Quang Trach District People's Committee has just restored the "North-South" road connecting from Lieu Hanh Temple to Hoanh Son Quan relic.
After a field inspection at the historical and cultural relic site of the Lieu Hanh Holy Mother Temple, Secretary of the Quang Binh Provincial Party Committee Vu Dai Thang requested Quang Trach district to continue to renovate the road, implement procedures to invest, embellish, and create favorable conditions for people and tourists to visit and admire the beauty of the relic site and scenic spot of Deo Ngang.
From here, gradually build and develop a chain of spiritual tourism destinations in the North of the province.
As reported by Lao Dong Newspaper, the road is over 1km long, has about 1,000 ancient stone steps, was built and existed for nearly 200 years under the Nguyen Dynasty. The starting point of the road is at Ha Ma stele, in front of the gate of Thanh Mau Lieu Hanh Temple (Quang Dong Commune, Quang Trach District), along the mountainside, passing through dense forests leading to the top of Ngang Pass through Hoanh Son Quan.
This historic road has been covered by grass and trees for decades. During the survey, Quang Trach district discovered traces of a path made of stacked stone steps and has cleared and restored it. During the clearing, the authorities discovered other historical traces along this road such as some ancient tombs built of stone.
Vice Chairman of Quang Trach District People's Committee Tran Quang Trung said that the restoration of the "North-South" road not only has historical significance, contributing to the preservation of cultural heritage but also opens up opportunities for tourism development for Quang Trach land. At the same time, it also sheds light on many unknown archaeological aspects of the history of Hoanh Son Quan and neighboring areas.
Hoanh Son Quan Pass in the past was an important point guarding the "North-South" road with Hoanh Son Gate having a height of more than 4m, started in the 14th year of Minh Mang. During this time, the "North-South" road was also built between the two mountains of Ha Tinh and Quang Binh with each side having 1,000 stone steps for pedestrians to pass.
