National historical relic Sung Khanh Pagoda

The stele carries many great values. First, in terms of text, the stele is considered an original document that has the effect of comparing some forms of the Tran Dynasty when studying other texts. Next, the Nom characters engraved on the stele were also found by researchers and contributed to adding more resources for studying Nom characters during the Tran Dynasty…

Venerable Thich Thanh Phuc said that for many years, the Party Committee and authorities of Vi Xuyen district and Dao Duc commune, and the Executive Committee of the Vietnam Buddhist Sangha in Ha Giang province have always done a good job of preserving and promoting the value of historical relics in the area and is one of the highlights, attracting tourists on their spiritual and cultural tourism journey when coming to Ha Giang.

Every year, on the full moon day of the first lunar month, people of all ethnic groups in Dao Duc commune organize the incense offering ceremony at Sung Khanh pagoda and the Long Tong festival to pray for favorable weather, bountiful crops, prosperity for all families, and increasingly tight solidarity among ethnic groups.

The ceremony and festival are the two main parts that appear in the Long Tong festival. The main ritual part is offering to heaven, earth, and the gods for favorable weather, healthy people, lush vegetation, and bountiful crops.

The tray of offerings includes sticky rice, chicken, pork, Banh Chung, Banh Day, Banh Khao, Lam rice,and  five-color sticky rice...is jointly prepared by the Tay ethnic people here for this sacred holiday. Not only does it have a long-standing historical and cultural value, Sung Khanh Pagoda is also a place associated with many people here.