{"id":955,"date":"2023-11-01T11:50:00","date_gmt":"2023-11-01T11:50:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/gogogovietnam.com\/?p=955"},"modified":"2024-10-15T21:39:24","modified_gmt":"2024-10-15T21:39:24","slug":"buddha-at-chua-ong-nui-bucket-list","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/gogogovietnam.com\/buddha-at-chua-ong-nui-bucket-list\/","title":{"rendered":"Add the stunning Ong Nui pagoda to the bucket list!"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p><strong>Chua Ong Nui (Ong Nui Pagoda) is a stunningly huge Buddha temple complex, carved into the mountainside in Binh Dinh province (next to Phu Yen in central-southern Vietnam) &#8211; definitely one to add to the temple wishlist!<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>With a huge number of pagodas and temples to enjoy throughout Vietnam, it&#8217;s easy to get templed-out. But seriously, <strong>Chua Ong Nui<\/strong> is a stunner that you really have to go see!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>It&#8217;s still fairly unknown as it&#8217;s a little bit off-the-beaten-track, but this huge Buddha statue is apparently one of the biggest in South East Asia (if not <em>the<\/em> biggest, but I couldn&#8217;t verify that online)!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Climb the 600 steps to the top (they are harder than they look!), take a look around the Buddha temple complex that overlooks this majestic area of coastline &#8211; and don&#8217;t miss the adjoining pagoda on your way down!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Here&#8217;s our quick and easy guide to enjoying the amazing <strong>Ong Nui<\/strong> <strong>pagoda<\/strong>! <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<div align=\"center\"><blockquote class=\"instagram-media\" data-instgrm-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/reel\/CvFaE1gNk8v\/?utm_source=ig_embed&amp;utm_campaign=loading\" data-instgrm-version=\"14\" style=\" background:#FFF; border:0; border-radius:3px; 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font-size:14px; line-height:17px; margin-bottom:0; margin-top:8px; overflow:hidden; padding:8px 0 7px; text-align:center; text-overflow:ellipsis; white-space:nowrap;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/reel\/CvFaE1gNk8v\/?utm_source=ig_embed&amp;utm_campaign=loading\" style=\" color:#c9c8cd; font-family:Arial,sans-serif; font-size:14px; font-style:normal; font-weight:normal; line-height:17px; text-decoration:none;\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">A post shared by VIETNAM (@vietnam_travel_media)<\/a><\/p><\/div><\/blockquote>\n<script async src=\"\/\/www.instagram.com\/embed.js\"><\/script><\/div>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">How to get to <strong>Ong Nui<\/strong> pagoda<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>This amazing location is probably only going to hit your wishlist if you&#8217;re stopping by at the nearby city of <strong>Quy Nhon<\/strong>. From there, it&#8217;s a fairly easy motorbike ride to the complex at <strong>Chua Ong Nui<\/strong> in Phuong Binh village &#8211; we&#8217;re talking around 30km and just over an hour (a bit less if you&#8217;re in a car). The road is fairly easy to drive, but very sandy, so watch out if it&#8217;s a windy day!<\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"952\" height=\"635\" src=\"https:\/\/gogogovietnam.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/OngNuiPagoda1.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-1175\" srcset=\"https:\/\/gogogovietnam.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/OngNuiPagoda1.jpg 952w, https:\/\/gogogovietnam.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/OngNuiPagoda1-360x240.jpg 360w, https:\/\/gogogovietnam.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/OngNuiPagoda1-720x480.jpg 720w, https:\/\/gogogovietnam.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/OngNuiPagoda1-770x514.jpg 770w, https:\/\/gogogovietnam.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/OngNuiPagoda1-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/gogogovietnam.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/OngNuiPagoda1-768x512.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 952px) 100vw, 952px\" \/><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n<p>There doesn&#8217;t seem to be any obvious day tour option from Quy Nhon, but that doesn&#8217;t surprise me, since Quy Nhon is still in its tourist infancy. Maybe something to watch out for in the future. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<iframe src=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/maps\/embed?pb=!1m18!1m12!1m3!1d247885.84812187066!2d109.0357140114295!3d13.886006403787826!2m3!1f0!2f0!3f0!3m2!1i1024!2i768!4f13.1!3m3!1m2!1s0x316f4129738f166d%3A0x54303898e3a494d5!2zVMaw4bujbmcgUGjhuq10IENow7lhIMOUbmcgTsO6aSBUZW1wbGU!5e0!3m2!1sen!2sil!4v1573461182144!5m2!1sen!2sil\" width=\"750\" height=\"400\" frameborder=\"0\" style=\"border:0;\" allowfullscreen=\"\"><\/iframe>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">What to see and do at <strong>Ong Nui<\/strong> pagoda<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>Once you reach the temple complex (if you&#8217;re motorbiking, there are a number of friendly and cheap parking options right opposite the main entrance), it&#8217;s fairly obvious what you&#8217;ve gotta do &#8211; climb those 600 steps baby!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>It looks like the complex at <strong>Chua Ong Nui<\/strong> <strong>pagoda <\/strong>is destined for big things, as the ground floor of the complex is huge and a couple of buildings seem to be sprouting up&#8230;so maybe in a couple of years this complex will turn into something much larger and more tourist-friendly.<\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"972\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/gogogovietnam.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/OngNuiPagoda9-972x1024.jpg\" alt=\"OngNuiPagoda\" class=\"wp-image-1172\" srcset=\"https:\/\/gogogovietnam.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/OngNuiPagoda9.jpg 972w, https:\/\/gogogovietnam.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/OngNuiPagoda9-770x811.jpg 770w, https:\/\/gogogovietnam.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/OngNuiPagoda9-285x300.jpg 285w, https:\/\/gogogovietnam.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/OngNuiPagoda9-768x809.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 972px) 100vw, 972px\" \/><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n<p>For now, climb those stairs and enjoy the slog! There are a number of levels, and you&#8217;ll be pleased to know there are refreshments on sale at each of those levels &#8211; some savvy Vietnamese have realized that the climb up those 600 stairs is thirsty work!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Once you reach the top, spend some time exploring the complex &#8211; first catch your breath of course, but there are some stunning views up there. It&#8217;s also pretty windy!<\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/gogogovietnam.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/OngNuiPagoda8.jpg\" alt=\"OngNuiPagoda\" class=\"wp-image-1174\"\/><\/figure><\/div>\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter is-resized\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"391\" height=\"586\" src=\"https:\/\/gogogovietnam.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/OngNuiPagoda5.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-1178\" style=\"aspect-ratio:0.6670792079207921;width:563px;height:auto\" srcset=\"https:\/\/gogogovietnam.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/OngNuiPagoda5.jpg 391w, https:\/\/gogogovietnam.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/OngNuiPagoda5-200x300.jpg 200w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 391px) 100vw, 391px\" \/><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n<p>As you start heading down, watch out for the small signs to the <strong>Ong Nui pagoda<\/strong> on your right. You have to make your way across a makeshift path, but after a few meters you&#8217;ll come across the upper section of the pagoda. Make your way down the tricky steps (I&#8217;m sure this is a back entrance, there may be a friendlier entrance further down the steps).<\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"782\" height=\"586\" src=\"https:\/\/gogogovietnam.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/OngNuiPagoda3.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-1179\" srcset=\"https:\/\/gogogovietnam.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/OngNuiPagoda3.jpg 782w, https:\/\/gogogovietnam.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/OngNuiPagoda3-770x577.jpg 770w, https:\/\/gogogovietnam.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/OngNuiPagoda3-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/gogogovietnam.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/OngNuiPagoda3-768x576.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 782px) 100vw, 782px\" \/><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n<p>OK, so the Buddha was hugely impressive, but the<strong> Ong Nui pagoda<\/strong> (also known as <strong>Linh Phong<\/strong>) is one of the best I&#8217;ve seen in Vietnam! Some 300 years old, this pagoda is a bit of a stunner, with various buildings and gardens to explore. You might have come for the Buddha, but if you don&#8217;t stop at this pagoda you&#8217;re definitely missing out on a true Vietnam gem. The pagoda actually celebrates the life of Buddhist monk <strong>Tinh Giac-Thien Tri <\/strong>(or \u201cOng Nui\u201d (Old Nui)), who handed out medicine to local people to help cure them of diseases and epidemics. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><em>Watch out for the annual <\/em><strong><em>Ong Nui Pagoda festival<\/em><\/strong><em> towards the end of the first lunar month &#8211; expect huge numbers of domestic and international tourists!<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\">The Chua Ong Nui complex (including Ong Nui pagoda) in Binh Dinh is highly recommended, even for those of you a little temple weary!<\/h4>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Chua Ong Nui (Ong Nui Pagoda) is a stunningly huge Buddha temple complex, carved into the mountainside in Binh Dinh province (next to Phu Yen in central-southern Vietnam) &#8211; definitely one to add to the temple wishlist! With a huge number of pagodas and temples to enjoy throughout Vietnam, it&#8217;s easy to get templed-out. But seriously, Chua Ong Nui is a stunner that you really have to go see! It&#8217;s still fairly unknown as it&#8217;s a little bit off-the-beaten-track, but [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":1174,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[57],"tags":[83,84,82],"class_list":["post-955","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-highly-recommended","tag-buddha","tag-ong-nui","tag-pagoda"],"aioseo_notices":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/gogogovietnam.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/955","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/gogogovietnam.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/gogogovietnam.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/gogogovietnam.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/gogogovietnam.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=955"}],"version-history":[{"count":22,"href":"https:\/\/gogogovietnam.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/955\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":1599,"href":"https:\/\/gogogovietnam.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/955\/revisions\/1599"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/gogogovietnam.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/1174"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/gogogovietnam.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=955"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/gogogovietnam.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=955"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/gogogovietnam.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=955"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}