In the midst of the golden autumn sun and thousands of green mountains and forests of the sacred Yen Tu land, visitors seem to see light footsteps and wide hearts.
Yen Tu is not only a sacred mountain of Vietnamese Buddhism but also a cultural and historical destination with extremely interesting natural scenery. Among the Yen Tu relic complex, the most famous is the Dong Yen Tu scenic area in Uong Bi city, Quang Ninh province. 
If you have come to Yen Tu on a fun but crowded spring festival, come back to pilgrimage these autumn days, explore hundreds of pagodas and towers, and follow in the footsteps of Buddha Emperor Tran Nhan Tong – who left The king ascended the mountain to practice and founded the Truc Lam Zen sect with Vietnamese imprints 700 years ago. 
Right from the foot of the mountain, visitors can hardly count all the ancient pagodas with different legends: Bi Thuong Pagoda where the ceremony is performed before going up the mountain, Suoi Bath Pagoda where the Buddha stopped to shake off the dust, Cam pagoda. Real – the king began to use spring water instead of rice, pagoda and Giai Oan stream where the palace maidens were immersed in unsuccessfully advising the king to return, the fog drifted in the murmuring stream like meditation music. 
The most wonderful pilgrimage route is the road to the mountain through thousands of stone steps, a total length of about 6,000m, deserted by pedestrians. Although the road is long, but in the cool autumn weather and beautiful poetic scenery can dispel fatigue and depression, everyone’s footsteps are lighter. 
Walking under the trees, don’t forget to stop to rest and enjoy the ancient space in Duong Tung, the road about 200m thick with soaring pine trees with a lifespan of 700 years, cool foliage. On the way, there is also a supple, green Truc Forest in the middle of the mountains. Tung – Truc are symbols of Yen Tu, bearing the mettle and thoughts in harmony with nature of the ancients. 
If you are not healthy enough, you can choose the cable car to go up the mountain, visit the main temples. From the cable car, the magnificent scenery of Yen Tu National Forest is captured in sight. Up high, white clouds quickly covered, echoing the song On the top of Phu Van: The vastness of Phu Van Yen Tu / Vi vu vi vu Truc Lam meditation / To the top of the mountain three meters from the sky / To the bottom deep valley, long river. 
At an altitude of about 600m, visitors will encounter a quiet and majestic tower garden. That is the garden of the ancestral tower, the center of which is Hue Quang Tower, where the Buddha’s residence is located, the faint scent of incense darkens the time. 
Climbing the towering steps to Hoa Yen Pagoda, the 700-year-old ancient trees with thin branches and leaves imprinted with frost will surely make you admire. Hoa Yen Pagoda has a grand and majestic architecture leaning against the back of the mountain, which is the main temple of the whole Yen Tu pagoda system. 
Nestled on the cliff, hidden deep in the mountain is a unique pagoda with only one roof as the name suggests: Mot Mai Pagoda. Standing here, visitors will feel the peace and serenity as if they were far away from the world, only the sound of muffled chanting echoes. 
The Ngu Duoc am, Thung am (where apothecary), Bao Sai Van Tieu pagoda, … are all looming in the white clouds. The space is quiet, the wind and clouds come and go like a fairyland. 
On the way over the craggy stone steps to the top of the mountain, stop to admire the statue of An Ky Sinh, a natural rock shaped like a monk with his hands clasped respectfully, ao dai. Legend has it that in the 3rd century BC, Taoist An Ky Sinh came here from the North to practice religion. 
Majestic in the middle of the sacred land is the Buddha statue of Emperor Tran Nhan Tong. The monolithic bronze statue, weighing 138 tons, was inaugurated on the occasion of the 705 anniversary of the Buddha’s passing into Nirvana in 2013. 
The top of the mountain is here, Dong Pagoda – a unique temple cast entirely in bronze on an altitude of 1,068m. Even in the middle of a beautiful sunny autumn, it is difficult to see the temple not engulfed in clouds, but the moment standing on the top of the sacred mountain with relaxation, freedom and stillness makes anyone satisfied. 
At the end of the journey, visitors can visit destinations with a space imbued with meditation and culture of the Tran Dynasty at the foot of the mountain, participate in retreats or simply spend time relaxing, finding the best value for money. own simplicity.
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