Huyen Khong Son Thuong Pagoda – a fairy tale place that few people know in Hue

Coming to Huyen Khong Son Thuong, visitors will have moments of anxiety in the midst of immense heaven and earth, peaceful nature, removing daily worries and sorrows.

Hue is not only a golden ancient capital of a time with the purple palaces of the Dai Noi – Imperial City of Hue and many temples, mausoleums and historic works of the Nguyen Dynasty but also famous for the Ancient pagoda, quiet church.

Rarely does any tourist ever travel to Hue but have never visited Thien Mu pagoda lying on the poetic Huong river or once went to Phu Cam church as beautiful as Europe in the midst of a nerve land. And Hue is also famous for having a temple located in the middle of a vast space of mountains and forests, separated from the outside, which is Huyen Khong Son Thuong . Not all Hue tourists know the destination with this rather strange name if they do not learn first or are guided by the people of Hue.

How beautiful is the picture of the countryside in the middle of the ancient capital of Hue.

When entering the campus of Huyen Khong Son Thuong, the first and deepest impression to visitors is the poetic natural picture with many wild features appearing in front of you. You will feel like you are stopping to visit some beautiful ecotourism area in the middle of dreamland Hue.

Where is Huyen Khong Son Thuong Pagoda?

Unlike Thien Mu Pagoda in the heart of Hue city, Huyen Khong Son Thuong is located more than 10km west of the ancient capital of Hue. This Zen religious work is located in Dong Cham village, Huong Ho commune, Huyen Huong Tra, Thua Thien – Hue province. To reach this place, visitors will go along the road located along the Huong River, through Van Thanh, Vo Thanh, to Xuoc Du Bridge, then continue for more than 1km, then turn right to the gate of Dong Village Culture Sam is located in Huong Ho commune, Huong Tra district, Thua Thien – Hue province. You continue to move a bit more and you will arrive, do not forget to take advantage of the scenery of Trieu Son Phuong mountain on the way.

The road to Huyen Khong Son Thuong Pagoda is winding and quite deserted. Huyen Khong Son Thuong originally includes a meditation forest hidden deep in a valley surrounded by mountains and pine hills. So this area is far away from the city center. In addition, the road to this meditation forest is also quite deserted, the side of the road is full of rice fields and trees. However, there are signposts that guide the way to the pagoda, carved from wood and hung on small rocky landmarks along the road so that visitors can easily find the direction. The area of ​​the pagoda located is characterized by a hilly area connecting the hill, so the entrance road is quite winding. However, the people have renovated and upgraded the road so the road is quite convenient for visitors to visit.Journey to discover Huyen Khong Son Thuong will bring a peaceful and deep experience for visitors.

The name of the pagoda is written in calligraphy style but still very easy to see, making visitors feel like they are immersed in nature and about to visit the land of trees and green hills. Indeed, as soon as you set your first step on the Zen forest and temple grounds, you will be immediately fascinated by the cool, fresh air here. In addition, the tranquil scene, a little wild but close, also makes you more reassuring. Because it is quite close to Hue Khai Dinh mausoleum , you can combine the trip to visit the mausoleum and Huyen Khong Son Thuong to save time and money when traveling to Hue.

Huyen Khong Son Thuong – Fairy scene in the ancient capital world

It can be said that one of the charms of Huyen Khong Son Thuong Pagoda is its location hidden deep in the valley, surrounded by mountains and pine hills. Because of that, this place becomes a pure, peaceful haven for those who love nature, who want to stay away from the noisy city. Also because of its special location, not many tourists know it, this place retains the inherent tranquility of the meditation forest.

In addition to the special location, this area also owns a quiet space with magical and beautiful landscapes that are not inferior to fairy tales. If the corn flower season in Hue Citadel distracts many tourists, the Ru Cha mangrove forest brings you to a peaceful place, Huyen Khong Son Thuong with the scenery of a wooden bridge spanning a small stream full of purple lilies. Temporarily take us lost in the dream realm, away from the tired world.

This is an extremely suitable place for souls who want to find a peaceful, quiet place to relax.If you are bored of crowded and bustling places, spend a quiet morning coming to Huyen Khong Son Thuong Pagoda. This special temple of Hue is located at an altitude of 300 m above sea level. In addition, the temple is surrounded by trees and surrounding lakes, so the atmosphere here is quite mild and strangely pleasant. The pagoda has a large space with an area of ​​more than 10,000 m2, including two main areas: the Foreign House and the Internal Hospital. In which, the Outer Hospital is a place of living and worshiping, while the Inner Hospital is devoted entirely to retreat and limited visitors. You should visit the entire temple area one after another to fully feel the ancient architecture based on the main material is wood. After entering Thanh Tam Vien, in front of the Buddhist temple, do not forget to walk around to admire the rare orchid rolls, selected from more than 500 precious orchid baskets grown in the garden under the temple yard. Moreover, the orchid branches are changed every day, with all kinds of vibrant colors, racing colors, showing off incense next to each porcelain tree, natural tue, conifer … in the temple. These are all hundreds of years old trees, every day still calmly spread their dense foliage to leisurely but firmly protect the sun and wind for the large yard and the red-brown Bat Trang brick walkway. of the place of worship. Here and there, under the shadow of the tangled ivory bamboo trees, the lush bamboo forest are the tables and chairs for guests to rest and enjoy the serene tranquility of the Buddha’s door.Huyen Khong Son Thuong is not only a temple but a meditation forest located in Cham mountain, Huong Ho commune, Huong Tra district, Thua Thien Hue province.

Classic cultural space, close architecture

Huyen Khong Son Thuong is a pagoda according to the Nam Tong sect and was built in 1989 thanks to the efforts of monks and Buddhists. From a pristine hills, arid rocky soil with tall weeds, today Huyen Khong Son Thuong has become a unique architectural complex. This place is primarily a practice place but has a non-rigid architecture, but is built in an elegant style with beautiful small shapes made of bamboo paintings, evoking a freshness rather than a feeling of wear. In addition, the paintings decorated in the interior of the temple also make us strongly associate with a classical cultural space rather than a solemn temple. It can be said that Huyen Khong Son Thuong is truly a paradise on earth located in the midst of immense forests and pure nature.

The temple grounds have a lake full of purple lilies blooming to bring visitors to the Thanh Center, the front yard of the Buddha hall. The temple complex includes the main hall, the Purple Cloud, the Nghinh Luong, the Guest House, They join the street (also known as the common house), The Way (is the cafeteria) together with the Sangha, Coc Lieu monks -Ni … The main hall is located in the middle with a low roof, simple design. The reading room is arranged on the left side, and on the right is the living room, the small wooden houses scattered behind are the reception place, also the place for writing calligraphy.In the main hall, in the middle of the temple, the only Buddha statue of Sakyamuni is worshiped. The two on the left are other Buddhas.Huyen Khong Son Thuong offers visitors a very quiet space, beautiful fairy tale landscape.Huyen Khong Son Thuong is nestled in the middle of the rolling hills of Hue.

Huyen Khong Son Thuong was built in the familiar traditional architecture, so the tiled roof is shaped like a multilayered fish scale. The main materials of the columnar system are rare and precious wood species, combined with meticulously sculpted motifs. All are intended to bring majesty and respect to the viewer. When entering the temple, everyone could not help “overwhelmed” by this scene.

This pagoda, located 10 km from Hue city, is also a place to keep precious memorabilia, including a 3-ton bronze Buddha statue on a 3-meter high stone lotus. Along with the precious statue are the reliefs of the four spirits of the dragon, the unicorn, the dragon, and the extremely rare and high age that visitors cannot help “admire, overwhelmed” when admired.
 

The temple campus is a green garden with magical scenery.

Under the old tree in the pagoda, there is also a famous stone statue carved by the late sculptor Diem Phung Thi and sent to the pagoda, leaving a thoughtful figure of a Zen master in the shadow of the mountain of clouds in Xuan Khong land.

A dense old pine forest located behind the row of monks and nuns, on an oasis in the middle of Ham Nguyet Tri lake is the place where calligraphy exhibitions take place during the Hue Festival. If you visit Huyen Khong Son Thuong at this time, you will be able to see the scenery on each pine tree with a bamboo stand. Then when night falls, the oil lamps placed on it will emit a dim light that is fictitious, full of charm.

Huyen Khong Son Thuong attracts tourists by the immense space of mountains, lakes, and greenery surrounded by trees.

Using construction materials mainly wood and not elaborate decoration, the architecture of the temple creates a feeling of closeness, harmony with the surrounding nature.

There is a point that many tourists like when coming to Huyen Khong Son Thuong is that this place is not noisy, crowded like other Hue tourist destinations, even in the morning there are very few people. Many visitors to visit have taken advantage of the few tourists to observe and contemplate the very simple life of monks in the temple.

Come to Huyen Khong Son Thuong to enjoy the tranquil tranquility of the Buddha’s door.

Important notes when visiting Huyen Khong Son Thuong

Because Huyen Khong Son Thuong Pagoda is located deep in the mountain, the road is deserted and difficult to find, so you have to find out the way and prepare carefully, limit going alone or too late. Girls should go in groups.

This is a religious work as well as a place of practice and meditation, so when you come here you absolutely must not make noise. At the same time, not to do any action that harms the landscape and the temple space.

In addition, there are also some areas that cannot enter or restrict visitors so you should be careful not to violate the rules of the meditation forest.

Another note is that in the forest and pagoda there are very high steps, so you can come to this place to see the whole view of the temple from above. This is also an ideal “catch view” place to have beautiful pictures, so don’t miss it.

Do not forget to enjoy the nature, immense heaven and earth and enjoy the high view when you come here.

Another little revelation is that if you want to capture the whole magical scenery of the temple and the surrounding scenery, remember to drop in early in the morning when the sun is not up yet. At this time, dewdrops still lingering everywhere will bring a magical, reclusive feeling to your photos.

If you are planning to travel to Hue and want to explore quiet places, close to nature, you can go to Lap An lagoon, Tam Giang , beautiful flower gardens in Hue or spend a morning looking to the pagoda. Huyen Khong Son Thuong to enjoy the quiet space here. You just need to take a long breath and take a look at the beautiful surrounding scenery to fully feel the fresh air, start experiencing slow life.

Đăng bởi: Tùng Đào Xuân