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The Perfume
Pagoda (Huong Pagoda) and the Huong Tich Cave is a famous
scenic spot of Vietnam. It is located in Huong Son
Commune, My One District, Ha Tay province, 70 km away from
Hanoi.
The Perfume
Pagoda consists of a group of caves and is an impressive
architectural ensemble of both human and natural endeavor.
The Perfume Pagoda Festival lasts from
the 6th day of the 1st month to the end of the 3rd month
of the lunar calendar. Visitors can get there either by
the inland road that goes through the Hanoi - Ha Dong -
Van Dinh - Huong Son route, or by water from Phu Ly
Township along the river to Duc Port in Yen Vi. The
Vietnamese believe that Huong Son is Buddha's Heaven.
Huong Son is considered the place to
worship Brodhisattva Kwan Yin. The festival is open on the
6th day of the 1st month of the lunar calendar.
People conduct a dragon dance in the yard of Trinh Pagoda, and sail the
royal barge. The festival is held in three places,Huong
Tich, Tuyet Son, and Long Van. The festival is most
crowded from the 15th - 20th day of the 2nd month of the
lunar calendar as this period marks the the main festival.
The mountainous path leading from Ngoai Pagoda to Trong
Pagoda is full of visitors coming up and down.
A pilgrimage to the Perfume Pagoda can
not only be for religious reasons, but to see the numerous
natural shapes that are typical of the landscape and the
buildings that are valuable artifacts of the nation.
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