Yen Tu

Yen Tu Complex consists of pagodas, shrines, stupas, effigies, ancient trees and beautiful landscapes from Do Slope to the top of Yen Tu Mountain in Thuong Yen Cong Commune, near National Highway 18A, 14km from Uong Bi Town.
Yen Tu Mountain (1,068m high) has long been one most famous mountain in Vietnam. In the 10th century, the Taoist hermit Yen Ky Sinh Led a religious life there. However, it became more well-know when Tran Nhan Tong, a successful King of the late 13th century. Abandoned his throne and to study Buddhism at Yen Tu. He took the religious name Dieu Ngu Giac Hoang and became the first founder-monk of the Tru Lam Zen sect. The second and third monks, Phap Loa Dong Kien Cuong and Huyen Quang Ly Dao Tai, continued his work. Since then, Yen Tu has been in the fore front of Vietnamese Buddhist thought, and the development of the nation’s philosophy and ideology. Despite the turmoil of the passing centuries, at Yen Tu there are still eleven pagodas and hundreds of shrines, stupas, steles and effigies with their original architectural and sculptural features intact. Recently, a cable car has been installed to help tourists, and especially the elderly, to reach the summit. It takes about a day for a round trip to the top of the mountain.

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