The itinerary document outlines a day trip visiting several religious sites associated with Saint Giong in Soc Son District, Hanoi. The trip includes visiting temples, pagodas, and statues located near Soc Son Temple, including the Saint Giong's Bronze Statue, Non Nuoc Pagoda, Dai Bi Pagoda, Mother's Temple, Thuong Temple, and Trinh Temple. Travel between sites is planned to take place using various forms of transportation like train, bus, taxi, walking, and motorbikes. The total distance traveled is estimated to be around 50 kilometers.

2. ITINARERY
TIME ACTIVITIES DISTANCE
7h
meeting at Thai Nguyen station, taking the
tickets
7h15-8h50 moving by train to Trung Gia, Soc Son 40kms
8h55-9h moving by bus about 4kms
9h-9h5 taking a taxi or Xe Om 3kms
9h5-9h35
visiting and praying at the temples and
pagoda
9h35-9h45 taking a rest, taking photos
9h45-11h
going to the Saint Giong's Bronze Statue at
the top of Horse mountain by walk or by
motos
2000 stairs(about
5kms)
11h-12h
having lunch at the opposite holly where built
for vistors taking a short rest
12h-12h30 visiting Non Nuoc pagoda 3kms
12h30-13h
visiting Academy of Buddhism and Museum
of Buddhism
13h-14h
shopping, sight seeing background, taking a
short rest
14h coming home

3. Saint Giong
Temple, also
called Soc Son
Temple, is located
in Soc Son District
of Hanoi, 40kms
from the city
center. The temple
is built at the foot
of the Horse
Mountain which
was believed to be
the place where
Saint Giong
stopped for a rest
after fighting off
the invaders
restoring peace to
Vietnam...
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4. Blessed by three natural lakes and bequeathed a
large reservoir, the site has been religiously
important since the 10th Century due to its
connection to o­ne of Vietnam’s most famous
folk-heroes.
According to the legend, Giong grew from a
child into a man in a matter of days by feasting
voraciously o-n rice, then ousted the Chinese
using his bamboo sword. The temple complex
commemorating him and Vietnam’s victory was
erected sometime around AD980, making it a
viable candidate for the much abused adjective
“ancient”.
The Soc Son Temple is surrounded by
mountains: Mt.Cao Tung to the
South, Mt. Cam to the East, Mt. Co Ngua to the
West, and the Mt. Rua and a piece of flat land to
the Southeast. In the ancient past, these mounts
were covered with thick forests. The area is also
bathed by two rivers: one following from the
North-West to the South-East, the other from the
West to the South.
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5. Ha Temple where Soc Mount was worshipped.
It was built under the rein of king Le Dai Hanh.
Ha Temple has 3 compartments with moss, ancient
architecture and carved masterpieces.
The Temple have a big bronze statue, it weighs 7 tons,
depicts the saint in a sitting posture, hands on knees, with a
majestic and impressive facial expression.
The statue is Soc Mount who was honored as Thánh Thần
Vương. This title was carved on the top of his bronze statue’s
hat.
The statue dating to Nguyen dynasty.
TrinhTemple

6. Mother Temple where Saint Giong’s mother was
worshipped. Mother Temple is a small and pretty
temple with sophisticated engravings. On the temple
gate is a line written “Phù Đổng Danh Truyền
Thiên Thượng Mẫu’’. It has three compartments
.Inside the temple, mother’s statue with a gentle
expression is lacquered red and trimmed with gold.
Outside the temple, there are mother well with the
blue water. It show immense love and care of
mother. The temple was repaired and extended in
1913 under the reign of King Duy Tan.
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7. Through Mother
Temple is the Dai Bi
Pagoda. Only a
small pagoda but it
has a unique
architecture.
The door flame is covered with a red pain as unchanged
following the time. The dome is high bend a little curved,
soaring up beautifully with the red tile.
Inside the pagoda are the pairs of parallel sentences for the
solemn splendor and ancient horizontal lacquered board
here.

8. Walk a few steps
to the Thuong
Temple. Thuong
Temple which is
worship the Saint
Giong.
Compare with Trinh Temple and Mother
Temple, Thuong Temple boarder and more
complex architecture. Thuong Temple was built
with two tiers and eight roofs and curved eaves.
It look like a lotus. Inside the temple is a
double wooden horse. It symbolize the iron
horse and the rode of Saint Giong to expel the
enemy. There are seven status consists of Saint
Giong and bodyguard.

9. There are eight faces like
octagonal.
The first face: like a cover of
legend.
The second face: summarize
about the background of Phu
Dong Thien Vuong.
The third face: Continue tell
about the legend of Phu
Dong Thien Vuong from was
born to three years old. The
fourth face: Vestiges of Saint
Giong on rocky mountain.
The fifth face: To praise the
magical of Saint Giong.
Eight faces of stone tablet

10. The sixth face: Write the customs
of worship every year and it list the
names of communes to worship in
Soc Temple.
The seven face: consists of two
parts
First part: continue write the
customs of worship, the way to
prepare the offering for each
holiday.
Second part: recording the
restoration.

11. The statue of Saint Giong
located on the top of the Da
Chong mountain in Phu Linh
commune , Soc Son distric Ha
Noi .It was made of bronze and
had the heigh to the hill is 11,07
with expanding distance is 16 .
It has weight of 85 tons ,
showing imagine of the young
saint is flying into the sky.

12. Ve Linh commune in Soc Son
distric Ha Noi.Thien Uyen
Tap Anh books and Complete
History Great Vietnamese
master said first abbot of this
temple is Ngo Chan Luu (933-
1011).
The statue of Saint Giong located on the top of the Da
Chong mountain in Phu Linh commune , Soc Son distric
Ha Noi .It was made of bronze and had the heigh to the
hill is 11,07 with expanding distance is 16 . It has weight
of 85 tons , showing imagine of the young saint is flying
into the sky.
Non Nuoc pagoda located in
relic of Soc Temple at hight
than 110 m above the foot of
the mountain. It is middle of
an arc, likes sitting on throne ,
looks down towards the green
lake, and the thriving village
of

13. Buddhism statue is made during 18
months with a weigt of 20 tons
monolithic cast bronze , cast bronze
lotus is also associated with a weight of
10 tons .It has a height of 5.3 m , 1,35
high , 1,75m high stone pedestal.

14. Buddhism Academy in
Hanoi Vietnam
Buddhism
Academy in Hanoi
is one of the four
Buddhism
Academies (Buddhism academy in Hanoi, Ho Chi Minh City,
Hue, Khmer Theravada Buddhism in Can Tho) centrally
Buddhist Church of Vietnam .

15. I - Genaral information institute of:
1 - Full name :
Buddhist Academy in Hanoi Vietnam .
2 - Name ago : The Vietnam Buddhist Senior
Facility I.
3 - current address : Ve Linh village - Phu Linh
Commune - Soc Son - Hanoi .
4 - Contact Information :
Phone and Fax : 04.3595.359 .
Email : admin@hvpgvn.edu.vn .
Website : www.hvpgvn.edu.vn .

16. 5-Establishted in 1981.
6- The decision to Rename the 19 QD/TGCP, dated
06.23.1997 of the Government Committee For Religious allowing
Vietnam Buddhist Church Renamed “Shool of Advanced Buddhist
Vietnam” to “ Buddhist Academy Vietnam Catholics”
7-Time lock I started training in 1981
8- Assembly time diploma cources I IN 1985.
Buddhist academy in Hanoi, Vietnam has been gradually
strengthening and development , impove the quality and
effectiveness and training , ensuring consistency and guide by the
motto of the Church : Dharma-Ethnic- socialism.

17. The Giong Festival of Phu Dong and Soc temples has
officially been recognized as an intangible cultural
heritage of humanity by the UNESCO since November
2010. UNESCO has shortly and fully recorded of the
Giong Festival as "a Viet Nam culture museum that keeps
many alluvial layers of culture and beliefs."
Giong Festival

18. Hoi Giong festival is the traditional war memorial and
praise of the hero Saint Giong, one quarter of the immortal
folk beliefs Vietnam. Festival vividly simulate the evolution
of the game and people Thanh Giong Van Lang in the fight
against the enemy India, thereby raising public awareness
about the form of tribal warfare antiquity; education and
patriotism, martial traditions, excavations will strengthen
and aspirations of independence, freedom of the nation. A
bit like being held in parts of the northern plains, but the
most typical is a bit like Phu Dong Temple and Temple in
Soc (Ha Noi).
Hoi Giong Temple in Soc (Phu Linh Commune, Soc Son
district, Hanoi) to be held from March 6-8 lunar month
every year. According to legend, after defeating the enemy
An, Phu Linh is where the last stop before the Saint Giong
flew to heaven. To commemorate the work of the Holy
Spirit, where people have built Soc Relic Temple consists of
6 buildings: Temple House (aka the temple), Bi Pagoda,
Temple Mau Thuong Temple (also Call to Care), Thanh
Giong statue and beer. In particular, the upper temple and
place of worship Thanh Giong festival with full traditional
ceremonies such as: holiday Carpentry Education; the
procession; incense; Lihua elephants and horses ...
In preparation for the festival, on the night of the 5th,
Jupiter ceremony Education (wall panels) were conducted
to invite the Holy Spirit to attend. Go to the 6th
declaration and the people of 8 villages located around 6
communes in Soc Relic Temple is Tan Minh Tien Pharmacy,
Phu Linh, Duc Hoa, Phu Xuan Bac Giang and offered the
sacrifice had been prepared His Holiness, pray you bless
the villagers have a prosperous life, happiness.

19. Saint Giong’s Bronze Statue
Non Nuoc Pogoda
Dai Bi Pogoda
Mother's temple
Thuong temple lake
Mother’s temple lake
Trinh temple
Gate of the temple
Thuong temple
Map

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