The Incredible Marble Mountains Of Vietnam

Scenic walkways and lush vegetation.

The incredible marble mountains of vietnam.

Panoramic ocean and city views. Towering pagodas on scenic mountaintops. Explore marble mountain danang during an incredible trip to vietnam marble mountain danang is a group of five limestone and marble hills and it can be found within the ngũ hành sơn district. Marble mountains or ngu hanh son in vietnamese are open daily from 7am to 5 30pm.

5 easy to climb mountains filled with large marble deposits buddhist temples inside ancient caves. Jones died in october 2004 from a rare form of non hodgkin s lymphoma. The entrance fee is 40 000 vnd and the elevator should you use it is 15 000 vnd. Incredible see 7 765 traveler reviews 11 174 candid photos and great deals for da nang vietnam at tripadvisor.

Click to tweet highlights of marble mountains vietnam. Five elements mountains is a cluster of five marble and limestone hills located in ngũ hành sơn district south of da nang city in vietnam. The marble mountains are one of central vietnam s most stunning and unique sights to see. All of the mountains have cave entrances and numerous tunnels and it is possible to climb to the summit of mount thuy.

The impressive panorama on the top of marble mountain. Hello i am the widow of a usmc vietnam vet. The five mountains made from marble as their name suggests rise dramatically out of a flat plain just outside of da nang looking almost impossibly out of place. I receive service related death benefits.

Several buddhist sanctuaries can also be found within the. I can t help but believe that the cancer was agent orange related. Marble mountain is located in hoa hai ward ngu hanh son district about 10km south of da nang city center. You ll want to set aside at least two hours to see marble mountains and avoid coming during rainy season or in the hottest hours of the day.

Mountains of five elements marble mountains also known as mountains of five elements. Kim metal thuy water moc wood hoa fire and tho earth. I would like to know if there are any of you who might have been at phu bai marble mountain in 1967 1968. Popular place for spiritual retreat and pilgrimage is composed of several pagodas buddhist remnants of the champa civilization and caves inside the mountains natural caves formed by erosion water and the passage of time.

Each one of the marble mountain danang hills has its own name and they are kim thuy moc hoa and tho. To reach the area of marble mountain you can transfer by motorbike or taxi on 2 ways. My husband walter s. The five mountains are named after the five elements.

The central city of danang has a mountain of marble and limestone rock group known as the marble mountains. In the city center and on the seaside roads of vo nguyen giap and truong sa. This group of 5 mountains whose names represent the 5 elements stands very close to the line of coast of danang in the center of vietnam.