Non Nuoc Mountain (Ngu Hanh Son)

Located about 8km southeast of Da Nang city center, Ngu Hanh Son is a cluster of 5 mountains possessing the beauty of a charming sky, sea and water with historical, cultural and historical values. deeply spiritual. It seems that anyone who has ever known Da Nang knows Ngu Hanh Son.

Ngu Hanh Son is so famous that many people want to see Ngu Hanh Son as a symbol of Da Nang city. Fanciful, poetic space, temples and caves… not far from the city center, Marble Mountains has long been truly a private paradise for tourists.

Five Elements Mountain

Following the long coastal road towards Hoi An, visitors will surely be attracted by this giant “mountain island” named Marble Mountains. With names named according to the theory of five elements including: Kim Son, Moc Son, Thuy Son, Hoa Son and Tho Son, each mountain here carries with it different legends and mysterious beauty. Ngu Hanh Son due to its geographical structure is a complex of interesting and beautiful caves.

Of all the verbs Quan Am (Kim Son), Huyen Vi (Hoa Son), to Am Phu, Hoa Nghiem, Linh Nham, Van Thong, Thien Long, Thien Phuoc Dia (Thuy Son), perhaps beautiful and famous In Ngu Hanh Son’s language, Huyen Khong cave is located on Thuy Son mountain. As an open-air, dry, bright and airy cave, on sunny days, from the rock crevices above, the light effect from streams to nature makes Huyen Khong fanciful and poetic like a dreamland.

The interesting thing in the journey to discover Ngu Hanh Son is the interweaving of the magical cave system with the ancient temple complex. Can mention Quan Am pagoda; Linh Son pagoda; Pho Da Son pagoda; Long Hoa, Hue Quang, Tam Thai, Linh Ung pagodas… Leaning back against the mountains, the temples here and in nature possess a deep, quiet and sacred look rarely found anywhere else.

Names

Nearly 200 years ago, King Minh Mang used to come here. He himself named mountains, caves and temples. No one knows the names: Ngu Hanh Son, Huyen Khong, Hoa Nghiem, Lang Hu, Tang Chan, Van Nguyet, Thien Long, .. made the king think how much time it took. But one thing is for sure, in the midst of national worries for the sake of the people’s livelihood, in the soul of this king, the landscape of Ngu Hanh Son has occupied an important part as a pride in a beautiful southern land.

Long time worship

Before the 15th century, Ngu Hanh Son was a place to worship the gods of the Champa people according to their beliefs. The Vietnamese in the journey to the South brought Buddhism in and along with that, the construction of temples was increasingly noticed here. The natural caves and temple system in Ngu Hanh Son are both random and conscious, creating a harmonious beauty, seductive, inviting but also discreet, hiding many emotions. surprises during the visitor’s journey.

Like many other places, these mountains surround themselves with many different legends. The poetic space of the landscape and the fairy-tale look of the old stories have brought Ngu Hanh Son a sense that few places have. In Chinese philosophical thinking, the Five Elements: Metal, Wood, Water, Fire, and Earth are the elements constituting the universe. The number 5 is an extremely important number in Eastern thinking and life. Looking at it like that, in coincidence, the five tops: Kim Son, Moc Son, Thuy Son, Hoa Son, Tho Son in itself contain strange and unusual looks.

Non Nuoc stone handicraft village

After hours of adventure in the legend of Ngu Hanh, visitors will stop at Non Nuoc stone handicraft village located at the foot of the mountain. As one of the nearly 400-year-old traditional craft villages in Da Nang, this place is famous for its beautiful and sophisticated stone art products created by skillful hands of artisans.

Visiting the sculpture facility in Non Nuoc craft village, visitors can’t help but marvel at the richness and vibrancy of the items on sale. This place has a variety of products with all sizes made from stone that will make it difficult for visitors to refuse to buy a product of the stone village as a souvenir or to give to their loved ones…

Entrance ticket:

– Adult:
+ Thuy Son cave: 15,000 VND/person.
+ Hades Cave: 15,000 VND/person.
– Students: 5,000 VND/person.
– Elevator: 15,000 VND/person/time.

Good tip:

+ You can take the yellow bus, number 1 from Da Nang – Hoi An for 25,000/person, stop at Ngu Hanh Son, take about 15 minutes.
+ At the foot of the mountain, is a fine art sculpture village, you can buy stone products, jewelry, … as gifts. Or witness first-hand how the finished products are made by artisans.