Experience Tay Thien tourism, Vinh Phuc Zen Monastery

Located about 65 km from Hanoi capital to the northwest, Tay Thien scenic area (in Dai Dinh commune, Tam Dao district, Vinh Phuc province) is a general tourist cultural complex located in the basin of raw forest. Tam Dao birth. Tay Thien Vinh Phuc not only attracts tourists by the natural scenery, mountains and charming romantic poems here but it is also considered a spiritual land with a harmonious and peaceful scenery. If you are planning to go to Tay Thien, please refer to the following experiences and useful information for a safe and enjoyable trip.

The name "Tay Thien" means Western heaven, used to refer to India (West Asia Country) - where Shakyamuni Buddha descended and founded Buddhism. Besides, Tay Thien also means the Western Phuong Lac, the pure land of Amitabha Buddha. Tay Thien is therefore the realm of enlightenment and liberation from samsara.

Should travel to Tay Thien at any time?

Tay Thien festival is opened on February 15 (lunar calendar) every year, this is one of the major festivals of the North. Coming here every season you will have different interesting feelings about the scenery here.

Spring : This is the season of festivals, good luck, the talented bridge of the year of the tourists, the Buddhist monks and nuns converge here to pray for luck and fortune. Coming to this place in the spring next to the good luck, you can also feel the cold, faintly mixed air and the aroma of the mountains and forests, watching the sprouting and blooming cherry blossoms. And it is indispensable to be the festival atmosphere at the beginning of the spring with many typical cultural activities.

Summer : Summer is a holiday season for almost all Vietnamese people, when you come here in the summer you can enjoy the pure mountain with peaceful atmosphere of the most holy place of Buddhism and the same attending the penitentiary at Truc Lam Tay Thien Monastery to have a comfortable psychology to quickly catch up with daily work.

Autumn and winter : This is a busy time to end a year of work and also when the weather has changed, it will be nothing more wonderful when coming here on 1, 2 weekends to Breathe in the fresh air of the mountain forest, escape the fatigue and noisy of the city to relax with nature.

Festival time

Tay Thien Festival has been held every year on the third day of the 15th, 16th and 17th of the lunar month. Tay Thien Festival worships Quoc Mau Lang Thi Tieu, Chinh Vuong Phi of King Hung Chieu Vuong 7. The man who assisted the king in eradicating the most foreign invaders, Jiangshan, expanded the land, taught the rice growers, who kept fire. in the early dawn of the nation.

Since ancient times, the dynasties from Dinh, Ly, Tran and Le were ordained to her as Tam Dao Son Quoc Quoc Mau Dark Linh Dai Vuong, and every year they were sent to the great sacrifice. To commemorate the thanks of her, the people in the area have set up a temple to smoke incense daily.

Programs will take place during the festival

Tay Thien festival has 2 parts: the ceremony and the folk games. The ceremony at the Tay Thien Festival includes the ceremony of ceremony, procession of palanquin, incense offering ceremony, money dance, rowing scene depicting the legend of the National Model of Tay Thien to chase foreign invaders to conquer most . The activities folk activities in Tay Thien Festival can be mentioned as the folk singing competition of San Diu people, competition for making banh chung, thick cakes, cooking contest, exuberance, tug of war, cockfighting .

Road to Tay Thien

Moving by car, motorbike:

From Hanoi going towards National Highway 2A (Thang Long - Noi Bai) through Vinh Yen city, turn right on the foot of Tam Dao range, Hop Chau commune, Tam Dao district, distance of 74km. From here turn left to go to Tay Thien 11km, if turning right is up Tam Dao resort.

Take the bus:

Traveling by public transport will take a little longer (about 2.5 hours from Hanoi) and will take a long time to transfer between vehicles, but it will not have to worry about finding the way. Catch a bus from Hanoi to Me Linh Plaza (Xe 07, 58). Go to Me Linh to take Vinh Phuc-01 bus to Vinh Yen bus station, then catch VP-07 (Vinh Yen - Tam Dao) to Dai Dinh station to go to the Zen Monastery (about 40 minutes). Here you can take a motorcycle taxi or walk to the Zen Monastery (about 3km away).

The destination when traveling to Tay Thien

Coming to Tay Thien, you can visit some temples: Truc Lam Tay Thien Zen Monastery, Truc Lam An Tam Temple, Thin Temple, Banyan Nine Tree, Temple Quoc Mau Tay Thien, Temple of Nine .

Tour price list

When you visit the temples and scenic spots in the Tay Thien scenic area, you can walk to visit all tourist destinations or use the tram and cable car services of Relic.

Prices of listed services are as follows:

Electric vehicle service:

1. Tram service helps transport passengers from the tram station to the departure terminal of Tay Thien cable car. Ticket price: 20,000 VND / Km

Tay Thien cable car service:

1. Serving from 7:00 am to 17:30 pm on weekdays
2. Round trip ticket for adults is 200,000 VND / person, children are 140,000 VND / person.
3. One-way ticket for adults is 130,000 VND / person, children are 80,000 VND / person (Child fare applies to people from 1m to 1.3m tall. Free for children under 1m).

Eat and drink in Tay Thien

You should be prepared to bring: Sausage, bread, pâté, sausage, water . to eat lunch. Dinner should go to Vinh Yen to eat, it will taste better and avoid tight cuts. In addition, you can eat vegetarian rice at the Zen Monastery.

Tay Thien specialties - What to buy as gifts

Tops su su: Su chay is specialty in Tay Thien, Tam Dao, 1 kg of chayote usually costs 10,000 - 15,000VND / kg. In addition, natural fruits such as bananas and jackfruit are also delicious.

With these experiences, I hope that you and your family will have a good and happy spring trip.