The Perfume Pagoda (Huong Pagoda) and the Huong Tich cave are the famous scenic spots of Viet Nam. The Perfume Pagoda festival lasts from the 6th day of the 1st month to the end of the 3rd month of the lunar calendar. The festival is opened on the 6th day of the 1 St month of the lunar calendar. People conduct dragon dance in the yard of Trinh pagoda and sail the royal barge. The festival is held in 3 places: Huong Tich, Tuyet Son. Long Van. The festival is most crowded from the 15th- 20th day of the 2nd month of the lunar calendar as this period marks the main festival. The moutainous path leading from Ngoai agoda to Trong pagoda is full of visitors comine up and down. A pilgrimage to the Perfume Paaoda is not only for religious reasons but also to see the numerous natural shapes that are typical of the landscape and the buildings that are valuable artifacts of the nation.
* Notes:
barge (n) : xuồng, xà lan. thuyền rồng
pilgrimage (n) : cuộc hành hương
