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Visit Bach Ma temple for Religious Hanoi Tours & Travel

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Va temple in Son Tay, Hanoi

1. Overview:

Bach Ma Temple (“Bach Ma Dark Spirit") is one of the four towns of the ancient Thang Long citadel, including four temples: Quan Thanh Temple (guarding the north of the citadel); Kim Lien Temple (guarding the south of the citadel); Voi Phuc Temple (guarding the west of the citadel); Bach Ma Temple (fortress in the East of the Citadel), is located at 76 Hang Buom Street, Hang Buom Ward, Hoan Kiem District, Hanoi.

2. History of Temple:

In the past, Bach Ma temple was located in the geographical area of ​​Ha Khau ward, Dong Tho canton, Tho Xuong district, Hoai Duc ward, Thang Long.

Bach Ma Temple was built in the 9th century to worship Long Do (Dragon’s navel) – the original god of ancient Hanoi. In the 10th century, when sending troops to quell the rebellion, Dinh Bo Linh went to Bach Ma temple to the east of Dai La citadel to pray for the island to ask God to bless the country. Dinh Bo Linh went to Dang Xa village (Van Xa, Kim Bang, Ha Nam) to recruit troops, from there Dinh Bo Linh could not fight anywhere, and was honored as Van Thang Vuong, averaging 12 soldiers. After reunifying the country, and returning to Dang Xa village, King Dinh Tien Hoang dreamed of a god claiming to be Than Bach Ma, who reported in a dream that: "The god obeyed Hoang Thien’s orders and followed the king to fight the enemy. Now the world is at peace, but the king has not yet offered thanksgiving, so it is not the right ceremony". When the king woke up, he knew that God was very inspirational, so he bestowed a beautiful letter on him, ordained as Protectorate Canh Linh Thong The World, Do Dai Thanh Hoang Linh Lang Bach Ma Dai Vuong Supremely Phuc Than. Dinh Tien Hoang sent an emissary to bring Bach Ma god to Dang Xa commune, Co Bang district, Phu Ly Nhan, Dao Son Nam, instructing the people to build one more temple of Bach Ma god in the homeland of Queen Duong Thi Nguyet to worship, called Spirit Lang Bach Ma temple. In the Nguyen Dynasty, King Dong Khanh in the 9th year gave him the title: Ham Quang Thuong Dang Than, especially for worship, to remember the joy of the country and clearly show the sea of ​​worship. Therefore, today in Ha Nam, there is also Bach Ma temple to worship the god in the capital of Thang Long.

In 1010, when Ly Thai To moved the capital from Hoa Lu to Thang Long, he intended to build the citadel, but many times the citadel collapsed. The king sent people to pray at the temple of Long Do god when he saw a white horse coming out from the temple. The king followed the horse’s footsteps, drew up a plan to build the city, and the new city stood firm. He was crowned by King Ly Thai To as the Emperor of Thang Long citadel.

The epitaph still in the temple says that Bach Ma temple was greatly renovated in the Chinh Hoa era (1680-1705) of Le Hy Tong’s reign, in the 20th year of Minh Menh (1839) it was restored again: repairing the temple, built its own document, built Phuong Dinh, the scale is increasingly spacious, the landscape is sacred and famous in the sacred land.

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3. Architecture:

Currently, the temple has a large architectural scale, facing the South, including Nghi Mon, Phuong Dinh, Dai Bai, Burning incense, Forbidden Palace, and council house in the back. These items are arranged vertically, in a closed space. The remaining temple architecture today is mainly in the artistic style of the Nguyen Dynasty (19th century). Prominent in the architectural structure of the temple is the entire wooden house frame with a system of large ironwood columns, the roof support sets are made in the style of “gong racks stacked with two children", especially the “three-way system" at the temple. The communal house is both a force-bearing and a work of art and is used to hang lights during festivals and the “crab shell arch" structure supports the eaves of the incense burning house. On the wooden sticks, salads, crossbeams, and stacks, there are many decorative pieces with rich themes and strong and strong lines.

4. History:

According to the stele erected in the 36th year of Tu Duc (1883) at the temple, the temple has existed since the time when Vietnam was under the domination of the Tang Dynasty. At that time, the temple was a small shrine but very inspiring. In 1831 (the 12th Minh Mang), the provincial capital of Son Tay was established, gathering many officials and merchants, just 2km from the Va temple. To meet the religious needs, these people along with the people around the area have worked hard to build more 5-room ancestral houses. Up to now, the prefab house has undergone three major renovations: in 1829 (the 10th Minh Mang), the great building in 1902 (the 14th Thanh Thai), and again in 1932 (the 7th Bao Dai). According to feng shui theory, the hill has the shape of a turtle swimming towards the rising sun. The temple’s campus is about 2,000m² wide, surrounded by laterite walls over 2m high.

5. Architecture:

And Temple is built in the North-South direction, the temple door has wide three gates, the roof is covered with ancient tiles, on the top is embossed with the image of two dragons of the tide. Nghi Mon – the main gate of the temple, facing Tan Vien mountain (in Ba Vi district) consists of three compartments built on a high platform. Nghi Mon has three rows of wooden columns placed on a laterite millet. Adjacent to the subject, posted on both sides vertically is the bell tower and the drum attic with similar architecture with 8-roof match stacks modeled after the drum attic, the temple steeple, and the appearance of Khue Van Cac in Quoc Tu. Superintendent. The face of the temple courtyard is decorated with the theme of five blessings with the image of five bats spreading their wings embracing a round window. Mr. Phung Minh Son said: “The Temple of Va was designed with “domestic and foreign affairs", so the temple is the main place of worship. Thuong temple, Ha temple, Trung temple are still worshiping hope. And inside the temple is to worship the Tam Tam Tan Vien Son and Mau Mother, then to the communal council, the four royal pillars, and the mandarins. In addition, there are bureaucrats, martial arts officials, and other mandarins. It is meant to represent an ancient country. Only in the And Temple is to show this through the “internal and external" architecture.

6. Interiors:

In the interior of the temple, the communal house is inside, the left side has an incense tree, the altar, the outside has a shrine to worship Te Vuong Phi, and the right side of the communal house worships Be Nui. Burning incense and forbidden palace with altars and sacrifices.

At present, the temple still preserves many valuable ancient relics such as stele, ordination, palanquin, worshiping crane, and double phoenix. Along with architectural and artistic values, the relics of Bach Ma temple is a source of documentation. valuable to study and learn about Thang Long-Hanoi in many aspects.

With more than a thousand years of history, Bach Ma Temple is one of the typical architectural and artistic monuments of the Hanoi capital.

6. Event:

Time of Bach Ma Temple Festival: February 12 – February 13 of the lunar calendar every year.

7. Tours:

  • Hanoi city tour;
  • Hanoi food tour;
  • Hanoi cycling tour;
  • Hanoi cyclo tour
  • Hanoi city tour: 1/2 day
  • Hanoi city tour: full day
  • Duong Lam Tour
  • The religious Hanoi Tours bring you to visit Bach Ma Temple & the oldest pagodas.
Map

Way to Bach Ma Temple

Customized Va Temple , Duong Lam Village & Hanoi tours

Day 01

HANOI ARRIVAL – GREETING – HANOI CITY TOUR– Private Tour (L)

  • Good morning, pick you up at Noi Bai International
  • Airport and transfer to Hanoi Capital city.
  • Check-in the hotel then have lunch at the restaurant.
  • Afternoon sightseeing tour begins with a visit to President Ho Chi Minh Mausoleum ( closed on Monday and Friday, every afternoon, and whole from 15 June – 15 August, view the outside the building). Inside the mausoleum, there are sightseeing of the Presidential Palace (view from outside), President’s Fishpond, House On Stilts, and One Pillar Pagoda.
  • Next, we will pay a visit to the Temple of Literature. It is where Confucius – The founder of Confucianism was worshiped. This place as known as the first National University of Vietnam. It is where kings, mandarins, talented people of Vietnam training to the functionary.
  • Our tour continues with an exciting visit. We will visit one of the most beautiful lakes in Hanoi is Hoan Kiem Lake. Then, we will go to the Ngoc Son Temple, which is in the middle of Hoan Kiem Lake.
  • Continue a short walking tour around the old quarter with a tour guide.

Day Inclusions: Private A/C transfer, English-speaking tour guide in Hanoi, lunch, entrance fee, hotel in Hanoi

Day 02

HANOI – NINH BINH (TAM COC, HOA LU) TOUR (B/L)

  • Good morning, have breakfast at the hotel.
  • 7.30 – 8.00 AM: Pick you up at your hotel in the Old Quarter and transfer to Tam Coc.
  • 8.00 – 10.00 AM: After two hours of transferring, our tour guide will introduce you to Vietnam as the history, culture, lifestyle of local people. On the conical hat, we will have a mini-game show to teach you how to say and write some Vietnamese simple words such as Xin Chào, Tạm Biệt, Tôi yêu Ninh Bình, etc. We will give you a little souvenir and you can wear it during the trip.
  • 10 AM: We will prepare for a boat trip to visit the beautiful Tam Coc. It takes 1.30 hours rowing along the Ngo Dong river through the three mysterious caves. You can enjoy spectacular scenery surrounded by rice paddies and towering limestone mountain peaks.
  • 11.30 AM: We will get on Thanh pier for a short walk to visit Thai Vi Temple, which is one of the well-known temples in Ninh Binh, Vietnam. We will continue 10 minutes walking along majestic valley with rice fields, rivers and lotus ponds for Tam Coc Nature Lodge where we will relaxing
  • Enjoy your lunch in here – Vietnamese food.
  • 1.30 PM: you have a chance to be a fisherman and learn how to catch the fish in the pond or river.
  • 2:00 – 3:00 PM: We ride a bike to Thung Nang, along the river among the rice field, lotus ponds, and limestone Mountains. We will continue to through a peaceful Dan Khe Trong village. This area is a real picture of the rural countryside in the north of Vietnam.
  • 15: 00: Return the van, drive to visit Hoa Lu Ancient citadel which was built in the 10th century, and the temple dedicated to King Dinh and King Le
  • 4:00 PM: Back to Hanoi Capital.
  • 18:30: Arrive in Hanoi & we will drop you at your hotel in the Old Quarter.
  • Have dinner is available on your request.
  • Overnight at the Hanoi Hotel.

Day Inclusions: Car/Mini-Van, Outstanding English speaking guide, Lunch – Vietnamese Cuisine at Tam Coc Nature Eco Lodge, All sightseeing tickets, Good bike with gears, 02 bottles of Mineral water, Services charges and government tax, Rowing boat to visit Tam Coc, One conical hat as souvenir, Demonstration of teaching to learn how to write, speak Vietnamese, and catch fish

Day 03

HANOI – HALONG CRUISE (B/L/D)

  • Good morning! Enjoy your with have breakfast at your hotel, then check-out the hotel.
  • 07:30 am – 08:00: Pick up from your hotel to travel to Halong Bay (notice: pickup time can be a bit flexible depending on each different Cruise, distance Hanoi – Halong bay is 160km, a stop for break time on halfway for a refreshment).
  • You enjoy the drive and sightseeing the peaceful countryside scenery during the bus trip (4 hours), we arrive at the Ha Long bay seaport at around noontime.
  • 12h 30: You will aboard the cruise, check-in & enjoy a welcome drink while your cabin will be assigned.
  • Check-in your cabin and put your luggage in, relax and may do a short inspection tour by moving around the cruise to discover about the cruise’s architecture & design
  • Enjoy the sumptuous lunch with fresh seafood meal while cruise slowly gliding out into the Halong bay.
  • 15h00 – 16h00: Explore the amazing Sung Sot Cave – the most beautiful cave in Halong Bay.
  • 16h00 – 17h00: Cruising to Titop Island. Go swimming and relaxing at the beach of Titop or climb up to the top of the island for a view panorama of Halong Bay.
  • 17h00 – 17h30: Return to the boat, enjoying beautiful seascape on the way.
  • 17h30 – 19h00: Enjoy Sunset Party on the sundeck and admire the best moments of the day when the sun starts to set.

Day Inclusions: Hotel breakfast, shuttle bus A/C transfer, English speaking tour guide on CRUISE only, entrance fee, full board, joint Cruise in Halong bay with private cabin (2 persons share 1 cabin)

Day 04

HALONG BAY – HANOI (B/L)

  • Start your day with Tai Chi exercises or a photo hunt.
  • 07h00 – 07h30 Have breakfast on board and enjoy the peaceful morning of Halong Bay.
  • 08h30 – 09h30 Kayak among the hidden areas of the bay, around the Drum Cave.
  • 09h45 Return to the boat. Freshen up and check out of your cabin.
  • 10h00 – 10h30 Continue your cruise exploring the Bay, passing Ba Hang fishing village, Dog Islet, and more.
  • 10h30 – 11h30 while heading back to the harbor, watch the fruit carving demonstration and participate in the Cooking Class before enjoying a traditional Vietnamese lunch.
  • 11h45 – 12h00 Disembark V’Spirit Classic.
  • 12h15 – 12h30 Transfer back to Hanoi.
  • About 16:00 – Arrival back to Hanoi central city, recheck in the hotel
  • Dinner is available on your request.
  • Free time & Overnight in Hanoi city

Day 05

HANOI CITY CENTER TO NOI BAI AIRPORT – DEPARTURE (B)

  • Good morning, enjoy breakfast at the hotel. Then, you have some free time to explore Hanoi city before going to Noi Bai airport for your scheduled flight.
  • The end of the tour, thank you and see you again!

What's included in this trip :

  • A/C accommodation with DOUBLE or TWIN ROOM (2 persons share 1 room; single room can be available on request) with daily breakfast
  • A/C transfer from Airports to the hotel and other tourist destinations according to the itinerary
  • Bus round trip to Hanoi – Ha Long Bay; (private land transfer available on request)
  • 2 days 1 night on Joint Cruise trip in Ha Long Bay, with DOUBLE or TWIN (2 persons share 1 cabin; single cabin can be available on request), full meals on board
  • Kayaking in Ha Long Bay
  • Meals as indicated in the itinerary. (Breakfast = 04; Lunch = 04; Dinner = 01)
  • English- speaking guides as specified (Chinese/ Malaysian speaking guide can be available on request)
  • Entrance fees
  • Mineral water (2 bottles/ per day with sightseeing tour)
What's excluded in this trip:
  • All international and domestic flights
  • Specified as Chinese/ Malaysian/ Indonesian/Thai speaking guide can be available on request to pay for extra-fee.
  • Travel Insurance
  • Airport taxes
  • All meals not mentioned
  • Tips for tour guides, drivers, crew members in Ha Long Bay, other attendants if may have (3 USD/pax/day)
  • Other personal expenses not mentioned.
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April 2019

Amazing tour in Saigon Ho Chi Min

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December 2019

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I booked with Impress Travel in July. My contact person was Tommy Thang. He is an amazing person. He was very helpful. He changed my program twice for me. Very accommodating!
We started our holiday in the north (Sapa)of Vietnam and travelled down to HCMC.
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Tour of Vietnam

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January 2020

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At first, I was just planning a trip to Hanoi, Halong Bay, and Ninh Binh for my small family.
Some close friends heard about our plans and wanted to join the trip. Eventually the group grew to be 7 families, with 25 adults and children of varying interests and expectations.
 While I was excited at the prospect of touring Vietnam with good friends, I felt anxiously responsible to ascertain that everything must be well organized and everyone satisfied. This is why I am so very, very glad to have found Impress Travel. Mr. Mark responded quickly to all my inquiries, customized a wonderful trip according to the group's preferences, tirelessly worked out every detail for our 7-day trip, all at a reasonable price. Our guide, Trung, is knowledgeable, helpful, quick to respond to any need, and well-loved by everyone in the group. All my friends found this a marvelous trip, filled with beautiful memories, very much to my delight and relief!

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October 2019

North Vietnam - Sapa, Halong Bay, Hanoi+ Bai Dinh

Mr Tommy, on behalf of our group, we thank you for your efforts in putting together such a memorable vacation and experience of Sapa, overnight train, Halong Bay, Hanoi + Bai Dinh, your tour guides are so knowledgeable, passionate + helpful. We thoroughly enjoyed ourselves and we will certainly recommend your tour agency to our friends and share our experiences in social media.
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November 2019

Vietnam Travel with Mr. Mark

It was amazing place to visit in the north of vietnam , we really enjoy all the trip especially their foods , culture, beautiful view and so on.

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November 2019

Hanoi,Sapa,Hanoi,Danang,Hanoi 8D7N Online searching for a reliable travel agent n come across Impress Travel. Contacted

Accommodations were good especially Thang Long Espana Hotel (the Hotel Management automated upgraded us to VIP rooms.Is really unexpected). Overalled tours n places visited very well but only local guides r not good organizing the itineraries. Especially at Sapa Lao Cai and Cat Cat Villages walking tours push to the same day about 8hours for 7km (which is on 1st&2nd days arrival) so tiring. Lunch not good enough 4 so many hours of walking. In Danang Bana Hill the local guide shd arrange 2 visit Bana Hill 1st n not last coz' spend a short time n not nice photos taken due to rain (went in morning time no rain).
Overall tours, hotels, transportation, prices are strongly recommended. Especially Daniel Dang Impress Travel for welcoming and bye-bye wishes.
Daniel Dang tks from 8 of us having a wonderful time n memorable trip for 8D7N Sapa, Hanoi, Danang with Impress Travel. Meet u all again.

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November 2019

5days Hanoi-Tam Coc-Ninh Binh-Halong Bay

We are family of 6 from Singapore and Malaysia joining Hanoi Impress Travel on 30 October-04 November 2019. We are really impressed with the company and tour guides with their professionalism and well organised arrangement. Lily is our guide for Hanoi, Tam Coc and Ninh Binh. She is excellent and very informative. She even taking care of us until late night. We walk us from Old Quarters to the hotel and brought us to try the famous road side foods. She even helped us to pay for our order to avoid overcharge by the stall. Another guide, David BK (Swan Cruise) brought us to Halong Bay cruise. He is excellent and humorous. He handles everything throughout the trip. He served meals for guests on the cruise, organised happy hour, guiding us for Kayaking, teaching Taiji and cooking class on cruise. The cruise ship is ok and the hotel in Hanoi-Adamas Hotel is small but new and clean with reasonable ok breakfast. Anyway thank you for the wonderful arrangement.

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November 2019

Professional and well organized

We booked a 8 day private tour package for 9 persons for Northern and Central Vietnam . We experienced great and very professional service from the Impress travel team. Tommy was very easy to contact and accommodated our requests.
All the tour guides were very good, spoke good English, friendly and patient. All the vehicles were very clean , spacious enough for our group of 6 adults and 3 children. The drivers were extremely safe and ontime.
Meals were served in clean restaurants.
Overall we had a good holiday .Thank you Tommy and Impress travel for a great experience.

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November 2019

Great service from Impress travel during in Hanoi

We booked package for 9 persons in Hanoi and i was experienced great service during my stay! the PIC (Mr. Mark) was very pleasant and so easily to contact, i was communicated so easily for trip preparation..the tour guide for Trang An was good, Mr Hiep was helped us very well, and he was so patient on witing us shopping! Thank you Hiep!!
during in Hanoi we were stayed in great hotel with nice service also, and during in Halong Bay, they also choosen the best cruise for us! Swan cruise and also the Mr Cong was great!! thank you!!
for transporation, the car was good and driver are pleasant, but only a little bit communication since the driver less good in english. but overall great!!
all the choosen food for lunch and dinner was delicious
Thank you so much Impress travel

Sulagna
November 2019

Excellent, Polite and Helpful Team

Impress Travels has been very helpful in making our vietnam travel amazing. We were a bunch of 7 friends wanting to go on a budget trip covering most locations. Hence, this subjected to a lot of changes during our discussion with the tour guide Daniel.
However, he has been patient enough in hearing out our needs - be it itienary , hotel bookings or even the mode of payment.

They really understand your needs. And needless to say our experience was amazing. All of this support and help has really made our vietnam trip the most memorable as far ❤️

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November 2019

5D/4N Hanoi-Ninh Binh- Halong Bay

I was searching for a reliable travel agent and come across Impress Travel and the many reviews of them. I booked 5D/4N, Hanoi-Trang An-Halong Bay private trip for a party of 6. I communicated with Mr Daniel Dang throughout the time until the day we arrived. Mr Daniel is very patient, helpful, and accommodating to our requirements despite many changes made to the itinerary. The price is very reasonable unlike other travel agents.
Our tour guide, Lily was very friendly and efficientknowledgeable and speak good English.
Highly recommend “Trang An Boat Tour”. The caves was spectacular and beautifully.
2D/1N Halong Bay – Swan Cruise was awesome with amazing view of the cave. Our guide Mr David was hilarious, helpful, accommodating, and everything was well organized. Beside the normal
activities of kayaking, swimming, Tai Chi, culinary lesson, we are indeed very very fortunate to have
the chance to celebrate the “Mooncake Festival” while cruising and admiring the full moon.
Spread of mooncake, dessert, sweet snack, fruits, cocktail, beer and mini dragon dance complete the celebration. Tourists from all over the world party all night long.

Although we paid for a 3-star package, the hotel (Thang Long Espana Hotel), meals and transport provided were also above average. Our gang have a very enjoyable and memorable trip in Hanoi.
Impress Travel really impressed us with their service and will engage their service in future.
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November 2019

16 days Private Tour

Hanoi – Duong Lam - Halong Bay – Hue – Danang – Hoi An – Ho Chi Minh city – Mekong Delta – Cai Be – Vinh Long – Can Tho – Phu Quoc Island - Ho Chi Minh city.
It is worth talking about details, say what you want to see, watch the hotels, indicate which rooms you want, the office will organize everything for you. I highly recommend!
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November 2019

Our 3 week tour of Vietnam, Cambodia and Laos was excellent

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