The complex of Trang An scenic spots near Tam Coc Ninh Binh has been approved by the Government for conservation and embellishment planning with a fairly large area including: Bai Dinh pagoda mountain – Hoa Lu ancient capital – Trang An eco-tourism area. Before Trang An was recognized by UNESCO as a World Cultural and Natural Heritage Site, the whole land was swampy rice fields “contemplation, rotten season”, alternating with barren hills and rocky mountains, once was nicknamed the “four B” land (sad, angry, dusty, dirty), because the main occupation of the people is breaking mountains and taking limestone as building materials. With the approval of the Prime Minister, leaders of Ninh Binh province and the Vietnam Buddhist Sangha and Xuan Truong construction enterprise focused all investment resources on building Trang An Scenic Landscape Complex.
With an area of 12,254 hectares, Trang An Scenic Landscape Complex near Tam Coc Ninh Binh includes many recognized historical sites and scenic spots. These are 29 historical sites at provincial level, 20 at national level, typically: Trang An eco-tourism area; Hoa Lu Ancient Capital’s historical and architectural relic area; Tam Coc – Bich Dong. Thousands of hectares of green special-use forest, attracting tourists from all over the world to find spiritual tourism in Ninh Binh, especially since UNESCO recognized the Trang An Scenic Landscape Complex as a World Cultural and Natural Heritage. gender.
By effective public-private cooperation between Ninh Binh province, Vietnam Buddhist Sangha and Xuan Truong construction enterprise, many other spiritual architectural works in Bai Dinh pagoda mountain area near Tam Coc Ninh Binh have been put into operation, serving tourism development. of the province such as Tam The Palace, Cao Chu Temple, Quan The Am Palace, etc. In which, Bao Thien Tower has a pure bronze Buddha statue inlaid with gold and the corridor of Arhat statue shows the Buddhist philosophy that has achieved many Vietnamese records. South and Southeast – Southeast Asia. Venerable Thich Minh Quang, Deputy Executive Board of the Vietnam Buddhist Sangha in Ninh Binh province, said: “Bai Dinh Pagoda has achieved many records due to the intellectual and spiritual contributions, “building rafts, arranging material collections” of dozens of people. This is a monastery under the management of the Vietnam Buddhist Sangha, built on the spirit of public-private cooperation, directed by Most Venerable Thich Thanh Tu, the first abbot at Bai Pagoda. Dinh, passed away. Currently, the Vietnamese Buddhist Sangha appoints Most Venerable Thich Thanh Nhieu, Vice Chairman of the Executive Council of the Vietnamese Buddhist Sangha to continue to be the abbot.
The name Bai Dinh pagoda near Tam Coc Ninh Binh means that towards the mountain of prosperity. This is the place where the Dinh Dynasty, the first centralized feudal state in our country, set up an altar to sacrifice to heaven to pray for national peace, good weather and good rain; This is the place where Emperor Quang Trung’s army sacrificially saluted the flag before heading to Thang Long to destroy the invading Qing army. This is also a place to preserve many cultural and religious features: The custom of worshiping the god Cao Son has merit to protect the country and help the people; worshiping Zen Master Nguyen Minh Khong. Every year, Bai Dinh pagoda attracts millions of domestic and international tourists; Thousands of monks and nuns, Buddhist pilgrims from all over the world come to practice and preserve the cultural and spiritual values of Vietnamese Buddhism, which always accompanies the ups and downs of the nation’s history. Tens of thousands of pupils and students participate in summer retreats; In the summer of 2019, alone, 3,500 children learned Vietnamese Buddhist rituals, participated in the prayer “National peace, people’s peace, gratitude to heroes and martyrs”.
In recent years, cultural and spiritual tourism of Ninh Binh province has made new progress, the number of tourists increased by an average of 12.5% per year, tourism revenue in 2018 reached more than 3,213 billion VND. In 2019, the province strives to welcome 7.5 million domestic and international visitors. Tourism has brought jobs to tens of thousands of people, helping them improve and improve their lives.
