Overview

Thuy Son is the largest and highest mountain of the famous Marble Mountains in Danang- Hoi An - Hue 4 days group. Thuy Son possesses the convergence of the sky and the sea with the lyrical, and many deep values ​​of spirituality, culture and history.

About Thuy Son stone

Thuy Son mountain is located about 8 km to the southeast of Danang city, in the territory of Hoa Hai ward, Ngu Hanh Son district. Thuy Son is located on a beautiful and bustling Danang - Hoi An tourist road.

Thuy Son is the largest, highest and most beautiful mountain among the mountains of the Marble Mountains - a famous landscape in Danang, with a height of 106 meters and a width of 7 hectares. It also has the most temples and caves in the 6 mountains of the Marble Mountains.

Like the other mountains in the Marble Mountains, Thuy Son possesses its own beauty in terms of location, shape, material of rocky mountains, temples and caves. Thuy Son mountain has 3 peaks like 3 stars of Dai Hung constellation star (or Tam Thai). Thuy Son possesses the beauty of the convergence of the sky and the sea with the lyrical and the deep values ​​of spirituality, culture and history.

Thuy Son stone

Thuy Son stone

How to explore Thuy Son stone

There are two roads to the pagodas and the caves at Thuy Son mountain: the east is a gate of 108 steps leading to Linh Ung Pagoda, the west is a gate of 156 steps leading to Tam Thai pagoda. Usually visitors will follow the West gate to go up the mountain and down the mountain at the East gate.

According to history books, Thuy Son is the mountain that King Minh Mang visited the most. It was in the 1825 (6th year of Minh Mang), 1827 (7th year) and 1837 (18th year). The two paths up the mountain were built by King Minh Mang for the first time.

Explore Thuy Son stone

3 peaks of Thuy Son mountain include:

  • Thuong Thai: the highest peak, located in the direction of northwest Thuy Son including tha pagodas of Tam Thai, Tam Ton, Tu Tam, the caves of Huyen Khong, Hoa Nghiem, Linh Nham, Vong Giang Dai, and Hanh Cung area.
  • Trung Thai: Located in the direction of south Thuy Son, there is Van Can Nguyet Quat Gate, the caves of Van Thong, Thien Long and Thien Phuoc Dia.
  • Ha Thai: the lowest peak, located in the east, including Linh Ung pagoda, Tang Chon cave, Vong Hai Dai, and Xa Loi tower.

Thuy Son stone

Tam Thai pagoda

In the last few years, the relics' managed elevator system has opened 2 cabins with 43 meters high, 1.75 m / s, capacity 1.35 T. The elevator has a semicircle shape. With transparent glass partitions, visitors can both go up the mountain and admire the surrounding landscape. The elevator accommodates about 20 guests in each turn. Ticket price is VND 30,000 / turn / two ways.

However, many tourists still choose to take a walk to the top.

In addition, visitors can travel Non Nuoc beach or visit Non Nuoc stone carving village near Thuy Son mountain. This is a place to sculpt many famous stone works such as the Bodhisattva Avalokiteshvara statue at Linh Ung Son Tra pagoda, the statue of Duc Thich Ca Mau Ni at Linh Ung Bana pagoda.

Hope that you have enough information for a trip to Thuy Son mountain, don’t miss this trip in Danang.