tranquil air and natural beauty.
For a start there are no mountains, these are merely hills. Nevertheless the ‘mountains’ are undoubtedly a bewitching and inspiring place.
Thuy Son is both the highest and the most beautiful. Marble mountains associates with many different legends. Thuy Son, covering an area of 15ha, has three peaks namely Thuong Thai, Trung Thai and Ha Thai. As a result, the pagoda built on the mountain was named Tam Thai.
The mountains inspired many great poets ensuring them a place on the map of Vietnamese literature. Poems from the Le and Tran dynasties have been preserved for young generations to enjoy in handwriting carved into the walls of caves high up in the cliffs. Pagodas built to honor the rulers of the Dinh, Ly, Tran and Le dynasties contain many valuable old objects and artifacts.
Cultural and historical vestiges are still on every pagoda and tower of the early 19th century and on Champa sculptures of the 14th and 15th century. There are poets of the Le and Tran dynasty engraved on stones. All monuments such as the grave of Capital Tran Quang Khai’s mother, a temple for worshiping Ngoc Lan princess (Minh Mang King’s younger sister), autograph of conferring Tam Thai pagoda to be the national one, Da Chong tunnel, Ba Tho cave, Kim Son mountain, Am Phu cave, etc. are forceful evidences to the legendary Marble Mountains.
Ngu Hanh Son are famous for their traditional stone engraving activities. In Dong Hai village close to Thuy Son, 600 families chisel stone producing statues, jewelry, and art work. Stone from the Marble Mountains has been exported to many countries. Though extracting rock directly from the area is now banned, sculptors are still here in numbers but materials are now transported to craftsmen from quarries elsewhere in Quang Nam province. All along the foot of the hills the sculptors ply their trade in small gardens, which double as workshops and outdoor showrooms. You will find traditional and modern motifs and imagery.
The sculptors cater for all kinds of visitors - Asian and European, the old and the young, flashpackers and backpackers.
Tours: Da Nang - Hoi An - Hue 5 days 5 nights, Ha Noi - Da Nang - Ba Na hills, Hue - Lang Co - Bach Ma
Ngu Hanh Son (Marble Mountain) is familiar to almost everyone who has been to Da Nang. It is so well known that many people consider it as the symbol of the area, one of the highlights on Central Vietnam’s tourist trail.
It is about 8km southeast of Da Nang City, ook like five fingers rising out of the ground. It was named after the five basic elements of the universe. This is a cluster of five marble mountains lying close to the sea. That is why, it is dubbed Hon Non Nuoc, which means Mountain and Water in Vietnamese.
Travelers in Vietnam travel will find mysterious grottos and secluded pagodas while enjoying the breeze off the great blue open sea. Nearby modern hotels and resorts take advantage of the stunning Non Nuoc beach that runs along Central Vietnam’s coastline. Every day, tourists in Vietnam travel come in numbers, each one seduced by the tranquil air and natural beauty.
For a start there are no mountains, these are merely hills. Nevertheless the ‘mountains’ are undoubtedly a bewitching and inspiring place.
Thuy Son is both the highest and the most beautiful. Marble mountains associates with many different legends. Thuy Son, covering an area of 15ha, has three peaks namely Thuong Thai, Trung Thai and Ha Thai. As a result, the pagoda built on the mountain was named Tam Thai.
The mountains inspired many great poets ensuring them a place on the map of Vietnamese literature. Poems from the Le and Tran dynasties have been preserved for young generations to enjoy in handwriting carved into the walls of caves high up in the cliffs. Pagodas built to honor the rulers of the Dinh, Ly, Tran and Le dynasties contain many valuable old objects and artifacts.
Cultural and historical vestiges are still on every pagoda and tower of the early 19th century and on Champa sculptures of the 14th and 15th century. There are poets of the Le and Tran dynasty engraved on stones. All monuments such as the grave of Capital Tran Quang Khai’s mother, a temple for worshiping Ngoc Lan princess (Minh Mang King’s younger sister), autograph of conferring Tam Thai pagoda to be the national one, Da Chong tunnel, Ba Tho cave, Kim Son mountain, Am Phu cave, etc. are forceful evidences to the legendary Marble Mountains.
Ngu Hanh Son are famous for their traditional stone engraving activities. In Dong Hai village close to Thuy Son, 600 families chisel stone producing statues, jewelry, and art work. Stone from the Marble Mountains has been exported to many countries. Though extracting rock directly from the area is now banned, sculptors are still here in numbers but materials are now transported to craftsmen from quarries elsewhere in Quang Nam province. All along the foot of the hills the sculptors ply their trade in small gardens, which double as workshops and outdoor showrooms. You will find traditional and modern motifs and imagery.
The sculptors cater for all kinds of visitors - Asian and European, the old and the young, flashpackers and backpackers.
Tours: Da Nang - Hoi An - Hue 5 days 5 nights, Ha Noi - Da Nang - Ba Na hills, Hue - Lang Co - Bach Ma
