The landscape of Nhan mountain

Traveling along the country, across Tuy Hoa city (Phu Yen province), visitors can see majesticrelic-cluster of Nhan mountain by Da Rang bridge.

 The bustling scene of Nguyen Tieu night at Nhan tower

As stated in some documents, Nhan mountain is 64m high above the sea level, the perimeter around the mountain is about more than 1 km long. The majority of different understanding-ways is the imagination of a winging-swallow image as viewed from a long distance, so the name NhanMountain was called. For ages, the relic-creature cluster in the mountain has been cared, restored and strictly conserved. Tourists visiting the mountain can feel a very nice, cool, friendly charming sight through the cool-clean-winding road leading to the mountain peak and the populations of ornamental creatures and ruins in the mountain.

In addition to the scenery and wonderful climate, up to Nhan Mountain, one will be able to visit the ancient Nhan tower located in the Cham-tower relics in Central region. Nhan tower, located at Nhan mountain peak, was built by Cham people in around the 12^th century. Overall, Nhan tower represents Cham people’s architectural art in the ancient Phu Yen land.

Besides, Nhan tower is a unique architecture, monument. The monument, located beside the road up the mountain, was inaugurated on April 1^st, 2007. This is a cultural construction invested and elaborately built by Phu Yen People’s government. The work includes a museum at the bottom, and white vertical bars above the rooftops, like foam waves and sails full of wind reaching far out to sea, and also like winging swallow from far away viewing.

Today, the scenic cluster of Nhan mountain, Da river become a symbol for Phu Yen province and Nhan tower has been recognized as an art-architecture monument at national level by the Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism. Standing on the mountain-top, tourists can easily see Tuy Hoa city’s panorama with blue sea, vast rice-fields, Da Rang river and majestic Chop Chai mountain or Da Bia peak from a long distance.

Source: Thanh Nien Online

Ganh Da Dia – Cliff of Stone Plates

Ganh Da Dia, in Tuy An district’s An Ninh Dong commune, is around 40 kilometres from vibrant Tuy Hoa city. At around 50m wide and over 200m long, Ganh Da Dia is an unparalleled venue in Vietnam.

 

Here, shiny black stones stand upright in columns. Linked tightly together, each stone has a hexagonal or octagonal-shape and is half underground and half floating in the whispering blue of the sea water.

Contiguous to Ganh Da Dia is a three kilometre beach fronted by clear blue sea water – an ideal place to set up an ocean-front upscale resort. Ganh Da Dia has a wild beauty and a pure environment, not yet affected by tourism operators.

Source:vietnamcharm.com

 

Discovering Mang Lang church - Phu Yen

Mang Lang Church is one of the oldest churches in Vietnam imbued with an architectural style of the 19th century.

Mang Lang Church is located near the Ky Lo River, in An Thach Commune, Tuy An District, Phu Yen Province. When coming to the famous area of Nhan Mountain and the Da River, visitors do not want to miss a chance to visit the serene ancient church of Mang Lang, a popular destination.

The church was built in 1892 by Joseph de La Cassagne, a French priest, who was called Co Xuan by the locals.

The unique name of this church comes from the name of a rare variety of tree, called Mang Lang, which has a large canopy, oval leaves, and purple flowers. More than one hundred years ago, An Thach was a deserted area with forests of Mang Lang trees. Nowadays, these forests no longer exist but in the church there is still a round table made from Mang Lang wood with a diameter of 1.5m.

The church with an airy precinct, covering 5,000m2, is shaded by lush trees and rows of Sa-ke (breadfruit) trees, scientifically known as Artocarpus altilis. Originally, the church was painted white but it now becomes dark-grey and looks like a painting near the Ky Lo River.

The facade of the church was designed in the Gothic architectural style with two steeples, one on each side of the ancient mossy cross. Inside the church, tourists can see two dangling ropes that are used to ring the church bells on special occasions.

The two sides of the church’s lobby were designed in an eye-catching pyramid style. The chancel, with colorful windows, yellow-brown walls and a wooden ceiling on which ancient lights are hung, leaves a strong impression on Vietnam tourism.

The pathway shaded by two rows of betel trees leads tourists to Mang Lang Church with its gate always open to welcome those who want to mingle in a peaceful and quiet space, separated from the bustling outside world.

Here, tourists also behold small statues, ancient grey walls and a praying table that create a mystery and holiness for the Mang Lang Church.

VietNamNet/VNP