Ninh Binh travel

• 1. 1 Trang An Hoa Lu Bai Dinh NINH BINH T R A V E L

2. 2 Coming and discovering Famous sceneries and cuisines Ha long on land Thainguyen bus station Ninh Binh Name: Hoang Thi Ve Name: Vu Thi Van Name: Cao Thi Phuong Name: Mai Thi Thu Trang Name: Doan Thuy Oanh Tourguides 3. 3 1. Map......3 2. Itinerary .......4 3. Ninh Binh Overview..5 4. Trang An ..8 Phu Khong......9 Tran temple ..10 Typical caves...................11 5. Hoa Lu Ancient Capital ..13 Dinh Tien Hoang temple..14 Le Dai Hanh temple..15 Thien Ton cave.17 Traditional fesstival18 6. Bai Dinh .......................19 Bai Dinh pagoda...20 Tam The tem ple..21 Arhat statue.22 Bell tower......23 Buddha statue....24 7. Cuisine Restaurant..25 Great Trang An restaurant.............26 8. Hotels Hoa Lu hotel ...29 Hoang hai hotel...30 9. Travel experience....31 Content 4. 4 Ninh Binh Map 5. 5 Initerary 3 days Transportation: Coach Price: 650.000VND In the afternoon: leave Thainguyen, arrive in Ninhbinh Dinner : Hoang Hai hotel In the morning : Trang An In the afternoon : Hoa Lu Ancient Capital Lunch : Great Trang An Restaurant Dinner : Hoang Hai hotel All day : Bai Dinh Lunch : Vegetarian restaurant In the afternoon: come back Thainguyen at 4:00 Day 1 Day 2 Day 3 6. 6 Ninh Binh is on the Red River Delta, 96 kilometers from Ha Noi to the South, with the total area of 1376.7 square kilometers and 915.900 people(2012). It was the ancient capital in 3 denasties: Dinh, Tien Le and Ly in X century is a potential one of the most attractive destinitions to visitors not only domestic but also foreign. Ninh Binh has a wild and breath-taking sceneries of caves, rivers, temples and pagodas with tropic monsoon climate,which makes visitors come here not only one time. Some famous places in Ninh Binh will suit those who want to enjoy the natural beauty by boats, while others fit more for visitting pagodas and temples, the third draw people who hope to taste the dishes, which are extremely unique and delicious. A brief overview of Ninh Binh 7. 7 8. 8 Trng An is a famous eco-tourism located in scenic population Trang An of Ninh Binh province, with the total area of 2000ha. Trang An landscapes are created by the raws of limestone mountains, the magic caves, the valleys and the rivers, they blended together and with the other famous historical monument cultures such as temples, pagodas, which makes a fanciful space and lyrical. Trang An includes many lakes and ponds, connected by many caves that are founded like Dia Linh, Sinh cave, Si cave, Nau Ruou cave, .each cave has a unique characteristic as their name. Trang An 9. 9 Phu Khong is a place to worship 7 loyal mandarins of Dinh dynasty, who killed themselves to keep the secret about the true coffin of Dinh Tien Hoang and the shogun of Tran reign. In front of the temple, there is a luxuriant diospyros decandra with full of shadow with 2 kinds of fruits- round gold apples and flat ones, so the temple is called another name , the temple of the diospyros decandra. Phu Khong 10. 10 Tran temple was built by the requirement of the King Dinh Tien Hoang. After this time, the King Tran Thai Tong came here to rebuilt it become the Vu Lam royal place. There is the worship of Kim Minh genie, who governed the Northern gate wall. Tran temple is on the high mountain with lyrical sceneries. There usually is held a traditional holiday on March 18rd ( the lunar calendar), which consisting many unique activities such as: the offering, procession and many traditional games. Tran Temple 11. 11 Typical caves Compared to the other resorts in Ninh Binh with the same form to travel as Tam Coc-Bich Dong which takes the tourism mainly on river, the nature reserve of Van Long has journey on ecological lagoon while Trang An caves have a distinct characteristic form on the water of valley created by many cliffs and communicated with caves without turning back. If you have never visited the hydrodynamic before, you will get full emotion when a small boat comes to a deep mouth of cave. Cave system is not striking, magnificent and magical but it is extremely diverse, each cave has a particular nuance. 12. 12 The longest cave with the length of 320m Having stalactites deposited as droplets. Having many ancient jars , this is place to product wine for imperial. Toi Cave Ba Giot Cave Nau Ruou Cave 13. 13 Hoa Lu Ancient Capital The Ancient Capital is located among Hoa Lu, Gia Vien Districts and Ninh Binh city. This is the first one of feudal sate in Viet Nam associated with the history of three dynasties: Dinh, Tien Le, and the beginning of Ly. Nowadays, The Hoa Lu Ancient Capital becomes a destination attracting the attention of tourists at home and abroad. There are caves and temples with unique architecture and the value of the national history. 14. 14 Dinh Tien Hoang temple Tomb of King Dinh Tien Hoang is situated on Ma Yen Mountain. The mountain has the shape of back of a horse. To reach up to the tomb, visitors must pass 265 rock steps. Dinh Tien Hoang Temple was built by Viet Nam folk artists between 17th and 19th centuries. It is a unique architecture with sculptured dragons, shrimps, rats which are deep delicateness and skill. The temple was built to honor Dinh Tien Hoang King, is the founder of the Dinh dynasty and a significant figure in the establishment of Vietnamese independence and political unity in the 10th century 15. 15 Le Dai Hanh temple It is a national cultural historic vestige, located 300m from Dinh Tien Hoang Temple. It has a close and fanciful space.The unique feature of the Temple is that the carved wood art reached a very fined and ingenious level in the 17th century. The statue of Empress Duong Van Nga is an original architecture. Her outer robe is sculpted with supple creases, loosened so as to reveal the inside of the blouse with it special patterns. It displays a beautiful woman. Le Dai Hanh, another name - Le Hoan has a great service in repulsing the Chinese invasion Sacking Champa. His tomb lies at the foot of Yen Ma Mountain,surrounded by limestone rocks. Here has the green cover plants in four seasons. It makes visitors feel relaxing and peaceful. 16. 16 17. 17 The cave is located at the foot of Dung Duong Mountain, and discovered from the dynasty of Hung king.In front of the cave is a high long and arched row of natural rock like the mouth of the giant dragon. Come here, the spirit of tourists will be inclined to the good; the souls feel peaceful and relaxing like coming to an Elysium. Its unique feature is that all worshipping objects are made of stones. There are many historical and cultural relics along with 12 small arhat statues and a bell above them which can make 4 different sounds. The sophicatedly carved stones showed the creative talent of the ancient art. Thien Ton cave 18. 18 The traditional festivals of Hoa Lu anually are held from 8 to 10 th March (the lunnar celendar). It is a national festival to worshop two talented Kings: Dinh TienHoang and Le Dai Hanh, which contributes to remind about the glorious chapter in ourhistory. The traditional games: the military exercise with reed wood, lion dance, cock-fights, and recently added with the beauty contest in Hoa Lu anciant capital, the singers of the villages in Hoa Lu. This annual traditional festival in Hoa Lu ancient capital shows the close- knit relationship among the past, the present and the future in a large communication, remind everyone about the original point. Traditional Festivals 19. 19 Bai Dinh Pagoda 20. 20 Bai Dinh pagoda Bai dinh is located on a mountain slope, between vast valleys and rocky moutains in the western gates entrance into Hoa Lu ancient Capital. The pagoda was built to celebrate the 1000th anniversary of King Ly Thai To moving the capital from Hoa Lu to Thang Long. By the end of June in 2009, after the first-year completion, it set the six recognized records and at the beginning of 2012, received more the 2 ones for the biggest pagoda in Asia. Being recognized many records, but Bai Dinh is not truly famous for these, what makes it actractive is that the architecture brings deeply the traditiona character besides its monumentalness and massiveness. For domestic visitors, come here to look for a peaceful space, to enjoy a quiet and spacious place as well as to find a spiritually scared one. For tourists in the world, the journey to Bai Dinh is not only simple to visit the scared place, but an opportunity to know the Vietnamese culture better through the unique architecture and stone sculpture. 21. 21 Located on the highest place in Bai Dinh, Tam The is a high and massive temple with a three-layer curved roof, making it bold and solemn. There are two entrances to go up the temple, each one is 8m in width and decorated with a couple stone dragon, carved skillfully in two sides. There are three Tam The statues, made from bronze and inlaid with gold. Each statue is about 7.2 meters in height and 50 tons in weight, seated in the gorgeous lotus. It is confirmed that The pagoda has the biggest bronze Tam The statue in Viet Nam. They are the symbols of Buddhist in three ages: the past, the present and the future, which are the three statues from the right, middle and the left position. Tam The Temple 22. 22 Arhat Statues Visitors will go along corridor to reach the main place. Bai Dinh pagoda has longest corridors measuring 1.700m in length. . It consists of over 500 Arhat statues made in 2005 by 100 artisans and 700 workers. Each one is 2.5m in height and weight of 4 tons from monolith in different shapes and sizes. More than 500 Arhat statues present 500 different postures depicting earthly life. 23. 23 Bell - tower It hangs a bell measuring weight of 36 tons and shape in octagonal. It is carved sufficient patterns and two sutras by Chinese and Vietnamese. Moreover, below the bell is a kettledrum (70 tons). There are three floors of roof. Each one is a