Van Trinh Cave - Royal Palace on the mountain

The name Van Trinh describes a cave inside the mountain covered by clouds. Van Trinh cave is also known as Giang Tien cave (Fairy descends to earth).

Legend has it that the youngest daughter, the princess of the Jade Emperor, wanted to help people in the underworld give birth to healthy and beautiful children, so she fled to the underworld. She chose to take refuge in this cave because of the breathtaking scenery and built water tanks inside the cave. The water of the basins is always full and clear. After the princess returned to worship Heaven, the people living in this land built a shrine to commemorate the gentle fairy. Since then, the cave has been called Giang Tien or the fairy descending to earth. Legend has it that in the past, couples who had difficulty giving birth and were raising children came to the cave to ask for help. They often buy a piece of cloth, place an offering on it, and place it in front of the mouth of the cave and pray. The next day, when they returned to the cave, they did not find the piece of cloth. Instead, outside the mouth of the cave are the clothes of a newborn baby. They bring these clothes for their children with the hope that the children will be healthy.

The legend of the sacredness of this cave will definitely make your Ninh Binh trip more interesting.

Van Trinh cave is located halfway up the mountain, so the scenery here is very poetic. After climbing to the mouth of the cave, the pristine beauty of the stretching mountains and golden rice fields come into view like a beautiful picture.

Van Trinh Cave has an area of 4000 square meters. Inside the cave, the maximum height is 100 meters. Coming to Van Trinh cave, visitors will be impressed by a wide and quite flat cave. On the floor are unique patterns created by nature. The cave is likened to a palace with many strange shaped stalagmites rising up high. These stalagmite fences look very eye-catching.

It is called the "royal palace" because of the majestic throne hidden behind the glittering stalactite curtains. This is a magical cave with stalagmites and stalactites of all shapes and sizes. These stalactites sometimes look like kings and officials at an adoration session. Sometimes they are Joseph Saint or the great Buddha…

After that, visitors visit the gate of heaven, where the throne of the Jade Emperor and the gods with chessboards and beautiful fairies.

In the middle of the cave floor is a flat rock lying sideways. The cool and pure water flows next to each other day and night. In the summer, especially in June, Van Trinh cave is illuminated by the sun and the stone looks like it is inlaid with gold.

There are many interesting places inside the cave that words cannot describe. During your trip to Ninh Binh, visitors should not miss the trip to Van Trinh cave to discover and experience the beauty of this royal palace on the mountain.