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Ba Men Temple

icon-locationHa Long - Vietnam
The temple that has never been known has been told by fishermen about its sacredness with the legend of a Goddess who protects and protects fishermen at sea. Therefore, every year at the beginning of the year, fishermen visit the temple to burn incense to pray for a peaceful year, full of fish and fish, smooth sailing.

Ba Men Temple is commonly known as Lord Ba Temple, worshiping Lady Men - the goddess of the temple. The temple belongs to the sightseeing route number 3, about 23km from Tuan Chau port, it takes about 2 hours and 20 minutes to travel by boat. To visit Ba Men temple, visitors can go from Tuan Chau international port or from Ha Long international passenger port.

Ba Men Temple is about 500m from Ba Ham Lake as the crow flies. This is a small temple located at the foot of the mountain, in front there is a fine white sand beach. Before 1983, the temple was still a grass-thatched temple, inside there was a statue of a woman about 40cm in size, wrapped in a light yellow scarf. After a period of time the temple was degraded, thanks to the merits of tourists from all over the world, the temple was restored to its present shape, in addition to the statue of Ba Men, there are also statues of saints, goddesses, and statues. big three palaces, Buddha statue. In 2015, the temple was included in the list of historical and cultural relics of Quang Ninh province

The temple is located on the border between Ha Long Bay and Cat Ba. According to the tradition of fishermen here, in the past, there was a woman named Men who went to the sea and unfortunately drowned. Her body floated here, the fisherman sympathized, took it, buried it, and set up a small temple to worship. Since then, anyone who has a need, goes to the temple to pray, everything is favorable. Boats passing through here all visit the temple to burn incense, they also call this Cua Ba.

Every year on January 19 and 20, the fishermen of the fishing villages on Ha Long Bay gather to Ba Men temple to hold the festival. May she bless her family and loved ones with peace and health, the new year will be favorable for rowing, the weather is quiet, the fish and shrimp can be caught, avoiding disasters and storms. At the end of the year in December, people often offer thanksgiving with the meaning of repaying the temple god who protected and protected the family's prosperous business in the old year. If you have the opportunity to visit Ha Long Bay, stop to burn incense at the most sacred temple of fishermen on Ha Long Bay.


Entrance ticket price:

Route 3: Ship Port – Marine Culture Conservation Center. 240,000 VND/1 person

Children under 1.2m or under 7 years old: Free

Elderly people who are Vietnamese citizens from 60 years of age or older (required to present ID card, CCCD or equivalent documents): 50% discount on ticket price

Train ticket price: 150,000 VND / 1 person.