H'Bau ancient church

Nhà thờ cổ H’Bâu, Chư Đang Ya, huyện Chư Păh, tỉnh Gia Lai, Việt Nam.

H'Bau ancient church is located at the foot of Chu Dang Ya volcano, in the territory of Xoa village, Chu Pah district, Gia Lai province. This is considered a church that existed more than 100 years ago, this place not only has a unique, wild, mysterious beauty but is also considered a spiritual destination of local parishioners.

H'Bau ancient church is located about 26km northeast of Pleiku city center. To reach the ancient church, visitors follow provincial road 671 to the foot of Chu Dang Ya mountain, from here follow the trail through the road full of yellow flowers and Ngo Son field, then go deep. In Xa village, you will see H'Bau church. In the past, if you want to get to the old church, visitors have to go through two mountains, Chu Jor and Chu Nam, dangerous with many dangerous threats, in the heart of the old forest, but now moving has become easy. more. According to the local people, the ancient H'Bau church was built in 1909, in front of the church there is a Chinese inscription: Ky Dau (year of the Rooster) the inscription marking the year the church was built. . The architecture of the church is a very unique combination of Gothic architecture, which is considered a characteristic of Catholic churches and the architecture of houses on stilts in the Central Highlands. Previously, to build this church, parishioners in the area had cleared the area by themselves and had to carry bricks to move a long way up the mountain.

Over the past 100 years, the church has witnessed many changes of the historical flow of time along with the devastation of war, making H'Bau church today not as intact as before. The church now only has the ruins of mossy bell towers between the green of the trees and the front area of the church. However, up to now, the ancient church of H'Bau still retains its wild beauty, inherent ancient features and every year the Jrai people still often return to the old church - H'Bau church. to offer flowers and pray. Under the bell tower, the statue of Jesus crucified on the cross is solemnly hung as a memorial of the Jrai people to the ancient church that is gradually being buried by time.

In addition to learning and admiring the relics of the ancient H'Bau church, on the way to the church, visitors will pass through a low-lying area that locals are used to calling "Ngo Son field". Here, the underground circuit from the heart of the mountain is an endless "fresh water gourd" that nourishes the yellow flower seasons at the foot of Chu Nam mountain. If you come here around November, you will see the fields being drained until the harvest day is extremely beautiful and peaceful.

Address: H'Bau ancient church, Chu Dang Ya, Chu Pah district, Gia Lai province, Vietnam.

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