On the morning of February 17, the weather was cool and airy, tens of thousands of tourists flocked to Tam Chuc Pagoda, Kim Bang district, Ha Nam province to visit, worship and pray for good fortune and wealth on the first day of the new year. Because it falls on a weekend, the number of visitors is many times larger than previous days.
On the morning of February 17 (January 8), which fell on a weekend, tens of thousands of tourists flocked to Tam Chuc Pagoda (Ha Nam) for a spring break. Photo: Gia Khiem
The reception area for passengers to board the boat to the tourist area was full of people waiting. Photo: Gia Khiem
Many people had to wait more than half an hour to get on the boat. Photo: Gia Khiem
The Tam Chuc Pagoda Management Board has arranged about 20 large boats to serve tourists. Photo: Gia Khiem
As noted by PV Dan Viet, a large number of people from all over have flocked here. Groups of motorbikes and cars followed each other, and in the pedestrian sections, people crowded along the path leading to Tam Chuc Pagoda. To avoid congestion from a distance, the management has divided lanes from the outside waiting room to the inside.
In the waiting area to buy tickets, there is a scene of people waiting in long lines for their turn. In addition, the area to welcome passengers on boats to the tourist area was also full of people waiting.
Ms. Ngoc Nguyet smiled as she visited Tam Chuc Pagoda in early spring. Photo: Gia Khiem
Ms. Ngoc Nguyet (23 years old, in Lang Son) and her group of friends traveled more than 4 hours from Lang Son to Tam Chuc Pagoda to go to the ceremony and sightsee at the beginning of the year. To get inside the temple grounds, Ms. Nguyet and her friends had to wait more than 30 minutes to get through the crowd to get on the boat.
“Coming to the temple, everyone keeps their mind pure, tends to goodness, gets rid of the sorrows and worries of the old year, and welcomes peace and happiness in the new year, so there will be a little crowd and a little longer wait. I don’t feel tired either,” Ms. Nguyet said.
Tourists lean against the fence, waiting to inch their way into the marina area. Photo: Gia Khiem
Young children sit on the shoulders of relatives on spring vacation. Photo: Gia Khiem
Many people bring offerings to visit the temple at the beginning of the year. Photo: Gia Khiem
Share with PV Dan Viet, Mr. Manfred Du Plooy (34 years old, in South Africa) said he was very surprised by the country and people of Vietnam. Because he loved this place, he considered Vietnam his second homeland and decided to settle down and get married to a Vietnamese woman.
Mr. Manfred Du Plooy (34 years old, in South Africa) said he was very surprised by the country and people of Vietnam. Photo: Gia Khiem
“Vietnam is very beautiful, the people are very friendly, perhaps the friendliest in the world, so I love this place very much. Last Lunar New Year I celebrated Tet here, every year I feel more surprised, seeing how How do Vietnamese people express their attachment to traditions and traditional costumes during the Tet holiday? Today, when we returned to Tam Chuc Pagoda, the landscape was very beautiful, everyone was excited and happy, so it was okay to wait a bit.” , Mr. Manfred said.
Security forces continuously announced on loudspeakers that tourists should be careful with their belongings and luggage and set up many barriers to separate people to avoid congestion. Photo: Gia Khiem
Many tourists wear ao dai to capture memorable moments in early spring. Photo: Gia Khiem
Many families took pictures at Tam Chuc Pagoda on the afternoon of February 17. Photo: Gia Khiem
Recognizing the large number of tourists coming to Tam Chuc Pagoda in the first days of the year, the Pagoda Management Board has combined with the functional forces of Kim Bang district (Ha Nam province) to come up with a plan to guide, classify traffic, and ensure traffic safety. information for visitors to spring vacation.
Ha Nam Provincial Police Force has coordinated with local authorities and functional forces to implement plans to ensure security and order, fire and explosion prevention, and traffic safety in the area. At the same time, synchronously deploy professional measures, proactively prevent, fight, prevent and promptly handle cases of taking advantage of the festival to commit acts that complicate security and order.
The forces also focus on preventing, detecting, stopping, and not allowing criminals, drugs, and social evils operating at the festival site to commit crimes such as theft and robbery. … At the same time, combine propaganda with the public and tourists to increase vigilance, self-preserve property, and proactively prepare fire prevention and fighting plans.
Exchange with PV Dan Viet, representative of the Management Board of Tam Chuc Pagoda, from the 3rd to the 7th of Tet, every day there are about 10,000 visitors to the pagoda. On February 17 alone, there are expected to be about 20,000 more tourists. Although there were a large number of people coming, there was no jostling here.
This year, the Management Board also arranged mobile hard fences to regulate the flow of people queuing onto the boat in a scientific and strict manner, and arranged many staff to be on duty to remind and guide so that chaos does not occur. .
According to the Tam Chuc Pagoda Management Board, to serve tourists, the unit has arranged about 20 large boats. In addition, more than 100 additional buses are arranged to avoid congestion and lack of vehicles to serve tourists.