Perfume Pagoda Festival is held during the 6th
day of the 1st Lunar month until the end of the 3rd lunar
month. The festival is the longest one held in Vietnam.
During the Festival, hundreds of thousands of pilgrims arrive
to admire the wonderful landscapes here with forest, mountains, river, caves, and
traditional holy buildings. They pray Buddha and gods for good luck, wealth and
happiness. On the boat or along the path to main pagoda the pilgrims say
greetings “A Di Da Phat” or “Namo Amitabha Buddha”. It is more crowded by
weekend and 1st or 15th day lunar month.
The wonderful complex of Perfume Pagoda was from 17th
century and registered as National Heritage from 1962. Some of the best well-known
temples are Den Trinh temple, Thien Tru Pagoda, Giai Oan Pagoda, and Huong Tich
Pagoda. Tour Perfume Pagoda Festival starts at Ben Duc boat walf, then rowalong Yen river to the foot of mountain. From here you can hike up to Huong
Tich Pagoda or choose cable car.
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