Admiring the sacred sites of the World Heritage Site Yen Tu - Vinh Nghiem - Con Son, Kiep Bac
Nguyễn Hùng |
Quang Ninh - Yen Tu is considered the birthplace of the Sacred Heart because it is where Buddha, King Tran Nhan Tong initiated the Truc Lam Zen movement with a strong philosophy of human life and Vietnamese identity.
The Yen Tu - Vinh Nghiem - Con Son, Kiep Bac Scenic Landscape Complex was recognized by UNESCO as a World Cultural Heritage at 6:02 p.m. on July 12, 2025, in Paris, France.
This inter-provincial World Heritage includes a system of 12 relics/relic clusters, distilled from hundreds of relics and scenic spots of 6 special national relic sites in 3 localities of Quang Ninh, Bac Ninh and Hai Phong.
The relics and scenic spots of the Complex are all located in the landscape of the East Sea, specifically the Yen Tu mountain range with a system of plains, rivers, and seas originating from and surrounding it.
This place used to be one of the four "land" of Giao Chau, and was also the original hometown of the Tran family - the family that established a brilliant monarchy of the Dai Viet nation in the 13th - 14th centuries.
Dong Pagoda on the top of Yen Tu mountain. Photo: Viet Anh
In this land, King Tran Nhan Tong initiated Truc Lam Zen movements by inheriting, promoting the quintessence and unifying previous and contemporary Zen movements and Buddhist schools, combined with Clerical, Taoist and folk customs, practices, and beliefs, associated with life, and with the followers to develop Truc Lam Buddhism - Quoc Dao of Dai Viet.
Truc Lam Buddhism is a globally meaningful testament to the way a religion, originating from many beliefs, originating and developing from the homeland of Yen Tu, has affected world society to promote a strong country, ensuring peace and regional cooperation. Photo: Viet AnhThe Ancestor's Tower on Yen Tu - where the statue of King Tran Nhan Tong is located, is a national treasure. Photo: Viet AnhThrough the ups and downs of history, Yen Tu still preserves many heritages left by our ancestors, which are the system of pagodas, towers, thousands of ancient relics, the system of stele literature, and textbooks containing the spiritual and ideological values of Truc Lam Zen sect and the brilliant culture of the Tran Dynasty. The cultural quintessence of Truc Lam Yen Tu is also spreading widely at home and abroad. In the photo is Hue Quang Tower Garden. Photo: Viet AnhThe sacred Yen Tu Monastery is a museum of historical culture, spiritual culture, landscape culture - ecology, expressing the thoughts, souls, and unique cultural imprints of our nation. Photo: Viet AnhYen Tu Nature is a natural museum with a rich primary forest ecosystem, diverse plant and animal systems of Yen Tu National Forest, notably the hundreds of years old heritage trees such as Xich Tung, Dai and the ancient yellow Mai tree. In the photo is Xich Tung Street. Photo: Viet AnhAncient statue of An Ky Sinh on Yen Tu. Photo: Viet AnhTruc Lam Buddhism has created many values, making special and sustainable contributions to the cultural and spiritual heritage of humanity. Originating from the landscape of the sacred Yen Tu mountain, Truc Lam Buddhism represents a system of philosophy and the spirit of tolerance and leniency of Buddhism. Photo: Tung LamRoad to Yen Tu peak. Photo: Tung LamEvery year, Yen Tu welcomes millions of visitors, monks and Buddhists. Photo: Tung Lam
Quang Ninh - In the middle of Yen Tu deep forest, the number of ancient Red Pine trees is much larger than the famous Red Pine road, but very few people have set foot there.
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Quang Ninh - In the middle of Yen Tu deep forest, the number of ancient Red Pine trees is much larger than the famous Red Pine road, but very few people have set foot there.
