Page 51 - EchaoVn
P. 51
Dong pagoda in Yen Tu - Quang Ninh
apricot forest, Vang waterfall, Giai biosphere reserve in Vietnam to be
Oan spring, Tung road, Truc forest recognized internationally under
are excellent tourist destinations. the Ramsar convention.
Xuan Thuy National Park is located
Over the past years, Truc Lam Yen right at Ba Lat gate where the Red
Tu Monastery has been built on the River merges into the East Sea. The
base of the old Lan pagoda. core area of the park is the salt mash
land on three rivers and sand dunes,
Keo pagoda namely Ngan dune, Lu dune and
Xanh dune in Giao Thien commune.
Keo pagoda was built from 1630 to These cover about 7,100ha,
1632 in Vu Thu District, Thai Binh including: 3,100ha ground land area
Province and is regarded as the with forest and 4,000ha mangrove
largest and most beautiful pagoda swamp land.
in Northern Vietnam Delta. The Every year there are around 100
pagoda has wide architectural scope species of migrating birds heading
covering about 58,000m2. Now, South to seek warmer climates for
there are 17 architectural works left, the winter. Close to one fifth of
including 128 Buddhism worshiping the worlds’ black-faced spoonbill
areas and Zen Buddhist Khong Lo fly through this area. This place is
temple. The famous architectural estimated to accommodate 215
work of the pagoda is bell tower species of water bird; about 165
made of wood with a beautiful, solid species of zooplankton and 154
and unique design. species of zoobenthos, 120 species
of high class plants, including
Xuan Thuy National Park many species of seaweed of high
economic value.
Xuan Thuy National Park is located
in Giao Thuy district (Nam Dinh
Province), 150km from Ha Noi. This
is also the first mangrove swamp
CHÀO VIỆT NAM | 51
