Amazing Bao Nham relic complex
(Baonghean.vn) - With its unique beauty, Bao Nham stone cliff and stone church in Bao Thanh commune, Yen Thanh district have long been a relic - attractive landscape for tourists.
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| Bao Nham Cliff is actually a large rock mountain rising in the middle of the field, about 40 m high. According to locals, Bao Nham Cliff has a system of interconnected caves. Because the outside is only small caves and the path is narrow, only adventurous people dare to explore. Photo: Huy Thu |
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| In the late 1940s, local parishioners built 14 stations of the cross on the mountain, running in a spiral from the bottom up. At the same time, a path up the mountain with nearly 171 green stone steps, with protective railings, was built. In the early 21st century, the concrete road system on the mountain continued to be extended by 137 steps connecting from the top of the mountain to Diet garden. Photo: Huy Thu |
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| Each Station of the Cross has its own beauty, a harmonious combination of nature and man-made. Photo: Huy Thu |
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| On the mountainside, there is a semi-open-air cave 6m high and 5.4m wide that was renovated by the locals to worship the Virgin Mary. Photo: Huy Thu |
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| Over the past half century, local people have continuously restored the landscape of Bao Nham cliff to make it more and more beautiful. Photo: Huy Thu |
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| The path to the top of the cliff goes between protruding rocks with many interesting shapes. Photo: Huy Thu |
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| Angel statue on top of Bao Nham mountain. Photo: Huy Thu |
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| On the top of Bao Nham cliff, you can see Bao Nham stone church and the rich countryside landscape with bright red tiled roof houses and fields of storks flying straight. Photo: Huy Thu |
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| The last stop at the foot of the cliff is Diet Garden, where there are shady gardens, strange caves, and trickling water day and night. These caves, which are deep in the mountain, were previously filled in and turned into swampy fields. |
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| 200m from Bao Nham cliff is Bao Nham stone church - a special architectural work built in 1888, inaugurated in 1904. The church is 37m high, 33m long, 14m wide. Photo: Huy Thu |
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| The structure is made from thousands of large stones skillfully and firmly connected together, with many monolithic stones measuring up to 6 - 7 m long. It is known that the source of stones to build the church was taken from Thanh Hoa and Len Gu in Bao Thanh commune. In the photo: A corner of the stone stairs. Photo: Huy Thu |
 Along with Bao Nham rock cliff, the cultural and religious relic complex of Bao Nham rock cliff - church has become an attractive destination in Yen Thanh. Photo: Huy Thu |
