15.04.09 Huong Tich Cave

After Perfume Pagoda we continued to see the Huong Tich Cave by cable car up to the top of the mountain. It's quite far and we are still tired from Pagoda so we prefer to take cable car instead but we shall walk on the way down.

The cave is so very beautiful and big.

The Huong Tich Cave is traditionally likened to the mouth of a dragon. It is the most significant site in the Huong Son mountains.

The cave is likened to the open mouth of a giant dragon, and the stalactites and stalagmites inside lead many to believe they are in a miniature pavilion. Above the entrance to the cave is where the 18th-century poet and warlord Trinh Sam inscribed the words Nam thien de nhat dong, or "the most beautiful cave under the southern sky". The large stalagmite in the middle of the cave is kept continuously wet by a trickle of water from the ceiling, and has long been thought to bring fertility to childless couples. Women will rub their hands on the stalagmite in the hope of conceiving a child in the new year, and the fact that many couples have been blessed with a bundle of joy after visiting Huong Pagoda has added to the area’s mythology

Stop on the way down from Huong Tich Cave

When we arrived the way up we stopped for lunch

After lunch we sailing back to our car then back to hotel