The national treasure of 300 years old in Hai Duong

The national treasure of 300 years old in Hai Duong

Cuu Pham Lien Hoa wooden tower is the only Buddhist architectural work in Vietnam, visitors can spin to pray for happiness.

Cuu Pham Lien Hoa is located in the national historical monument of the pagoda, Cam Son commune, Cam Giang district, Hai Duong. According to the representative of the Department of Culture, Sports and Tourism of Hai Duong province, the pagoda was built in 1336, worshiping the Great Doctor Tue Tinh.

The hexagonal prismatic tower is the most prominent of the pagoda, made of iron wood, about 8 m high, weighs 4 tons with many details carved period. In the middle of the tower is a revolving spindle, which allows the whole building to rotate by the force of a person.

Each tower has 18 statues. Each side has three pictures of the Buddha statue in the middle and the Bodhisattva statue on both sides. Between the floors there is a column carved to imitate the trunk.

The nine pillars of the Lotus Flower represent the nine levels of Buddhist discipline. In Buddhism, lotus is a symbol of wisdom. "The rotation of the tower is a form of prayer, turning a thing like a pendulum, a bell, a tower," said the author of Trang Thanh Hien, a researcher on the United Nations. In the world, in which the meaning is to pray for the world to be peaceful, people are happy. "


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The floors are carved with 5 layers of lotus petals, painted in light pink, the spacing between the layers are the same. If you look at the tower from the bottom while you are filming, you will feel like the lotus floor is bursting out.

The tower was recognized the national treasure in 2015. Currently, there are only three remaining tributaries in the country, including one in Bac Ninh and two in Hai Duong.


In the first 6 months of 2018, Hai Duong province welcomes 2 million tourists, revenue reached about 900 billions. There are many famous destinations such as Con Son, Kiep Bac, Mao Dien Temple, Dong Giao wood carving village, Bia temple, Chi Lang bird island.

On November 28-29, Hai Duong Department of Culture, Sports and Tourism coordinated with People's Committee of Cam Giang and Thanh Mien District to organize a survey and discussion program for tourism development.