Ngoc Well at Bai Dinh Pagoda (Ninh Binh Vietnam) currently holds the record as the largest well in Vietnam. The well is never dry, often referred to as the “god well” or “eye of the dragon”.
Overview of Ngoc Well
The largest Ngoc Well in Vietnam is located at the foot of the ancient Bai Dinh Pagoda (Gia Sinh commune, Gia Vien district, Ninh Binh province). Historically, the well was about 1,000 years old.
In the past, Zen master Nguyen Minh Khong (founder of Bai Dinh Pagoda), in his dream, was told by gods about precious water at the foot of the mountain near the temple. After that, he took well water to make medicine for the people.
Today, when the ancient and new Bai Dai Pagoda was embellished and built, Ngoc well was also renovated. The well has a moon face with the diameter of nearly 30m and depth of about 6m. Around the mouth of the well is built of stone on Dinh Mountain.
Campuses around the well are square in size up to 6.000m2, four corners are the octagonal houses. The surrounding landscape is planted with shady trees. To get to the well, you have to go through a beautiful stone gate.
Water in Ngoc well is clear and cool all year round, pleasant to drink. Miraculously, the well has never been dry, even though it was only a small well before). Ngoc Well water is also used to offer to Buddha at the temple ceremony.
An amazing well
It is known that in the process of building the new Bai Dinh Pagoda – the largest temple in Vietnam with many records in Asia, Southeast Asia, and Vietnam; hundreds of workers, engineers, laborers use well water for living, cooking, bathing, mixing concrete, etc, however, it has never been exhausted.
Because Ngoc well is never dry, local people often refer to it as “the well of the gods” or “eye of the dragon”. At the festival of Bai Dinh Pagoda in the beginning of the lunar year, thousands of people come here to worship, visit the temple and come to the Well to wish for peace and good luck.
In December 2007, the Record Book Center of Vietnam issued a certificate confirming the record of “The largest well in Vietnam” for Ngoc Well – Bai Dinh.
This will be an amazing place for visitors to travel to Bai Dinh Pagoda and explore the place here.
An amazing place
Coming to Bai Dinh pagoda, you not only admire Ngoc well – the largest well in Vietnam but also visit the other points have been recorded as the record book such as the largest bronze Buddha statue in Asia (The 100-ton bronze statue in the Dharma Palace), The largest bronze Buddha statue in Southeast Asia (Statue of Maitreya Buddha 100 tons outdoors), Vietnam’s largest bell (36-ton bell in bell tower), The largest temple in Vietnam with area of 539ha, The temple has the longest corridor La Han in Asia (La Han corridor nearly 3km long), The temple has the most Arhat statue in Vietnam (500 statues about 2m high), The temple has the largest number of bodhi trees in Vietnam: 100 bodhi trees are extracted from the Indian bodhi tree.
Every year, Bai Dinh pagoda attracts millions of domestic and international tourists. Bai Dinh Pagoda is a spiritual tourist site and is the temple that owns many national records of Vietnam.
Bai Dinh Festival from the 6th to the third lunar month. Stopping at Bai Dinh Pagoda, visitors on Ninh Binh group tour will feel their soul become more peaceful, nourishing good spiritual values and orient human beings to the good.
On the journey to discover the attractive destinations of amazing Ninh Binh tour, when visiting the Bai Dinh Pagoda, you can visit Ngoc Well to understand more about the historical and cultural value of this place.
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