Nui Ba (Ba Mountain) is often called Ms. Den Mountain.
According to a legend, the mountain was named after a young woman
called Denh, but who was referred to as Den. She was the devout
daughter of a guard officer of the Mien ethnic minority group. Den left
her house to enter a monastery in the mountains. She became a nun due
to family pressure to marry a guard officer's son from the Trang Bang
Area. She remained at the monastery until she died. After her death,
the Nguyen Dynasty ordered that a mould of her be cast in black bronze
in her honour as the Linh Son Thanh Mau ( Saint Linh Son).
During the spring until the afternoon of the 30th
day of the 1st lunar month, and especially on the day of the full moon
of the first month, tourists from Ho Chi Minh City and the provinces of
the south pilgrimage to worship and sightsee. Starting at the bottom of
the mountain, tourists climb one half of the mountain to Saint Linh
Son's communal house and then follow a path that leads to a pagoda.
This pagoda offers vegetarian meals. Tourists can eat as much as they
want, but should donate some money to the pagoda; the amount of the
donation depending on the budget of the tourist.
Author: Vietnamtourism
