The sacred beauty of Cam Mountain

If you are looking for a place to "recharge" your batteries during the weekend, An Giang is the destination you can visit. The most prominent in the landscape painting dubbed "Thuy tu son ky" is Thien Cam Son (also known as Cam Mountain). This is the highest mountain in the Mekong Delta, the mountain is like a majestic high platform, the climate is cool, the mountains and rivers are charming, the trees are green, and flowers bloom all four seasons.

Wandering on the top of Cam Mountain

The mountain is 705 m high, with a circumference of 28,600 m. Bo Hoong peak on Cam mountain is the highest peak in the That Son range. A trip to Bo Hoong peak will give visitors the opportunity to purify their souls and return to their inherent peace and serenity.

Visitors start this journey by cable car, taking in the beautiful natural scenery, green forests, golden rice fields during harvest season, and majestic mountains running in an arc shape in the That Son range in the "Dragon and Tiger" position towards the majestic Cam Son.

As soon as you step off the cable car, you will feel the wonderful cool weather, the wind whistling in your ears. The magical door opens to a completely different world, the capital of magnificent temples one after another, the largest Maitreya Buddha statue in Asia, the poetic Thuy Liem Lake...

Along with the religious activities of pilgrimage and worship, the gentle surge of emotions miraculously awakens the good heart in each person. The sacred beauty of Cam Mountain has appeared in real time, with a sincere heart, "The Mountain Gods, The Five Mountains and Seven Mountains" bless and protect health, peace, and all wishes come true.

Van Linh Pagoda is one of the places of worship that cannot be missed when coming to Cam Mountain. This pagoda has a special position, leaning against the slope of Vo Bo Hoong, facing Thuy Liem Lake, the campus is planted with many flowers, ornamental plants... both solid, majestic and airy.

The main hall is where the magnificent, solemn, and silent gilded Buddha statues are located, creating an aesthetic impression amidst the quiet landscape of the mountains and forests.

The Buddha Hall is solemnly decorated, in the middle is a statue of Buddha Sakyamuni meditating, carved from a single block of stone weighing 2 tons. The 40-meter-high Quan Am sand pagoda was built according to the Bodh Gaya model in India, including 7 floors, a Buddha chanting hall, Lumbini garden, a wax statue of Venerable Thich Tri Tinh... The whole scene creates a poetic landscape, a harmony between religious architecture and natural scenery.

Legend of Thuy Lien Cave

Cam Mountain has countless caves, grottoes, shrines... and each place has its origin linked to the natural structure and associated with legends with imaginary, magical and sacred elements. Among them, there is Thuy Liem cave - mysterious with only a few rays of light shining in from the outside, on the ceiling are strangely shaped stalactites, below is a clear stream flowing.

According to local legend, this place used to be the kingdom of monkeys. They gathered here because of the abundance of delicious fruits, going up the mountain to pick sweet fruits to eat and going down to the stream in the cave to drink water. Therefore, in addition to worshiping Buddha, Thuy Liem cave also worships Ong Te to help local people and visitors realize their good wishes.

In the rainy season, Thuy Liem Dong is sparkling with a stream pouring down from above, long and white. The cave is very deep and mysterious, visitors usually only go inside about 10m to get water from the source to drink, wash their face and feel lighter and healthier.

Listening to the "stream singing on the mountain" when it murmurs thoughtfully, when the clear high notes resonate with the wild melodies of the old forest, forming an endless "love song". Not a talented musician, nor a dreamy poet, but in each person's soul, many new and romantic emotions are awakened along with the beautiful flow of the Thien Cam landscape in an unusually magical way.

Visitors should try to come here once to enjoy the countless beautiful landscapes that nature has bestowed upon this mountainous region, immerse themselves in the cool atmosphere and enjoy the poetic things of the highlands. Surely exploring Cam Mountain will bring visitors and their families wonderful moments of relaxation!