Discover 5 extremely hot spring travel destinations in Hai Phong

Central flower garden strip - the "green lung" of the city

The central strip of Hai Phong city is more than 3 km long from Port Gate 3 to Tam Ky Dam area with one of the most unique landscapes in the country.

With an area of ​​nearly 21 hectares, stretching 2.7 km from west to east, the city center includes the main works: Tam Bac Lake, City Exhibition and Fine Arts Center, Statue of General Le Chan, Flower Shop, City Theater, Trumpet House and flower garden area.

Standing out in the central strip is Tam Bac Lake, which has a shimmering, magical beauty at night thanks to the lighting system arranged symmetrically along both sides of the lake.

According to historical documents, Bonnal Street used to run along the central park strip of the city, which is now Kim Dong flower garden, Nguyen Du flower garden, Nguyen Binh Khiem flower garden, Nguyen Van Troi flower garden. Previously, this park strip was a belt canal named Bonnal. That was the name of the consul who ordered the canal to be dug in 1885.

This is the place where important political events are held, as well as the place where cultural and artistic activities take place, bearing historical marks and spiritual values ​​for the people of the Red Flamboyant City.

As usual, on the occasion of Lunar New Year, the flower garden strip in the center of Hai Phong city is dressed in a "new coat" attracting thousands of people and tourists to visit and take photos.

Bach Dang River - where the sacred souls of mountains and rivers converge

The land of Trang Kenh - Bach Dang (Thuy Nguyen district) is famous for 3 naval battles against invaders in our country's history. Those battles are associated with the names of heroes: King Le Dai Hanh, National Duke and Commander-in-Chief Hung Dao Vuong Tran Quoc Tuan and King Ngo Quyen.

To commemorate the national heroes who established resounding victories on the historic river, people built the Bach Dang Giang relic site - a large-scale, spacious architectural complex on the prime land of the Trang Kenh mountain range.

More than 20 km north of the city center, the Bach Dang Giang relic site lies at the foot of the majestic Trang Kenh mountain, captivating visitors with its charming landscape, with mountains on one side, a river on the other, and a cool green space.

Bach Dang Giang relic site is one of the few tourist destinations that has successfully implemented the “3 no’s” including: no commerce, no fees, no waste. Thanks to this “3 no’s” principle, the relic site has brought a truly peaceful cultural and historical space.

According to the relic management board, the relic site is open from 7am to 7pm every day. The main festivals here include: January 6th: opening festival; January 14th - 15th: opening seal; January 18th: death anniversary of King Ngo Quyen; March 8th: death anniversary of King Le Dai Hanh and death anniversary of the Bach Dang battle; April 15th: Buddha's birthday; July 15th: Vu Lan festival; August 20th: death anniversary of Saint Tran (King Tran Quoc Tuan).

Pho Chieu Pagoda with the tallest tower in Hai Phong

Pho Chieu Pagoda is located in Mieu 2 Quarter, Du Hang Kenh Ward, Le Chan District. The pagoda was built in 1953 by monk Ngo Chan Tu, from Cao Mai Village (Kien Xuong District, Thai Binh), with the name Tam Giao Duong because it worships the Three Religions of the same origin: Buddhism, Confucianism and Taoism.

According to historical records at Pho Chieu Pagoda in Hai Phong, in 1954, after a year of construction, the pagoda invited Venerable Thich Thanh Quang from Nam Dinh to preside over the pagoda. Since then, the pagoda has been renovated, repaired and only worships Buddha, and was later renamed Pho Chieu Pagoda.

The front hall of Pho Chieu Pagoda was elaborately and meticulously built with a huge wine jar as the highlight on the roof. The two gables are built with square pillars, above which are five small wine jars, representing the harmony of the three religions: Buddhism, Confucianism and Taoism.

The tower garden in the temple grounds is located to the right of the main hall, each tower is placed inside a relic of the abbot and deceased monks of the temple.

The highlight of the pagoda is the 9-storey lotus tower, 53 m high. This is the tallest tower in Hai Phong to date. On top of the tower is a wine gourd symbolizing the Cam Lo water gourd of Bodhisattva Quan Am placed on a 9-storey lotus platform.

Another highlight of the pagoda is the small pagoda in the middle of the lake in front of the main hall, modeled after the One Pillar Pagoda in Hanoi. The four corners of the lotus pond are embossed with the image of four dragons winding up from the water surface, making the scenery around the One Pillar Pagoda both modern and uniquely interwoven with traditional features.

Nguyen Binh Khiem Temple

When visiting the Port City in the spring, in addition to the inner-city tours, visitors cannot miss the opportunity to set foot in the special national relic site - the Temple of Trinh Trang Nguyen Binh Khiem in Ly Hoc commune, Vinh Bao district.

Nguyen Binh Khiem Temple (Quan Trang Temple, Trang Trinh Nguyen Binh Khiem Temple) is located in Trung Am village, Ly Hoc commune, Vinh Bao district, associated with the life and career of the first-ranking mandarin of the Mac dynasty, Nguyen Binh Khiem.

Nguyen Binh Khiem Temple preserves a number of valuable antiques dating from the 17th century to the early 20th century, such as: a testament, eight treasures, a throne, ancestral tablets, parallel sentences, large characters... Notably, there is the stone stele "Tu vu bi ki..." from the Le Trung Hung period, the second year of Vinh Huu (1736); a yellow-brown ceramic incense burner (18th century)...

Every year, Hai Phong city organizes a ceremony to honor outstanding students at Nguyen Binh Khiem temple, demonstrating the tradition of respecting teachers and motivating the young generation to strive on the path of studying and starting a career.

Recently, Deputy Prime Minister Le Thanh Long signed a decision approving the Plan for preservation, restoration and rehabilitation of the special national relic Nguyen Binh Khiem Temple.

Accordingly, the planning was adjusted to expand the area of ​​Nguyen Binh Khiem Temple to 9,992 hectares. At the same time, it was oriented to promote the value of the relic associated with the development of spiritual and ecological festival tourism, associated with traditional cultural products: Water puppetry, dry puppetry, Bao Ha wood carving products, local agricultural products such as Hoi Am fish, Vinh Bao fragrant rice, Dung Tien sticky rice cake, Lien Am floating cake, spring rolls and Vinh Phong bananas, Hoa river eggplant, Trien Am tobacco, dishes made from Vinh Bao products (braised crab, crab patties, crab sauce, crab sticky rice...).

Nghe Temple worships Female General Le Chan

In Hai Phong in early spring, the first destination often mentioned is Nghe Temple, a national historical relic worshiping Female General Le Chan - the "Thanh Hoang" of Hai Phong.

The temple is located in a complex of extremely attractive tourist attractions including: City Opera House, Flower Shop, Central Flower Garden, Tam Bac Lake or the Old Quarter, Iron Market...

Nghe Temple is also known as Ngan Temple or "An Bien Ancient Temple", where General Le Chan is worshiped, who reclaimed land and established the ancient An Bien village, now Hai Phong city.

Le Chan was a talented female general who excelled in the uprising against the invading Eastern Han army of the Trung Sisters. She fought bravely, achieved many resounding victories and was appointed by the Trung Sisters as “Internal Military Authority” to guard the Hai Tan region (now Hai Phong).

At first, Nghe Temple was just a small thatched temple. From 1924-1927, it was extensively renovated and from 2007-2009, the Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism invested in its restoration and embellishment to its current state.

Nghe Temple still preserves many valuable stone sculptures such as the large stone stele recording the biography of female general Le Chan, carved during the Nguyen Dynasty.

At the worshiping hall, there is a stone bell with soft reliefs of dragon and cloud dance. At the incense burner, there is a stone bed with elaborate reliefs of birds, animals, flowers and leaves from a single block of stone.

Every year, the government and people of Le Chan district organize a traditional festival to commemorate and show gratitude for the merits of Female General Le Chan on February 7-9 (Lunar calendar).

In 2016, the Traditional Festival of Female General Le Chan was recognized by the Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism as a National Intangible Cultural Heritage.

Since 2018, the Le Chan Female General Festival has been upgraded to a city-level festival.