According to the Bao Ha Temple Management Board, Bao Ha Temple worships the National Guardian Hoang Bay, who had great merit in recruiting and commanding soldiers and people to fight against foreign invaders to protect the border region. He has become a legendary figure in the history of the Northwest region, admired and worshiped by generations of descendants.
Also because of its reputation for sacredness, right in the first days of the new year, locals and tourists from all over the world come here to pray for luck and fortune.
According to Lao Dong, the number of tourists coming here on the 3rd and 4th of the lunar month is higher than on the 1st and 2nd of the lunar month and is expected to be even more crowded by the end of January of the year At Ty.
To ensure traffic safety, the Traffic Police Department of Lao Cai Provincial Police coordinated with the Traffic Police - Order Team of Van Ban District Police to arrange forces to take turns on duty at IC16 intersection (Noi Bai - Lao Cai Expressway) to regulate and divide traffic.
At the section of National Highway 279 through the center of Bao Ha commune, Bao Yen District Police also dispatched a working group to coordinate with Bao Ha Commune Police and Lao Cai Traffic Police Department to regulate and divert traffic to limit traffic congestion and congestion through the Bao Ha temple gate area.
Bao Ha Temple has its back against the mountain, facing the Red River and here there is also a harmonious combination of natural landscape with traditional cultural architecture of the Vietnamese people according to Feng Shui theory. The temple has a natural landscape of "above the wharf, below the boat".
Bao Ha Temple is the place where many festivals are held, in which the main festivals are Thuong Nguyen Festival (Full Moon Festival of January), Quan Tuan Tranh Party Festival (25th of the 5th lunar month), Hoang Bay's death anniversary festival (17th of the 7th lunar month), and Late Tet Festival (Tet Tat Nien).