Places of interest in Hoang Su Phi
Hoang Su Phi is about 300 km away from Hanoi. From Hanoi từ Hà Giang, highway is up for thư whole trip. From Ha Giang to Hoang Su Phi, it is all about winding road followed by narrow mountains with less transportation.
In this series of articles, Vietnam Responsible Tourism would want to introduce you 3 places that you can visit when in Hoang Su Phi.
The first destination is Suoi Thau.
Thau Stream at Luốc commune with Vinh Quang temple is one of two rare temples built in Hoang Su Phia district, Ha Giang province, which are 16km from the center of this area. The temple is located on the slope of a mountain in Thau Stream village, Luoc Commune with a total construction area of 47m2, surrounded by rolling terraces and winding fields in the core zone of the monumental National Monuments.
According to folklore, at the time before the construction of the temple, at the Suoi Thau village there was a group of Dao ethnic minority who always wore long clothes (also known as Dao Tieu people) came from the present Ban Luoc village of Ban Luoc commune settling down. At that time, the forest was still wild, people’s lives were difficult due to disease, pests destroyed crops, wild animals raging. The local governor at that time was Dang Minh Dong (alias Dang Dien) was seeking for, shanmen, artisans, artisans to build temples and fill and sculpture 13 statues for worshipping gods, praying for people health, good rain and harvest and prosperous life. At the same time, with the construction of the statue, Dang Minh Dong also guided Dao people families to raise the rice terraces and cultivate paddies, so the life of the household gradually stabilized. After his death, the people in the village gratefully added his statue and set up incense stick to worship at the temple to remember the gratitude for his relics.
Every year to July 15th lunar month, villagers in Ban Luoc commune bring offerings to worship at the temple. Each household is represented by a household head, they will be carrying a chicken or a piece of pork, a bottle of wine, a handful of rice and incense. The ceremony ended, they organized meals at the temple. This is also a charismatic activity of Dao ethnic group in Ban Luoc village, Hoang Su Phi.