Cấm Mountain Beauty - An Giang Province (Viet Nam).

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Cấm Mountain is located in An Hảo commune, Tịnh Biên district, about 90 km away from the center of Long Xuyên city along Highway 91, crossing provincial road 948, and about 37 km from Châu Đốc city. The mountain has a height of 705 m, occupies the circumference of 28,600 m, Bồ Hông peak on Cam mountain is the highest mountain in Thất Sơn and Cấm mountain is also the highest mountain in the Mekong Delta.

Cấm Mountain viewed from below
Cấm Mountain viewed from below811×608 101 KB
Cable car to the top of the mountain
Cable car to the top of the mountain811×608 148 KB
Lying Buddha Statue
Lying Buddha Statue811×608 148 KB
The Maitreya Buddha statue on the top of Cấm Mountain, according to the form of Venerable Bố Đại, belongs to the Big Buddha Pagoda, is located on an area of ​​2.2 hectares, surrounded by mountains, and in front of Thủy Liêm Lake.
The Maitreya Buddha statue on the top of Cấm Mountain, according to the form of Venerable Bố Đại, belongs to the Big Buddha Pagoda, is located on an area of ​​2.2 hectares, surrounded by mountains, and in front of Thủy Liêm Lake.811×608 72.1 KB
The statue has a height of 33.6 m (from the bottom of the base to the top of the head), the area of ​​the statue is 27x27 m, the total weight of both the foundation and the shell is nearly 1,700 tons of concrete and reinforced. The statue clearly defines a natural smile, compassion, exhaustion and big belly characteristic of Maitreya Buddha in Vietnam. The statue by the sculptor Thụy Lam (real name Phạm Dân Chủ, residing in Tân Châu town) sketches construction drawings and supervision, which was carried out from February 2004 to December 2005 with about 60 employees. . On January 2, 2006, the Maitreya Buddha's record was established by the Vietnam Record Organization as 'the largest Maitreya Buddha statue in Vietnam'. And on May 29, 2013, the statue was recognized as 'the largest Maitreya Buddha statue on top of Asia'.
The statue has a height of 33.6 m (from the bottom of the base to the top of the head), the area of ​​the statue is 27x27 m, the total weight of both the foundation and the shell is nearly 1,700 tons of concrete and reinforced. The statue clearly defines a natural smile, compassion, exhaustion and big belly characteristic of Maitreya Buddha in Vietnam. The statue by the sculptor Thụy Lam (real name Phạm Dân Chủ, residing in Tân Châu town) sketches construction drawings and supervision, which was carried out from February 2004 to December 2005 with about 60 employees. . On January 2, 2006, the Maitreya Buddha's record was established by the Vietnam Record Organization as 'the largest Maitreya Buddha statue in Vietnam'. And on May 29, 2013, the statue was recognized as 'the largest Maitreya Buddha statue on top of Asia'.811×608 72.8 KB
Vạn Linh Pagoda is located at an altitude of 535m on Cấm Mountain, at the foot of Vồ Bồ Hông (over 700 m high)
Vạn Linh Pagoda is located at an altitude of 535m on Cấm Mountain, at the foot of Vồ Bồ Hông (over 700 m high)456×608 90.6 KB
Thủy Liêm Lake accommodating 60,000 m³ of water
Thủy Liêm Lake accommodating 60,000 m³ of water876×657 106 KB
Bảo Các Quan Âm consists of 9 floors, 35m high. In addition to the upper floor and worshiping the Buddha's relics
Bảo Các Quan Âm consists of 9 floors, 35m high. In addition to the upper floor and worshiping the Buddha's relics456×608 101 KB

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