Along with beautiful beaches, fresh seafood and spacious facilities, Cua Lo beach resort (Nghe An) also has a system of temples and pagodas to meet the spiritual needs of visitors.
The coastal town of Cua Lo has a history of discovery for hundreds of years, reflected through its spiritual architectural works, a system of historical relics containing a rich culture. These works are the ideal destination for tourists wishing to immerse themselves in spiritual life and learn and explore the cultural source of this famous coastal resort in Central Vietnam. Starting from Lang Hieu temple in Lan Thinh block, Nghi Hai ward. The temple has a history of more than 300 years, is a place to worship Duc Thanh Mau, God Cao Son Cao Cac, Sat Hai Dai Vuong Hoang Ta That and worship Buddha. Photo: Duc Anh
In particular, in the village of Hieu Temple, there are 88 whale tombs (grandfather fish) and worship, which is a bold belief of the people of the sea. Whenever a dead whale washed ashore, the people of Nghi Hai ward held a burial ceremony. Hieu Lang communal house is a historical-cultural relic at the provincial level, where the beliefs of the people converge on the sea, facing wind and waves all year round. Photo: Duc Anh
From Nghi Hai ward, up to Nghi Thuy ward, tourists stop at Mai Bang temple, the temple still retains the ancient architecture and quite spacious space located in the middle of residential area of block 4. The temple was built from the Hau Le dynasty, which was a place to worship the gods: Chieu Trung Vuong Le Khoi (a man with great merit under the Le dynasty, used to help Le Loi to defeat the Minh enemy); Che Thang, wife of Nguyen Thi Bich Chau (a quarter of incompetence and integrity, revered by the people as a sea goddess); Lady Thuy Tinh (who is in charge of the river water area) and worshiped the 6 deities. Photo: Duc Anh
Like Lang Hieu Temple, Mai Bang Temple strongly demonstrates the beliefs of coastal residents that worship gods who rule over rivers and seas, and protect fishermen from waves and waves at sea. Whenever going out to sea or on field, people of Nghi Tan ward often come to the temple to pray for security. Photo: Duc Anh
Mai Bang Temple still preserves many types of sacrifices dating back hundreds of years, contributing to highlight the ancient and sacred features of the temple of the sea. Photo: Duc Anh
From Nghi Thuy ward, tourists can move to Nghi Tan ward to visit Van Loc temple, a national-level historical-cultural relic. Van Loc Temple, built in the Le Trung Hung period, is an ancient, large-scale architectural work. The temple is a place of worship for the priest of the Public District Nguyen Su Hoi (1444 – 1506) – the eldest son of Thai Su Cuong Quoc Cong Nguyen Xi. He was a man who had great merit in helping the Le court to expel foreign invaders and recruited people, established a hamlet, established Van Loc village (present-day Cua Lo town). Photo: Duc Anh
Van Loc Temple has a very beautiful location, in front of the temple is the calm Cam River, behind Lo mountain, on the right with Dragon Mountain, on the left with Tuong Son mountain creating a “dragon fighting, admiring”. Through many times of restoration, but still retains the ancient beauty. Here, visitors will learn more about the history of Cua Lo coastal city through the flow of hundreds of years. Photo: Duc Anh
Not far from Van Loc Temple is Lo Son Pagoda, a historical-cultural relic of the province. The pagoda was built in the Le dynasty, located on a beautiful terrain, leaning back on Lo Son mountain, facing the North. Coming here, visitors have the opportunity to enjoy the charming landscape of mountains and water and pray for peace, happiness and fortune. Photo: Duc Anh
If you have more needs to explore the experience of spiritual cultural life, visitors can go by canoe for about 30 minutes to visit Song Ngu Pagoda. The annual pagoda on Song Ngu Island, built in the Tran dynasty (XIII – XIV century, is a place to worship Buddha and worship the god Sat sea king Hoang Ta That. Song Ngu Pagoda is an ideal place to visit and convey spiritual life
In front of the pagoda, there is a pearl well over 700 years old and a couple of sesame buds reaching out, radiating luxuriant shade, expressing the rich history of crystallizing the cultural traditions of the beautiful land. Photo: Cong Khang
By 2021, the town aims to welcome 3,150,000 visitors (of which 1,610,000 stay visitors), an increase of 42.5% compared to 2020; tourism revenue reached 3,360 billion Dong, increased 47.7% compared to 2020. Documentary photos
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