Published:  12:08 Friday - March 09, 2012

The Vietnam Record Organization sent nominations of Bronze pagoda Yen Tu (Quang Ninh) to Asian Record Organization. Among 30 records, they first approve 10 files including the bronze-made pagoda in Yen Tu.

Bronze pagoda was built in Le Dynasty (1428-1527) in Thuong Yen Cong Commune, Quang Ninh Province, Uong Bi city. It is located on Yen Tu mountain's peak with the height of over 1086m above the ground. It has over 20 square meter area and 4 meter height. It was cast in 70 tons of pure bronze imported from Australia at a cost of 21.2 billion VND.

Bronze pagoda

Located 130 km northwest of Ha Noi, Yen Tu has been considered an important Buddhist destination since the 10th century. It used to be a Buddhist capital of Vietnam, where the Truc Lam school of Vietnamese Zen Buddhism originated in the 13th century.

At the end of the 13th century, after defeating the Mongolian invaders, King Tran Nhan Tong gave up his throne in favor of his son and left for Yen Tu to live as a Buddhist monk, eventually founding the Zen Buddhist sect.

Way to the Bronze Pagoda

Tourists on Bronze Pagoda

Bronze pagoda is established record as to be the largest bronze-made pagoda on the mountain peak. The rest records include: the longest corridor with 500 Arhats and Buddha's gold-inlaid bronze statue in Bai Dinh pagoda (Gia Vien district, Ninh Binh province); the largest Christ statue in Vung Tau city; the prison historical monument system in the largest island (Con Dao prison, Ba Ria - Vung Tau); the longest Dong Kho cave; the Paradise Cavern (Phong Nha - Ke Bang National Park); the longest tunnel Cu Chi (Ho Chi Minh city); the longest hanger cable Vinpearl (Khanh Hoa province, Nha Trang city); the largest ancient Weapon Museum (Ba Ria - Vung Tau).

The Asian Record Organization will send representatives to coordinate with the Vietnam Record Organization to examine, and verify each record in detail at the end of March 2012 before announcing the Asian Record.