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Black Lady Mountain:
The Great Temple is 140 meters long and 40 meters wide. The temple has four towers each with a different name: Tam Dai is 36 meters high, Hiep Thien Dai, 25 meters high, and Cuu Trung Dai and Bat Quai Dai are each 30 meters. The interior of the temple is made up of a colonnaded hall and a sanctuary. The two rows of pillars are decorated with dragons coated in white, red and blue paint. The domed ceiling is divided into nine parts resembling a night sky full of stars and cloud, representing heaven. Under the dome is a giant star-speckled blue globe with the "Divine Eye" on it symbolizes 3,072 stars on it symbolizes 3,072 globes. The front gate to the temple faces west.
Dau Tieng Man-made Reservoir:
Ba Den Mountain
: Ba Den Mountain is also called Black Lady Mountain. According to legends, beautiful Ly Thi Thien Huong, Black Lady, was forced to marry the son of a rich mandarin while her true love was fighting the aggressors. Rather than marrying a man she did not love, she threw herself from the mountain. Several shrines and pagodas were built in the mountain as well as in the caves. Ba and Hang Pagodas attract many pilgrims during the New Lunar Year and Vu Lan Festivals. Ba Den Mountain was where the headquarters of the liberation force of South Vietnam were located. During war time, many tough battles were fought in that area.
The Great Temple is 140 m long and 40 m wide. It has 4 towers each with a different name: Tam Dai, Hiep Thien Dai, Cuu Trung Dai, and Bat Quai Dai. The interior of the temple consists of a colonnaded hall and a sanctuary. The 2 rows of columns are decorated with dragons and are coated in white, red, and blue paint. The domed ceiling is divided into 9 parts similar to a night sky full of stars and symbolizing heaven. Under the dome is a giant star-speckled blue globe on which is painted the Divine Eye, the official symbol of Caodaism. Cao Dai followers worship Jesus Christ, Confucius, Laotze, and Buddha.
Dau Tieng Lake
: Dau Tieng Lake’s beautiful landscape of mountains, its mysterious islets, and its fresh and pure atmosphere shall give visitors an agreeable feeling. Visitors shall also appreciate the food specialities of the locality. |
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