With more than 5,000 years of civilization, more than 4,000 years of history, Lac Duong ancient citadel is a place that contains unforgettable stories.

Vo Tac Thien - the first and only emperor in Chinese history, after being crowned queen, decided to leave the capital from Chang’an to Luoyang and rename it to Shen Do. This place has beautiful scenery, rich nature, mild climate.

With more than 5,000 years of civilization, more than 4,000 years of history, Lac Duong ancient citadel is a place that contains unforgettable stories. In particular, many places in this place have the mark of Queen Vo Tac Thien.

Vo Tac Thien and Long Mon Stone Cave

Located on Luoyang land, this is considered one of the four largest caves in China. From the Northern Wei Dynasty to the Tang and Song dynasties, it took more than 400 years to complete construction.

The entire sculpture complex is very typical, with sophisticated carving skills, each Buddha statue has a different shape and is very lively, the most special one is the statue of Lu Xa Na Buddha.

The spirit of the statue looks very similar to Vo Tac Thien, about 17 meters high, the corners of the mouth are raised, the eyebrows are arched and the eyes are slightly drooping to look at the sentient beings. in the cool.

Vo Tac Thien and Bach Ma Tu

As the first ancient temple in China, Bach Ma Pagoda is located 10 km east of Luoyang City, Henan, built in Yongping, the 11th Eastern Han Ming Dynasty period, with a history of nearly 2000. year.

This is the first temple managed by the government after Buddhism was introduced to China. Bach Ma Tu was approved by the China Tourism Board as a national tourism area in the first phase.

According to historical records, after Vo Tac Thien became emperor, she often came here to pray for peace and luck. From here on, Bach Ma Temple was also repaired and entered the golden age.

Vo Tac Thien and Peony flower

Luoyang is one of the land with the most beautiful peony flowers. Vo Tac Thien became emperor, when she went to enjoy but could not see the flowers blooming, she was very angry and ordered that the next day all flowers must bloom. As expected that day all the flowers were blooming, but only Peony flower did not bloom.

Therefore, Vo Tac Thien ordered to move peony flowers to Lac Duong for planting, surprisingly, the peony quickly took root in Lac Duong, and every April and May flowers bloom again.

When the flowers bloom, Lac Duong often organizes a special peony festival for domestic and foreign tourists to enjoy and have fun. The flowers usually bloom for twenty days, this is the most jubilant city of Luoyang.

Vo Tac Thien and Thuy Tich food

Thuy Tich dishes cooked under coke include sweet, sour and spicy meat and vegetables which are very famous and known worldwide.

According to legend, Vien Thien Cuong, a great feng shui master at that time watched the sky at night and thought that Vo Mi Nuong would be the emperor in the future, so he designed a table Thuy Tich Lac Duong To offer the queen, in the order of the table are the first 8 cold dishes, 4 main dishes in the middle plus 8 hot dishes, and the last 4 dishes and soup.

A total of 24 dishes, representing the 24 rulers of Vo Tac Thien. Therefore, the Lac Duong water table has become an indispensable banquet when receiving important relatives and friends, a classic delicacy that every foreign visitor to Lac Duong has tasted.

Of course, Lac Duong is not only famous for its mysterious and mysterious stories, but also the beautiful scenery, attractive cuisine, worthy of an unforgettable tourist destination in your life.