Hon Chen Temple Festival

Time: The 3rdday of the third lunar month (spring festival) and the seventh lunar month (autumn festival).
Place: Ngoc Tran Mountain and Hai Cat Communal House, Huong Tra District, Thua Thien Hue Province.
Objects of worship: The Holy Mother Thien Y A Na (Mother of homeland), who created the land and the tree, the forest and taught people the art of growing these trees.
Characteristics: Having a procession on the Huong River.

This is the traditional festival in Hue with many rites. The Holy Mother procession takes place on the Huong River at night which starts from Hue Nam Temple to Hai Cat Communal House with a long line of boats bound together into a big rafts. In the festival night, everyone wears court dress look like prince and princess in the Nguyen Dynasty. At the end of the festival are ceremonies of releasing and floating anterns.

Hue Attractions

Located in the Centre of Vietnam, 658km from Hanoi, 1,080km from Ho Chi Minh City, 108km from Da Nang. Thua Thien-Hue offers very diversified and beautiful landscapes. Nature and human beings create a harmoniously beauty. The province provides a well-balanced blend of royal heritage and folk culture. As a matter of fact, tourists discover dozens of handicraft villages, with annual festivals that are painstakingly organized. Hue Citadel has been recognized as a World Cultural Heritage Site by UNESCO since December 1993, Hue Royal Musical (Nha nhac) has been declared as a World Intangible Cultural Heritage since November 2003.

More Hue Attractions

• Gia Lac Spring Fair Festival
• Bach Ma National Park
• Thien Mu Pagoda
• Dong Khanh Tomb
• Tu Duc Tomb
• Hon Chen Temple Festival

• Perfume River
• Duc Duc Tomb
• Gia Long Tomb
• Khai Dinh Tomb
• Mineral Stream of My An
• An Hien Garden House

• Principal Gate
• Dynastic Temple The Mieu
• Minh Mang Tomb
• Thieu Tri Tomb
• Canh Duong Beach
• Lang Co Beach

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