Coming to Poshanu Cham Tower will be the ideal selection to fulfill your discovery journey in Phan Thiet that many tourists cannot ignore for its meaningful contribution on this area specialty. Located on Ba Na hill, in Phu Hai ward, 7 km from north-east of Phan Thiet city, Poshanu tower is the historical relic that marks the heroic land of a powerful kingdom associated with the signature construction technique excellences in Binh Thuan waiting you to explore.
Poshanu Cham tower contains a group of temples built around the end of the eighth century, early ninth century in the ancient Kingdom of Champa, worshiping god Shiva, one of the gods of Hinduism. The tower was built in the style of Hoa Lai architecture, the most successful tower architecture of the Champa people, according to the art researchers. Poshanu tower specializes its architectures into three towers: The main tower is 15 meters in height slightly tended to the south, two auxiliary towers slightly go to the east of the main tower. The shrine of Shiva is represented by the stone Linga-Yôni altar preserved in the main tower. Tourists will able to admire the ancient beauty and many uncharted mysteries that artisans and builders of Champa brought to eternity, especially witness a historical remnant of a kingdom still exited today.
The birth of the Poshanu Cham tower is associated with the beautiful love story of Princess Poshanu. Poshanu is a princess who has great merit in organizing the guidance of the people in Tuy Phong, Bac Binh and Ham Thuan Bac districts. She also set many rules in the communication, family and social progress of the court during that period. Princess Poshanu, overcoming many social prejudices, fell in love and married with Po Sahaniemar, a Muslim in the Ma Lin region. However, Prince Siddhartha’s younger brother did not want his sister to marry a pagan. On a pilgrimage to India by Po Sahaniempar under Islamic law, Podam has plotted to split the two. In the last months of her life she lived alone in Bianneh. The Cham later sculpted her statue and worshiped her in the tower.
Let’s come to discover Poshanu Cham tower once day to truly immerse in typical Cham history and culture in Vietnam!
