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Check-in the most beautiful ancient Champa monuments in Central Vietnam

Champa is an ancient country that used to exist independently continuously through the period from 192 to 1832, the coastal provinces along the central region from Quang Binh – Binh Thuan and the Central Highlands provinces belong to the territory of the cultural territory. Champa chemistry in ancient times.

That is why today, many Cham Pa monuments in the Central region are almost intact, which is an endless inspiration for Vietnamese tourists in particular and the world in general. Check-in with Vinlove the most beautiful Champa monuments in the Central right below.

1. My Son Sanctuary (Quang Nam)

Located nearly 70 kilometers from Da Nang city, located in Duy Phu commune, Duy Xuyen district, Quang Nam province, My Son Sanctuary is an architectural complex consisting of many Champa temples and extremely unique architecture. Forgotten for a long time up to centuries, it was not discovered until 1885 and in 1999 was selected by UNESCO as a world heritage site as the only proof of civilization. Asia has disappeared.

My Son Sanctuary. Photo: Collectibles

The whole sanctuary consists of two hills, facing each other in the East – West direction and at the intersection of a stream, dividing this place into clusters of small temples named after Latin letters A, B, C, D … Each relic cluster is surrounded by brick wall, the center is a main tower, and around there will be auxiliary towers or auxiliary structures with smaller and lower sizes. Each tower has a separate function, and worships the gods according to the beliefs of the Cham people. In it the main temple represents Mount Meru, and the auxiliary temples will worship the gods who keep the heaven and earth.

Beautiful antique check-in corners. Photo: Collectibles

In addition, at My Son Sanctuary, not only the unique temple architecture but also the cultural and spiritual values ​​are also extremely valuable and unique, including festivals such as the Kate festival – one of the traditional festivals. the biggest unity of the Cham people, performing arts performances, folk dance, fire biting dance, ceremony dance, water team dance, …

Inside the towers at My Son Sanctuary. Photo: Collectibles

2. Banh It Tower (Binh Dinh)

Banh It Tower is located on a gentle hill in Dai Le village, Phuoc Hiep commune, Tuy Phuoc district, Binh Dinh province, this is one of the oldest surviving tower clusters in Vietnam. This relic complex consists of 4 different large and small towers. The height from the tower’s construction site is only about 100m above sea level. A special feature is that the whole tower complex is located on a hill with 200 steps, surrounded by a large garden, so even in the summer weather, you can also feel the wind blowing the cage. luscious.

Banh It Tower. Photo: Collectibles

The stairs lead up to Banh It tower. Photo: Collectibles

This tower was built around the end of the 11th century to the beginning of the 12th century under the reign of the two monarchs Harivarman IV and V, during the Champa architectural style period with the combination of My Son A1 style and Binh Dinh style. Therefore, although bold the art and culture of ancient Champa, Banh It tower still has its own characteristics of the land here. These towers are built from the Ruins of raw red bricks, but under the talent of the builders, they create an extremely harmonious and natural beauty. On the reliefs of Banh It tower, there are many pictures of elephant and monkey heads in a lively dancing position.

Any angle on the picture is also beautiful. Photo: Collectibles

Check-in the most beautiful ancient Champa monuments in Central Vietnam

Check-in point should not be missed when coming to Binh Dinh. Photo: Collectibles

3. Duong Long Tower (Binh Dinh)

Duong Long Tower is located in the middle of two hamlets of An Chanh, communes of Binh Tay and Van Tuong, the commune of Binh Hoa, province of Binh Dinh. It is noted that the tower cluster is built of the tallest brick in Southeast Asia that still exists. With the height of the middle tower up to 39m, the two North-South towers are 32m and 33m high, respectively.

Duong Long Tower. Photo: Collectibles

The tower cluster here has the same design feature divided into three distinct parts: base, body and roof. The base is built quite high, steadily, around the tower body is decorated with many sophisticated patterns typical of the Cham people. In addition, the roof is designed to be built into smaller floors, each floor is represented with different motifs such as lion, elephant, cow god Nadin, snake god Naga … This tower cluster has a unique, sophisticated beauty unique to this place.

This is the tower cluster built by the tallest brick in Southeast Asia that still exists. Photo: @ ________ t.uan ___ k.iet_

Although not really as excellent as other monuments, Duong Long Tower is also a unique check-in point. Photo: @ jessie.phan_

4. Nhan Tower (Phu Yen)

Nhan Tower is located in the heart of Tuy Hoa city (Phu Yen), on the northern bank of Da Rang river, this is a famous Cham architectural work and contains many hidden mysteries.

Nhan Tower (Phu Yen). Photo: @cuongkhii

Nhan Tower is about 25m high with a square base, the body of the tower is built big at the base and shrinks gradually towards the top. At the top of the tower is a stone Linga statue – the spiritual symbol of the Champa people. A special feature is that the Nhan tower is built entirely of tightly fitted but very solid baked bricks. According to research, this type of brick has a weight about 1.3 times lighter than an ordinary brick, but its compressive strength and impact resistance are much more than ordinary bricks.

Nhan Tower is located right in the heart of the city. Photo: Collectibles

Nhan Tower is made from special materials. Photo: @cuongkhii

In addition, the glue used to hold these bricks together securely and without revealing any lake lines was used by the ancients with completely natural materials. In the past, when there was no cement, the Cham people knew how to use the adhesives from the rai for the construction. However, how to mix materials to get a strong glue that can support such a large tower, researchers have yet to figure out.

The tower is brightly lit in the evening. Photo: Collectibles

5. Ponagar tower (Khanh Hoa)

Ponagar tower is located on top of a small hill about 10-12 meters above sea level, at the mouth of the Cai river in Nha Trang, is the place that most clearly shows the culture of the Kingdom of Champa, reflected in the way of antiquity. Bamboo is very special, is a golden mark for the flourishing Hinduism period.

Ponagar tower. Photo: @cuongkhii

Ponagar tower relic area is divided into 3 subdivisions from bottom to top corresponding to 3 architectural floors. “Low floor” is the first floor of the relic, and today are only ruins like pillar foot, stone steps, visitors will hardly recognize until reaching the higher floor. The “middle floor” is called a mandapa, is understood as the guest house, is a place where people come to prepare rituals and costumes before entering the main hall to perform rituals. The “upper floor” can be considered as quite intact, with two towers surrounded by four brick walls, due to the impact of time and people are now only 2 walls.

Famous check-in point when coming to Nha Trang. Photo: @anyamezenceva

Ponagar tower is influenced by time. Photo: @dianasparrow

The name of Ponagar tower is the largest main tower, people are used to calling it, so it was called for the complex of the Ponagar tower. The main tower consists of 4 floors with a total height of 23 m worshiping Ponagar, wife of god Shiva. The inside of the tower is decorated with many eye-catching sculptures depicting the activities of the community at that time: hunting scene, boating scene, singing scene …

Super “awesome” background for your photos. Picture: @ manheeya

6. Poklong Grai Tower (Ninh Thuan)

Poklong Grai Tower is a beautiful Cham tower cluster built in the late 13th century and early 14th century, located on Trau hill, belonging to Bac Ai street, Phan Rang city, Ninh Thuan.

Poklong Grai Tower. Photo: Collectibles

Po Klong Garai Cham Tower architecture includes 3 main towers that are the main tower, the fire tower and the gate tower. Since you first stepped onto Trau Hill, you can see the majestic beauty of the indigo tower standing on top. The closer you get, the more subtle lines and unique architecture appear in front of you. Most of the towers are built from bricks to dark red, held together by rai oil.

Most of the towers are built from bricks to dark red. Photo: Collectibles

The Gate Tower is two connecting doors along the East-West axis, approximately 9 meters high, carved with meticulous patterns. This place is also the entrance gate to worship, worship and welcome guests of the king in the past. The Tower of Lua has the typical architecture of the traditional houses of the Cham Pa people, with bold Sa Huynh culture. The Tower of Fire is 9.31 meters high, 8.18 meters long and 5 meters wide, designed according to Brahmin beliefs. This is the place of worship for monks, a place to keep dragon cells and requisites of King Cham Pa. Moving in further is the Main Tower, about 20 meters high, multi-storey design. Around the corners of the tower are attached with stone statues and fire symbols. Inside, worshiping the king has many great merits in the process of ruling the country with the symbol Mukha – Linga.

Way to the tower. Photo: Collectibles

Beautiful pictures at the Poklong Grai tower. Photo: Collectibles

7. Poshanu Cham Tower (Phan Thiet)

Poshanu Tower is located on Ba Nai hill, Phu Hai ward, about 7km from Phan Thiet city. This is a group of temple monuments built around the end of the 8th century, early 9th century in the ancient Kingdom of Champa, worshiping Shiva – one of the most revered and revered Hindu gods. in Cham Pa culture. Then built a number of temples with simple architecture to worship Princess Poshanu – the son of King Para Chanh.

Poshanu Tower. Photo: Collectibles

Although only small and medium in size, Poshanu Tower is distilled with the essence of architectural techniques and decorative arts of the ancient Cham, creating majesty and mystery, becoming a masterpiece of the Cham people. for humanity. The tower was built in the style of Hoa Lai architecture – the most successful and most beautiful architectural style of the Cham Pa people.

Poshanu Tower is a masterpiece of the Cham people left to mankind. Photo: Collectibles

The structure consists of 3 towers: Main Tower A has 4 floors, the higher the area, the smaller the area will be and less architectural elements of the lower floor. The tower still worships the symbol of Linga – Yoni gas life force made of monolithic blue-black stone material. Sub tower B is located separately to the North, about 12m high, the basic architecture is similar to Tower A but simpler. Sub tower C used to worship the god of fire, currently only remaining with a height of more than 4m, only one door to the East, the outside architecture and art decoration has been eroded by time leaving only a few. original line.

Check-in Poshanu Tower. Photo: Collectibles

In addition, there are main festivals at the tower such as Rija Nưga and Poh Mbang Yang festivals held in the first month of the lunar calendar at the foot of Poshanu tower, the Kate festival with many special performances taking place in July. The calendar is around September – October of solar calendar, …

Poshanu Tower retains its unique architecture. Photo: Collectibles

If you belong to an association that loves the history and culture of Cham Pa, why not wait for a team to come to the above places to satisfy your passion right now!

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