>Tien Du Mountain, in Tien Du district, Bac Ninh province is well-known for the legend “Tu Thuc meets a Fairy”. Legend has it that: Long time ago, Phat Tich mountain area and Phat Tich Pagoda garden are cultivated with numeral of peonies. Annually, in spring, peonies brightly bloom red. Phat Tich Pagoda celebrates festival at the beginning of the year on 4^th of lunar January to welcome new year, worship Buddha and wish for fortune. People from everywhere come to this place to enjoy flowers and the landscape of the pagoda. On the sky, a fairy named Giang Huong admired the wonderful landscape on earth, so she asked for descending on earth to join the festival. By accident, Giang Huong broke a branch of peony so a bonze stopped her. Tu Thuc, a district commando, was on his way to enjoy this festival and saw this scene, he took off the coat to save her guilt. To be moved by the lofty and beautiful behavior of the generous young man, Ms. Giang Huong had decided to date with him and asked him to move the “Elysium” place to get married.

Since then, the romantic love story named “Tu Thuc meets a Fairy” has gone along with the Peonies flower watching festival in Phat Tich Pagoda. When the spring comes, people flock to join the festival in Phat Tich Pagoda. The Peony flower watching festival takes place jubilantly and bustlingly; in front of the pagoda, the commandos and dignitaries stand in two rows to welcome guests; in the pagoda, bonzes pray; outside the ground, there are numerous peony flowers and people watching the flowers.

On Tien Du Mountain now, there are not many peony flowers as it used to be, however, the Buddhist monks still take care of the flowers so that they will bloom on Tet holiday. The Peony flower watching festival now still maintains the ritual for worshipping the Buddha when Spring comes, and many traditional games: playing Chinese chess, cock-fihting, Quan Ho singing… In recent years, the Buddhist monks coordinate with local authorities to restore the poetry competition, poetry comment during festival days, attracting many participants.

Like the 2013 festival which has just taken place from January 04 to 08 lunar year with many special activities with old features, has been represented at the Dai Phat statue square on Phat Tich mountain. That is: the Avalokitesvara begins the Spring to wish for peace and prosperity with the art of lights to wish for luck all year, and many other well-known traditional rituals and games; many courses of exchanging the traditional culture and art, the meeting place of intangible cultural heritages of mankind, which have been recognized by UNESCO such as Quan Ho traditional singing, Ca tru, Cheo singing, Sam singing…

Phat Tich Pagoda is not far from Dau Pagoda; it lies on the land where the meeting between Indian Buddhism and Vietnam’s traditional credence takes place from the beginning of the Christ, basing on the foundation, the Dau Luy Lau Buddhism center was formed. Phat Tich Pagoda has many tangible heritages and ranked first with regards to the antiques value. It is typical to mention: the statue of A Di Da Buddha (1057) which is a national precious object; the statue foot carved with orchestra (1057); the cremation statue of Chuyet Chuyet bonze; 32 precious towers (XVII - XX century)…

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