Hoa Lu ancient capital - Ninh Binh

Hoa Lu was the capital of Vietnam under Dinh Dynasty, and Le Dynasty in the 10th and 11th centuries, a magnificent citadel with large-scale, wide to 300ha. The citadel including two zones are inside and outside area, interconnected by a narrow aisle.

Surrounding Hoa Lu ancient capital is the majestic limestone mountains, and almost covered on three sides East - West - South, creating the solid bastions of nature. Inside were embellished by winding Hoang Long river, and the green paddy fields with the squares like a chessboard.

Today, castles and palaces in Hoa Lu ancient capital is not much traces, leaving only two temples on the ancient palace foundation. One temple worship Dinh Tien Hoang and another worship Le Dai Hanh - the first king of Le Dynasty. Two temples are very close together so the locals known as the temple of Dinh - Le.

- In front of Dinh temple is Ma Yen mountain with shaped like a saddle, and at the top of this mountain has the tomb of King Dinh Tien Hoang. Dinh temple is a picky architecture, with the delicate wood carvings by Vietnam folk artists in the 17th century. In addition, the temple still preserves many rare artifacts.

- Le temple is about few hundred meters from Dinh temple, also share the same structure, but the scale of Le temple is smaller than Dinh temple, and the inside space of Le temple is pretty warm.

In addition to the historical aspect, Hoa Lu ancient capital is also a place with charming scenery. The river path to Hoa Lu from Trang An ecotourism area, worthy for you to visit Hoa Lu ancient capital at least once.