Visiting Long Son Pagoda in Nha Trang to experience the most fascinating spiritual culture of Vietnam.
Talking to beautiful Nha Trang city, Long Son Pagoda appears as the indispensable spiritual beauty associated with many sophisticated architectural art works, creating its unique attraction for tourists. Reminded to Long Son Pagoda, Kim Than Buddha is the symbol of the poetic pagoda beauty. Long Son Pagoda is located at No. 20, 23rd Street, Phuong Son Ward, at the foot of Trai Thuy Hill, Nha Trang City.
Long Son pagoda is the very beautiful location, and convenient for tourists. The pagoda was erected on a high, airy, and lush green hillside. The houses of the academy, the office and the net, are in harmony with the massive temple, forming a complete structure hidden beneath the tall bodhi trees, lush foliage and bushes surrounding the trees.
First appearance that attracts lots of tourists is the pagoda as the leaf-roofed house on the top of Trai Thuy hill (right at the White Buddha position now) with the name of Dang Son himself. In the fall of 1900, the pagoda was completely collapsed after a violent storm, so the pagoda’s founder decided to move the pagoda to the foot of Treasure Hill as it is today. When moving to the foot of the hill, Ngo Chi Monk built the smaller pagoda and renamed as Long Son.
From the main pagoda, going to the Kim Than Buddha statue will be exciting adventure for tourists in the journey to conquer 193 steps. When reaching the 44 th level, tourists should visit the Nibbana, with 17 m in height, behind the statue that depicts the footage of the Buddha’s 49 disciples built in 2003. Then continuing to visit the statue of the Buddha on the hilltop. The structure of the statue surprises tourists for its magnificent appearance, with 24 meters in height.
Let’s come to the Long Son pagoda to experience historical values of Vietnam in here!