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The new attraction of Quyet mountain today

Diep Thanh • DNUM_DAZADZCACF 07:16

Vinh is one of the few cities in Vietnam that has a mountain in the heart of the city. More specifically, Ru Quyet (Dung Quyet mountain) of Vinh city is not just a simple mountain, but also contains many immeasurable cultural, historical and spiritual values.

"New shirt" of Ru Quyet

How long has it been since you went up to Quyet mountain?

Most of my friends - who are living and working in Vinh City, all admit that: It has been a long time since they have been here. "It must have been 5 years!", "The last time was probably 2 years ago"... In their impression, Quyet Mountain does not have many attractive things to visit many times.

Actually, I used to think like that. About 10 years ago, when I invited friends from Hanoi to Vinh, I felt that the trip to Quyet Mountain was quite boring. Although I still remember it as a beautiful memory, the only impressive image that remained was Vinh city in the distance seen from above, behind the pine trees. That's why, almost every year I have the opportunity to go to the temple of Emperor Quang Trung (also known asQuang Trung Temple) but didn't stay too long. Until this year.

The first thing that kept me coming back to Quyet Mountain this year was the neatness of the relic site. During the most recent restoration, landscape murals were painted on the entire embankment from the foot of the mountain to the parking lot of Quang Trung Temple.

The murals are new enough to impress visitors, but old enough that the colors in the paintings blend perfectly into the scene, like a part of nature. From my perspective, I am truly grateful to the designers and creators of this work of art. Because the entire embankment area is filled with images of fields, flower fields, villages... all consistent in style and color. No advertising, no slogans, no rigidity, all evoke a gentle, peaceful beauty.

The second thing, which also fascinates many tourists the most, is the view of a corner of the Lam River seen from the newly built bridge in the temple parking lot. Instead of having to try to find a corner with open trees to see like before, now, tourists can stand on the bridge on the cliff, freely looking far away to capture the poetic scene of the blue Lam River with peaceful boats, fields, bridges, roads, cars... All create a peaceful picture of the homeland with a familiar rhythm of life at the river junction.

If on this side of the mountain is a river, then on the other side of the mountain - seen from the stone steps on the left side of the temple, is the bustling Vinh street with red tiled roofs close together, with towering skyscrapers, with the statue of Uncle Ho looking towards... Vinh is changing and developing day by day, and where can you see that more clearly than here?

Dung Quyet is not only attractive because of the constructions on the mountain. Right at the foot of the mountain, there are countless options to stop and admire, to take photos, and to be moved by the beauty.

Surrounding the mountain, the dimly lit, potholed roads of the past have been replaced by smooth asphalt roads, neat sidewalks, and shady green trees. Every time they go a certain distance, many tourists want to stop to capture beautiful moments, sometimes they want to capture in their lenses the image of a young couple walking under a row of tall, straight trees, sometimes they want to capture the moment of two old friends sitting and admiring the scenery at Ben Thuy bar, sometimes they want to capture a pretty archway made of trees, a row of bright red lanterns hanging along both sides of the road, a winding corner of the road... Surely anyone who loves beauty and knows how to take pictures will be moved by such poetic shots.

“Around Quyet mountain, the air is always fresh and cool, the closer to the mountain the cooler it is. That is why, at any time of the day, along Tran Canh Binh and Ngo Thi Nham streets, it is not difficult to see people walking, exercising, playing sports. In the late afternoon, it is even more crowded, people gather to play volleyball, jog, both fun and healthy” – Mr. Dau Van Dinh, a resident at the foot of Quyet mountain shared.

"Going to Dung Quyet forever never gets boring"

That is the sentiment of many people when asked about the sacred mountain. From each person's perspective, Dung Quyet mountain can be more attractive and memorable.

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“My high school and college years were closely associated with the mountain. Every weekend, my friends and I would ride our bikes up the mountain to play, sightsee, and exercise. With my current job, I go to Quyet Mountain even more to get inspiration for painting and picking grass leaves to dry and decorate gift products. The flora here is truly rich and diverse,” Ms. Phuong Nam explained.

Ms. Tran Phuong Nam (Hung Dung ward, Vinh city)

Not only exploiting from an artistic perspective, Mr. Dong Quang Vinh (born in 1991 - Truong Thi ward, Vinh city) said thatQuyet mountainas a wonderful “educational environment”. Mr. Vinh said: “As a life skills teacher, I used to organize many activities for children on this mountain: organizing walking and climbing for them to practice physical education; taking advantage of the weather radar station to teach children about measurement and experimentation methods; letting them participate in survival skills training sessions by going up the mountain, distinguishing insects, plants, etc.”

Not only for children, Vinh also organized quite adventurous mountain climbing trips for adults here. With dense paths, many insects and difficult cliffs to climb, the trip is enough to make beginners feel “scared”.

“In recent years, the number of visitors to Quyet Mountain has increased. For the past 2 years, many other groups have also chosen Quyet Mountain as a familiar destination to organize a number of activities such as traditional martial arts competitions, painting competitions, tree planting, etc. We are ready to coordinate with units to spread the image of Emperor Quang Trung Temple in particular and Quyet Mountain in general,” shared Mr. Nguyen Van Xuan - Deputy of the Relic Management Board.

Coming from the port city of Hai Phong, Mr. Nguyen Dinh Phien spent all his time at Quyet Mountain wandering around and taking photos. He said: “This year I chose Quyet Mountain and was surprised by the change in the landscape, more beautiful, cleaner, more spacious… Hopefully with what we have now, every time we return to Nghe An, we will have more reasons to stay…”.