The Ba Den (Black Lady) Mountain national tourism site in the southern province of Tay Ninh has received one million visitors during just 12 days. (Photo: VNA)Tay Ninh (VNA) – The Ba Den (Black Lady) Mountain national tourismsite in the southern province of Tay Ninh has received one million visitorsduring just 12 days from the first to the 12th day of the Year ofthe Dog (February 16-27).
At a ceremony held on February 27 to welcome the one millionth visitor, PhamVan Hai, deputy general director of Tay Ninh tourism-trade joint stock company,said that the 2018 Ba Den Mountain Spring Festival attracted more visitors thanin previous years, reaching the landmark 1 million number two days earlier thanin 2017.
The company and the Tay Ninh Cable Car Tour Company have given a facelift tothe relic and installed a new sliding system to attract tourists to the site.
An array of activities has been arranged at the festival which runs from thefourth to the 16th day in the first lunar month (February 19 toMarch 3). Those include film screening, art performances, sport competition andfolk games.
Ba Den Mountain is famous for its majestic landscapes and magnificent caves andpagodas, and is part of the Nui Ba Relic Complex in Tay Ninh province.
The complex spreads over an area of 24 square kilometres and comprises threemountains: Heo (Pig) Mountain, Phung (Phoenix) Mountain and Ba Den Mountain.
Ba Den is the highest peak, rising to the height of 986 metres. Besides thelandscape, the site, with many pagodas and caves, is considered one of the mostfamous spiritual lands in the south, worshipping Linh Son Thanh Mau (Linh SonHoly Mother). The most popular destinations at the site are the Ba TempleComplex, old pagodas like Ha Pagoda, Thuong Pagoda and Hang Pagoda and caves onthe mountain.-VNA
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