Yen Tu
has been referred to as the center of Vietnamese Buddhism and, like most of the
sacred Buddhist temples, the magic of Yen Tu lies in the journey. Consisting of a series of temples following
the monk king’s pilgrimage to enlightenment, Yen Tu
stretches 6000 meters (about 6 hours of walking) from the valley floor all the
way up to the cloud-wrapped, mountain top Dong Pagoda, 1,068 m above sea level.