Hoa Binh Province is famous for tourist sites such as Mai Chau Plateau, Da River and Kim Boi Mineral Stream. The province is also home to an obscure historical site called Dam Da.
Dam Da is a general name for a complex of temples, pagodas and caves in Phu Lao Commune, Lac Thuy District. Dam Da hosts annual festival in the fourth month of the lunar year, attracting many pilgrims from the province and neighboring regions.
In the complex, Tien Pagoda has been recognized as a national historical cultural site and Nguoi Xua Cave is renowned as a national archaeological location with many vestiges of ancient Vietnamese people.
Scattered around the complex are temples and pagodas such as Trinh Temple, Mau Temple and Tien Pagoda, which are dedicated to worship legendary characters such as Au Co Mother, Lac Long Quan Father, Hoang Bay Mandarin and Tam Toa Thanh Mau.
Dam Da also has over 20 mysterious caves including Tam Toa, Thuy Tien, Cung Tien, Hoang Muoi and Co Chin. In the caves, stalactites in diverse colors and shapes hang.
As the caves’ entrances are situated halfway up the mountains, travelers have to trek to reach them.