Just off the danang beach coastal road the marble mountains ngu hanh son consist of five craggy marble outcrops topped with pagodas.
Wikitravel marble mountains.
Ngu hanh son or marble mountains is a cluster of five mountains each named after an element of chinese yin yang philosophy.
Cham legend had it that the mountain complex was formed from a dragon egg who emerged from non nuoc beach.
Thuy son water moc son wood hoa son fire kim son metal or gold and tho son earth.
Marble mountains have long been buddhist worshiping sites as well as a famous tourist complex to travelers from all around the world when come to da nang.
In my eyes the tours are a rip off way of making money for the locals.
511 961114 are 9 km south of downtown and across the street from many of the larger beach side resorts.
Each mountain is named for the natural element it s said to represent.
Admission 15 000 dong tel.
Marble mountains ngu hanh son.
Marble mountains linh ung pagoda from da nang from 38 00 morning small group to marble mountains am phu cave monkey mountain from 32 20 magnificent marble mountain tour from 66 67 hue to hoi an or hoi an to hue by car via hai van pass monkey mountain beaches from 40 00 my son sanctuary marble mountains day trip from da.
In other words despite being mountains they are within the city limits and very accessible 15 30 minutes from your hotel depending on your location.
Kim metal thuy water moc wood hoa fire and tho earth.
Five elements mountains is a cluster of five marble and limestone hills located in ngũ hành sơn district south of da nang city in vietnam the five mountains are named after the five elements.