From Ha Tinh City going northward to Vinh City or from Vinh and Nghi Xuan going southward along provincial road 22-12 for 20km, visitors will arrive at Thinh Loc Beach, which is 5km long and has white smooth sand. Behind the beach are high mountains. Visitors can also climb Hong Linh Mountain to visit Chan Tien Pagoda.
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| Chùa Hương Tích | Situated on Tien Am Mountain, one of the 99 mountains in Ngan Hong Range, Chan Tien Pagoda was built in the Tran Dynasty. This area boasts a fascinating landscape, such as Tien Well, Truc, Mai and Thach That Caves, Ong and Ba Stones and Chan Tien footprints, which all mirror on the clear Bau Tien Lake. Along the coastline to Cua Sot estuary, there is a temple worshipping Chieu Trung King Le Khoi, who was a general of the Le Dynasty and a nephew of Le Loi. In the year of Dai Hoa 3 (1446), he was assigned by the King to go to fight Chiem Thanh invaders and died of ailment at Cua Sot. His body was buried in Long Ngam top of Nam Gioi Mountain where still remains a poem dedicated by King Le Thanh Tong.
From Chan Tien going to Can Loc, visitors will reach Huong Tich Pagoda, called “first-rank landscape of Hoan Chau”, which is related to the legend of Princess Dieu Thu becoming Buddhist. Situated nearly 800m above sea level, the Pagoda is covered with mist from Hong Mountain and legends about Princess-Buddhist Ba saving people and the world from suffering. On the way to Huong Tich, visitors will behold a beautiful landscape of green mountains and blue water from Hong Linh Mountain, enjoy fresh water from Huong Tuyen Stream and visit the foundation of Trang Vuong ancient castle.
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