Bai Tho Mountain is one of the highest mountains in Ha Long, located at an altitude of 200m with half lying on land, half lying on the sea. The first name of this mountain is Truyen Dang and changed into Bai Tho under the reign of King Le Thanh Tong.
Touched by the charming of the natural beauty, the poet – King Le Thanh Tong etched a poem on a flat rock, about 2.5 m above the ground, including 56 Chinese characters.. 261 years later, in 1729 Lord Trinh Cuong, a famous poet during Le – Trinh period, leaded troops to patrol over there. He stationed at the foot of mountain Truyen Dang. Read poetry of King Le Thanh Tong, Lord Trinh rewrote a poem on a cliff leaning down toward the land, so it has avoided the destruction of the rain and remains clear and very easy to read.
Recently, this place to be both domestic and foreign visitors check in quite a lot when coming to Ha Long, Quang Ninh. Although this is not the highest mountain in the city but it is quite ideal location for you to admire the panoramic Ha Long Bay from above.
Conquering Bai Tho mountain is not so hard as many people think, you will only take about 30 minutes to be able to set foot on the mountain peak. Apart from the poem carved on the stone monument and flag poles, anyone who has or has not been to Ha long Bay will also be overwhelmed by the poetic and spectacular scenery.
The best time to get here is early morning and evening. If you intend to catch the dawn, you climb from about 4:30 am and 16:00 if you want to catch the sunset.
After you climb on the top Bai Tho mountain, you will have a opportunity to immerse breathtaking view of the beautiful Ha Long City. You guy can take hundreds of interesting photos scene of Ha Long Bay here.
- How to go:
From the city center post office, visitors can easily find a way to climb the mountain.
– Go straight to Le Thanh Tong Street to Hang Noi Street when you see the sea of Nam Phong.
– Turn to the opposite road. The road to Bai Tho Mountain has to go into the small alley and pass through the house here. Ask the people here they will enthusiastically show you the way.
– The foot of a middle-aged family is in charge of this area, if the gate is locked, you can call him open the gate. You can send the car right at the head of the lane or take the car to Halong market.
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