Hung Temple historical relic site – Photo: http://baophutho.vn/

Hung Temple Historical Relic Area is located in Co Tich village – Hy Cuong commune – Viet Tri city – Phu Tho province, is a place to worship Hung Kings who founded the country, the ancestors of the Vietnamese people. Hung Temple is 7km north of Viet Tri city center, 90km from Hanoi capital. From Hanoi, visitors can go to Hung Temple by road on National Highway 2 or Hanoi – Lao Cai railway.

Hung Temple is a particularly important historical and cultural relic of the country, built on Hung Mountain – in Phong Chau land – which was the capital of Van Lang State 4,000 years ago. The entire relic site has 4 temples, 1 pagoda and 1 mausoleum in harmony with the natural landscape, with a very spectacular and majestic high terrain, the land is full of the sacred energy of the convergence of mountains and rivers.

Hung Temple was built on Hung Mountain (also known as Ca Mountain in the local language or has many other names: Nghia Linh, Nghia Cuong, Hy Cuong, Hy Son, Bao Thieu Linh, Bao Thieu Son, …), 175m above sea level. Legend has it that Hung Mountain is a dragon’s head facing the South, the dragon’s body curves into Van Mountain, Troc Mountain, Pheo Mountain, …. Van Mountain is 170m high, approximately the same as Hung Mountain. Troc Mountain is located between Hung Mountain and Van Mountain, 145m high. According to legend, these are the three peaks of “Tam Son Cam Dia” that have been worshiped by the people for a long time.

The entire Hung Temple relic site used to be a tropical jungle. Now, only Hung Mountain remains lush and green with 150 species of herbs belonging to 35 families, including some remaining giant trees such as acacia, pine, and cycads, and a few ancient tree species such as cycads and cycads.

Source: Department of Natural Resources and Environment