Cultural life

Tens of thousands of people struggled to get on the cable car to Huong Pagoda.

TH (synthesis) • February 14, 2024 17:10

On the last day of the Tet holiday, Huong Pagoda (Hanoi) welcomed a large number of visitors, causing the queue area for the cable car to be overloaded.

chua huong0.jpg — Huong Pagoda scenic area is one of the most attractive tourist destinations in Hanoi.

The Management Board of Huong Son Scenic Relic Site said that in just two days, the 3rd and 4th of Tet, there were more than 56,000 visitors coming to worship and sightsee.

chua huong3.jpg — On the morning of the 5th day of Tet, thousands of ferries were busy taking passengers from Yen wharf to Thien Tru pagoda.

chua huong4.jpg — This year, Huong Son commune opened a Huong Pagoda tourism service cooperative with more than 4,000 boats.

chua huong5.jpg — Since 7am on February 14, thousands of people have lined up from the cable car ticket sales area extending out to the pier.

chua huong7.jpg — Long line of people at the ticket control area to get on the cable car

chua huong6.jpg — The eyes and faces of tourists show impatience when having to wait for a long time.

chua huong8.jpg — A man tries to find a gap to squeeze through to get to the front.

chua huong10.jpg — However, anyone who has entered here is in a situation where they cannot go forward or back.

Ms. Do Thi Lan (Hai Duong) and her family had to wait for nearly an hour to move only about 10 meters, the distance for everyone waiting to get on the cable car was very long. “We got on the bus at 3am, and arrived at the temple gate at 7am. There were 6 people in my family, 2 of whom climbed by themselves, while I and 3 others could not climb so we took the cable car. In this situation, taking the cable car is faster but waiting takes several hours, jostling is very tiring,” Ms. Lan said.

Going with his wife and children, Mr. Chuong Viet Nam planned to leave early to avoid congestion at the cable car area but still could not avoid it. Mr. Nam decided to take his wife and children out of the line and climb up to the main temple. “I waited for 30 minutes but the line was still too far. Seeing the people in the line who arrived before me still had to wait so hard, I had to give up my ticket and get out of the line to save time,” Mr. Nam said.