A day exploring the ancient city of Duong Lam
Morning: Mong Phu Village Gate - Mong Phu Village Pavilion - Walking From Hanoi, you can reach Duong Lam by bus, bus, or motorbike. Travel time is about 1 hour. There are many entrances to the ancient village, but Mong Phu gate is still the place chosen by tourists as the most visited departure point. This is the only surviving ancient village gate in the Northern region. Through many ups and downs of history, the village gate is still very intact, imbued with the soul of the northern countryside. This is the place that separates the village field from the area where the people live. The gate of Mong Phu village is like a rustic greeting, beckoning visitors to explore the ancient town of Dao. Stepping through the portal, time slows down, the journey to the past begins. Located in the middle of the ancient village is the Mong Phu pavilion. It is said that the Mong Phu village pavilion was built on the forehead of a dragon. The palace was built in 1684 under the reign of King Le Hien Tong, imbued with the ancient architecture of the ancient Vietnamese, designed in the Cong type. This is the busiest area of the village, when all collective and important activities take place here. Standing next to the courtyard, visitors feel the old atmosphere when they see the restaurants and water stalls that are very bold in the countryside. From the communal house of Mong Phu village, visitors can visit the ancient roads located around. Unlike Hoi An with ancient houses painted gold, in Duong Lam, the old houses are built of laterite, curly wood, terracotta bricks, tiles ... Visit some ancient houses here, you can buy sticky sauce as a gift. Jars of soy sauce were displayed in the courtyard, wafting in the air with a characteristic salty smell. Visitors can manually open the jars that are being brewed and listen to the host thoroughly explain the process of making a bottle of sticky sauce. Lunch: Enjoy country gifts at the old house Not only is it a village that preserves special ancient architectural features, coming to Duong Lam you also have the opportunity to enjoy famous specialties. There are many ancient houses used as restaurants, including the famous Uncle Duong ancient house. The afternoon is peaceful when diners can sit by the river, enjoy simple country gifts, breathe the quiet fresh air in the countryside. You can try specialties such as roast meat, crackers, candy, sugarcane chicken - the things that make the name Tang Lin in particular and Shanxi in general. Afternoon: Visit the sugarcane pagoda - Explore the "land of two kings" The village not only attracts visitors who love nostalgia but also visitors who want to find spirituality. Sugarcane Pagoda holds the Guinness Vietnam record for the most ancient Buddha statues when it preserves 287 ancient statues, including 6 bronze statues, 107 wooden statues and 174 terracotta statues. The sacred temple has many mysteries revolving around. Locals say that no one was photographed and filmed in the temple. Legend has it that many visitors took photos and filmed and upon review, the images and videos disappeared or were no longer complete. Going to the pagoda, tourists often pray for health and peace, but especially to the sugarcane pagoda, to the altar of the Mía Pagoda, you can pray for talent, fortune and merit. The people of Tang Lam are proud to be descendants of the "land of two kings" when this is the birthplace of two national heroes - Father Cai Dai King Phung Hung and King Ngo Quyen. There are many temples to the two kings throughout the country, but Tang Lin is the place where the temple is stored in the place where the two kings were born. Near Ngo Quyen temple, there is an ancient ridge consisting of 18 trees. Legend has it that Wu Quyen tied elephants here. The ancient ridge dates back more than 1000 years. Associated with King Ngo Quyen, currently in the temple he still preserves 2 stakes from the historical battle of Bach Dang. Along the way to visit the two historical sites, visitors will smell the fragrance wafting in the breeze. That is the smell of cassava people drying on the street, giving visitors the opportunity to enjoy a very "country" scent. Tang Lin had always been so idyllic, causing anyone to leave. According to VnE Photo: VnE/VNN
