The “Writing Brush” pagoda, built in the 17C amid the rice fields, comprises several buildings which are home to some outstanding carved and lacquered wood items . In the Bell Tower, note the statue of Quan Am sitting on a lotus supported by a drago..

Tam Tanh Cave resembles a pagoda, with its altar bearing statues of the Buddhist pantheon and its walls engraved with 16C and 18C steles listing the donations given to the sanctuary. However, in the cave’s crevices it is the Holy Mothers and deified ..

Nhi Thanh cave was first used for worship in the 18C and also houses a Buddhist chapel. A maze of nooks and crannies, passages and crevices winds upwards through the rock, forming a complex of chapels and oratories dedicated to Buddha and other holy ..

The “Pagoda of the Immortals” occupies a huge cavern and is accessed via a flight of steps. The pyramids of Coca Cola and other fizzy drinks placed on the altars bear witness to the respect lent to the powerful divinities of the site. To the rear of ..

The hill next to Tam Tanh Cave is the symbol of Lang Son and is known as Nui Vong Phu ( Mountain of the Waiting Woman ), because of the rock shaped like a woman standing and holding a child. The hill is the subject of one of the many tragic love stor..