Tourists flock to Ba Den Mountain to join spring festival

Located at an altitude of 986m above sea level, Ba Den mountain is known as the roof of southern Vietnam and the signature attraction of Tay Ninh province.

This Lunar New Year, the mountain is embellished with more than 400,000 plants and flowers, including 100,000 tulips, during the Ba Den Mountain Spring festival and will open from 5 am to 10 pm.

Tay Ninh Province welcomed 4.5 million visitors last year, a three-fold increase compared to the previous year. Tourism revenue rose by 130 percent to reach VND1.4 trillion (US$53 million) last year.

A performance of Khmer dance on Ba Den Mountain. (Source: VNA)
A performance of Khmer dance on Ba Den Mountain. (Source: VNA)
Rainbow appears on Ba Den Mountain. VNA Photo
Rainbow appears on Ba Den Mountain. (Source: VNA)
Flowers bloom with bright orange colour on Ba Den Mountain. (Source: VNA)
Flowers bloom with bright orange colour on Ba Den Mountain. (Source: VNA)
Tourists flock to Ba Den Mountain to join spring festival
Tourists flock to Ba Den Mountain to join spring festival
The cable car system on top of Ba Den Mountain. (Source: VNA)
The cable car system on top of Ba Den Mountain. (Source: VNA)
Firework show on the opening night of Ba Den Mountain Spring Festival. (Source: VNA)
Firework show on the opening night of Ba Den Mountain Spring Festival. (Source: VNA)
Visitors coming to Ba Den mountain can marvel at the 72m-tall “Tay Bo Da Son”, Bodhisattva statue which was made of more than 170 tons of bronze. (Source: VNA)
Visitors coming to Ba Den mountain can marvel at the 72m-tall “Tay Bo Da Son”, Bodhisattva statue which was made of more than 170 tons of bronze. (Source: VNA)
A visitor offers incense at Ba Pagoda. (Source: VNA)
A visitor offers incense at Ba Pagoda. (Source: VNA)
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(Source: VNA)