Vietnam Pagoda: Architecture&Art

Bai Dinh Pagoda

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<span style="color: #0b5394;">Bai Dinh pagoda is a large population known as many records such as: the largest pagoda of Vietnam, the biggest gold - plated copper of Asia and the longest lobby in Asia. The pagoda is located at the western of the ancient capital Hoa Lu, belonging to Gia Sinh commune, Ninh Binh. It is far about 15 kilometers from Ninh Binh province and 95 kilometers from Hanoi. Bai Dinh Pagoda population has the area of 539 hectares including 27 hectares of ancient Bai Dinh pagoda, 80 hectares of new Bai Dinh area.</span></div>
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<span style="color: #0b5394;">More than 1000 years ago, in Ninh Binh, there have 3 dynasties: Dinh, Tien Le, Ly. Three dynasties are very interested in Buddhism and Buddhism and used Buddhism as the state religion so that in Ninh Binh, there has many ancient pagodas, including Bai Dinh pagoda in the Dinh Mountain. </span></div>
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<span style="color: #0b5394;">The population of Bai Dinh pagoda includes ancient pagoda area and a new pagoda area. New pagoda has monumental architecture but having traditional identity consistent with Vietnam today. Therefore, this place became a popular destination in Vietnam. New Bai Dinh pagoda is honored as the largest pagoda in Southeast Asia. </span></div>
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<span style="color: #0b5394;">Ancient Bai Dinh Pagoda is far about 800 meters from Tam The temple alongside Dinh Mountain. This pagoda is located near the top of a quiet forest area, including Buddhist cave, the temple of God Cao Son, and the temple of Nguyen. The pagoda was recognized as historical-cultural of the nation. There are many architectural details and antiques marked of reign of Ly. </span></div>
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<span style="color: #0b5394;">The new pagoda’s architecture highlights with large cubes marked architectural Vietnamese. The most difference in Bai Dinh Pagoda architectural is in dark roof of phoenix shape, it is not the same the pagoda in China. Especially, the detail also carries the famous traditional handicraft villages of Vietnam. </span></div>
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<span style="color: #0b5394;">Bai Dinh Pagoda is a famous temple for its Asian and the region record. The records of Bai Dinh Pagoda are established: </span></div>
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<span style="color: #0b5394;">Gilt bronze statues of Asia's largest: 100 ton statue in the French electricity </span></div>
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<span style="color: #0b5394;">Owner Largest bronze Buddha in Southeast Asian: 100 ton statue outside. </span></div>
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<span style="color: #0b5394;">The largest bell Vietnam: Great bell weighs 36 tons in the Bell Tower. </span></div>
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<span style="color: #0b5394;">Largest pagoda in Vietnam: total 539 ha (27 ha own ancient temples, pagodas new 80 hectares. </span></div>
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<span style="color: #0b5394;">Pagoda is the longest corridor Asian Horn: Horn corridor approximately 3 kilometers. </span></div>
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<span style="color: #0b5394;">Park has many statues Arhat Temple in Vietnam: 500 the blue stone about 2m high. </span></div>
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<span style="color: #0b5394;">Area wells jade pagoda in Vietnam. </span></div>
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<span style="color: #0b5394;">Area Bodhi temple of most Vietnam: 100 is extracted from the Bodhi Bodhi India.</span></div>
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<span style="color: #0b5394;">Entrance fee: Free</span></div>
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Dau - But Thap pagoda & Bo De pagoda tour full day

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<span style="color: #0b5394;">Tour routes: Hanoi - Dau Pagoda - But Thap pagoda - Bo De pagoda - Hanoi</span></div>
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<i><span style="color: #0b5394;">Dau</span></i><span style="color: #0b5394;"><i> pagoda is at the centre of the prominent historical and cultural sites in northern Bac Ninh Province: the Luy Lau ancient citadel, Si Nhiep temple, and a system of pagodas, temples, villas, roads, markets, tombs, brick and pottery kilns - the evidence of a historical period tens of centuries before Christ. This place was the capital of Giao Chi district, which was then called Giao Chau: the political, economic, cultural centre of Vietnam.</i><br /> </span></div>
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<span style="color: #0b5394;">07h00: Driver and tour guide pick you up at the appointed site then transfer you to Bac Ninh, which is home to Dau Pagoda and But Thap Pagoda.<br />08h30: Arriving in Bac Ninh, our tour guide takes you to visit Dau Pagoda and But Thap Pagoda. The tour guide will give you some introduction to the history and architecture of these two famous pagodas. Being a center of the ancient Luy Lau Citadel that dates back to the second century A.D, Dau Pagoda is considered the most ancient religious structure and an initial source of Buddhism in Vietnam. But Thap Pagoda keeps the well-known statue of a thousand-handed and thousand-eyed Guanyin, which is described as a sculptural masterpiece of Vietnam. Work on the statue began in 1656 and took several years for completion.<br /><br />12h30: Lunch in restaurant.<br />15h00: Visit Bo De Pagoda in Hanoi - The pagoda is not only home to female Buddhist monks, but also nearly 200 children and women with difficulties. It is common to see volunteers at this lively pagoda.<br />17h00: Drop you off at your hotel. End of services!</span></div>
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<span style="color: #0b5394;">- Transports, lunch, entrance fees, English speaking guide.</span></div>
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Quan Ho Bac Ninh Folk songs

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<span style="color: #0b5394;"><i>Quan ho Bac Ninh is folk songs of the Red River Delta, concentrates mainly in Kinh Bac region (provinces of Bac Ninh and Bac Giang). This is a kind of art composed by the elements of music, lyric, costume, festival… Quan ho Bac Ninh folk songs show close-knit relation between male singers (lien anh) and female singers (lien chi) and are typical culture of Kinh Bac region’s people.</i></span></div>
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<span style="color: #0b5394;">Quan ho folk songs passed from generation to generation through oral have the most melodies in Viet Nam’s folk-song genres. Quan ho folk songs are always performed voluntarily in groups of male (bon nam) or female (bon nu). Each group usually has four to six people who are named by order such as “Second Sister”, “Third Sister”, “Fourth Sister”, or “Second Brother”, “Third Brother”, “Fourth Brother” and so on. If the size of a group reaches seven or eight people, then they are divided into “older siblings” and “younger siblings” named as the “Third Older Sister”, “Third Younger Sister” or “Third Older Brother”, “Third Younger Brother”... </span></div>
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<span style="color: #0b5394;">Quan ho folk songs are alternating response songs between the groups of male and female. A group of female from one village sings with a group of male from another village with similar melodies, but different lyrics, and always with alternating tunes. In each group, one person sings the leading tune and another sings a secondary part, but the two should be in perfect harmony at the same timbre. Quan ho folk songs have 213 different melody variations and more than 400 song lyrics. A song lyric includes two parts: the principal text is the core of the song, containing its base lyrics. The lyrics of Quan ho folk songs derived from poems and folk verses of the Viet Nam, mostly 6 syllable and 8 syllable verses, modified 6 syllable and 8 syllable verses, 4 syllable or mixed 4 syllable verses express people’s emotional states in metaphorical language. The secondary text includes words that are added to the melodies, such as i hi, u hu, a ha...</span></div>
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<span style="color: #0b5394;">Quan ho folk songs exist in a cultural environment with their own social customs. The first is friendship custom among Quan ho villages. From the friendship custom, a special social custom appears among Quan ho groups. It’s friend-making custom. Each Quan ho group from one village makes friends with another group from another village following the principle that male groups make friends with female groups and vice versa. With the friendship-partner villages, men and women in Quan ho groups from these villages are not allowed to marry each other. </span></div>
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<span style="color: #0b5394;">One particular characteristic of Quan ho singing is the teaching and dissemination through “sleepover” custom. Boys and girls from 9 to 16 or 17 years old, invite each other to sleep over in their host’s house to learn Quan ho singing techniques. Male and female singers combine and practice their voices in pairs in order to have a unified timbre for performance. </span></div>
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<span style="color: #0b5394;">Quan ho gastronomy uses phoenix wing-shaped quid of betel and areca, Thai Nguyen tea. In meal, it must use red tray (mam son) which is made of timber and painted red to express host’s emotion to visitors. Dishes in the meal depend on each village’s custom but must include a plate of chicken, two plates of lean pork paste, lean pork; especially no fat dishes to avoid damaging voice.</span></div>
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<span style="color: #0b5394;">In performance, the outfits of Quan ho are distinctive. The female costume includes non thung quai thao (the large round Quan ho hat) and scarf for wrapping the hair, camisole, tunic, skirt, scarves tied about the waist and slippers. The male costume includes turban, umbrella, shirt or robe including undershirts and long tunics with five pieces, trousers and slippers. </span></div>
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<span style="color: #0b5394;">For the Bắc Ninh people, festivals not only allow them to highlight their own village's specialties, such as ceramics, folk painting, wrestling, kite parades, or bird contest, among a great many other things, but also their common prized heritage, the Hát Quan Họ tradition.</span></div>
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<span style="color: #0b5394;">Hát Quan Họ in festivals traditionally began either at the communal-ritual house or at the Buddhist temple as early as the night before the main festival day. Nowadays, only a few major festivals continue that tradition, while most villages carry out the singing on the main day.</span></div>
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<span style="color: #0b5394;">Instrumental accompaniment is slowly creeping in and welcomed by quan họ singers in some villages. The đàn bầu (monochord) is the most common instrument, followed by the sáo trúc (bamboo flute). Other traditional instruments may include the tam thập lục (36-stringed hammered dulcimer), etc. Occasionally the acoustic guitar and even the electronic keyboard are used.</span></div>
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<span style="color: #0b5394;">At 16h55 on September 30, 2009 in Abu Dhabi Capital of United Arab Emirates, UNESCO recognized Quan ho Bac Ninh folk songs as intangible cultural heritage of humanity for its cultural value, social custom preservation, performing arts, style of contact, lyric and costume. The recognized region includes 49 traditional Quan ho villages. 44 of these villages now lie in Bac Ninh Province: Bai Uyen, Due Dong, Ha Giang, Hoai Thi, Hoai Trung, Lung Giang, Lung Son, Ngang Noi, Van Kham, Tam Son, Tieu, Dong Mai, Dong Yen, Bo Son, Cham Khe, Co Me, Duong O, Dau Han, Dieu Thon, Dong Xa, Do Xa, Hoa Dinh, Huu Chap, Kha Le, Khuc Toai, Nem Doai, Nem Son, Nem Tien, Niem Xa, Phuc Son, Thanh Son, Thi Chung, Thi Cau, Tho Ninh, Thuong Dong, Tra Xuyen, Ve An, Viem Xa, Xuan Ai, Xuan Dong, Xuân O, Xuan Vien, Y Na, Yen Man. The remaining 5 traditional villages are located in Bac Giang Province: Gia Son, Huu Nghi, Noi Ninh, Mai Vu, and Sen Ho.</span></div>
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Dau Pagoda - the Cradle of Vietnam Buddhism

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<span style="color: #0b5394;"><i>Dau Pagoda - the oldest Buddhist pagoda in Vietnam with many Buddhists is ideal destination for you to explore Ancient Vietnamese culture</i></span></div>
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<span style="color: #0b5394;">Dau Pagoda, located in Thuan Thanh district, Bac Ninh province, is considered the oldest Buddhist pagoda in Vietnam according to researchers. The pagoda is about 1 hour away from Hanoi Old Quarter, making it easy for a morning trip off the city noise</span></div>
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<span style="color: #0b5394;">In the past, the region where Dau Pagoda was built today was the capital of Giao Chi district, the political, economic and cultural center of Vietnam. About 1,800 years ago, the Indian monk named Khau Da La came to this area to do the missionary work and founded the first Buddhism center in Vietnam called Luy Lau. There were many pagodas, citadels and market built in the area at that time and Dau Pagoda was among them.</span></div>
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<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiGlAFsUjYAAdHvGChSMFi7frG7wj2vK2drSa2Ta1SM00u6JtgsoJZFjxN-0UVsQuTuweqwq6A1b5TvNV1JIUlWBXcVdmJsn4H7qkLKuLUUwWGi9aRbwWfx6jfydsonqNcGMAtacWhyphenhyphen6nmI/s1600/Dau+pagoda2.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" height="143" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiGlAFsUjYAAdHvGChSMFi7frG7wj2vK2drSa2Ta1SM00u6JtgsoJZFjxN-0UVsQuTuweqwq6A1b5TvNV1JIUlWBXcVdmJsn4H7qkLKuLUUwWGi9aRbwWfx6jfydsonqNcGMAtacWhyphenhyphen6nmI/s200/Dau+pagoda2.jpg" width="200" /></a><span style="color: #0b5394;">As Dau Pagoda was the biggest pagoda in the Buddhist center region, many monks from either India or China came there to do research and spread Buddhism to the local residents.</span></div>
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<span style="color: #0b5394;">This ancient pagoda has undergone many restorations and expansion, with the largest construction undertaken under the Ly and Tran dynasty. Going through the fluctuation of history, although many structures in the region were destroyed, the pagoda still exists and preserves the traditional oriental architecture style especially the wood block aged about 1752 years old and two bronzes' Xa Loi bodies of Vu Khac Minh and Vu Khac Truong monk.</span></div>
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<span style="color: #0b5394;">The yard in front of the pagoda hosts a three stories tower name Hoa Phong. The tower originally had six stories but it was partly destroyed. Inside the tower, there are a number of valuable artifacts such as a large bell dating back in Canh Thinh Dynasty (1793), a big bronze gong casted in Ming Mang Dynasty (1817) and several statues of Gods in Buddhist legends.</span></div>
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<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiXGEMr5kIOsDaBex5lWCkJLi9wZToEw4MeBQU2fhAhTS7gbe4MtQjEmBpCofuxy2kDKuaQ2fuQrW5NLdHU8xSE5ILtJCMuKeILL4sQ0jeJ9Bz2u8lsi6zD3BIDGSb6mTycVINEVAyz1Vpa/s1600/Dau+pagoda1.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" height="149" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiXGEMr5kIOsDaBex5lWCkJLi9wZToEw4MeBQU2fhAhTS7gbe4MtQjEmBpCofuxy2kDKuaQ2fuQrW5NLdHU8xSE5ILtJCMuKeILL4sQ0jeJ9Bz2u8lsi6zD3BIDGSb6mTycVINEVAyz1Vpa/s200/Dau+pagoda1.jpg" width="200" /></a><span style="color: #0b5394;">Since its inception, Dau Pagoda has hosted the annual Dau Pagoda Festival on April 8th in lunar calendar. This is also the biggest Buddhism festival of the northern region of Vietnam. In 2012, the festival will fall on April 28th.</span></div>
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<span style="color: #0b5394;">The oriental architecture style and the antiques at the pagoda will absolutely impress any visitor. Moreover, it is also a great chance for those who want to discover and experience the traditional culture of Vietnam, and a must visit for Buddhists.</span></div>
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<span style="color: #0b5394;">The best way to get to Chua Dau is to rent a car with a driver, who already knows the way and will take care of parking issues. You can also ride a motorbike, by following highway 5 and turning to Highway 1B. Chua Dau is about 35km from Hanoi downtown.</span></div>
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<span style="color: #0b5394;">If tourists in Vietnam Travel have chance to visit Bac Ninh Province, Dau Pagoda is a must-see place that should not be missed!</span></div>
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<span style="color: #0b5394;"><i>Source:www.vietnamtourism.org.vn</i></span></div>

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