[In Pictures] Admiring magical sea of clouds on the top of Ba Den Mountain in Tay Ninh

Located at an altitude of 986m above sea level, Ba Den Mountain is known as the "roof of Southern Vietnam" and is the symbol of Tay Ninh province. As the only mountain emerging in the middle of a vast, flat plain, Ba Den Mountain can be admired from any angle when visitors set foot in Tay Ninh.

The highlight of this mountain is the "Tay Bo Da Son” Bodhisattva statue located on the top of the 72m high mountain. The statue was designed, intricately carved, cast with more than 170 tonnes of red copper. It set a record by the Asian Records Organisation, as "Asia's tallest bronze Buddha statue located on top of a mountain".

Visitors who go to Ba Den Mountain early in the morning will have the opportunity to admire the beautiful sunrise on the roof of the Southern region.

In particular, currently visitors also have the opportunity to witness the sea of clouds covering the architectural works on top of the mountain.

Clouds flowed over the top of the mountain, making the space instantly become surreal and majestic.

The statue is hidden in the cloudy season of Tay Ninh.

The statue has a compassionate face. Her headwear is engraved with the image of the Amida Buddha, which is meant to honour the Buddha’s wisdom and mercifulness to the world. The left hand holding a jar that pours out the elixir of life represents the action of dispensing blessings and saving living beings from misery and pain.

The statue of Ba Den Mountain in Tay Ninh and many other unique architectural works have demonstrated the outstanding economic potential of attracting a large number of tourists to visit and admire. As of December 31, 2023, Sun World Ba Den Mountain Cable Car station officially reached the milestone of 5 million visitors and has contributed to making Tay Ninh one of the top tourist destinations in the country.

Besides the magnificent architectural artifacts, visitors coming to Ba Den Mountain will also enjoy unique art programs which bear the characteristics of Tay Ninh province.

Visitors learn and explore the Buddhist art display area right at the foot of the "Tay Bo Da Son” Bodhisattva statue with a scale of 4,410m2.

This area consists of four floors, where simulation versions of many classic Buddhist works are displayed, including many famous statues of Vietnam and internationally. Hundreds of meaningful artifacts show the development of Buddhist culture through many different stages and periods are gathered here.

The 4th floor - the highest floor inside the base of the "Tay Bo Da Son” Bodhisattva statue

Visitors can admire and explore famous ancient temples in Vietnam through Holographic technology. This is a technology that creates 3-dimensional images floating in the air, helping viewers observe 360-degree floating images without using a projection screen or using specialized glasses. With 16 holographic projection devices, models of 16 famous pagodas in Vietnam such as Bo Da pagoda, Vinh Nghiem, Phat Tich, Huong pagoda, But Thap, Thien Mu are recreated extremely vividly.

The giant Maitreya Buddha statue, located at an altitude of over 900m on the top of Ba Den Mountain, has a height of 36 meters, a maximum width of 45m, a surface area of 4,651m2, and a weight of 5,112 tonnes.

Compared to the largest Maitreya Buddha statues in the world created from stone, the Maitreya Bodhisattva Statue at Ba Den Mountain is the world's largest sandstone statue of Maitreya Buddha.

The statue was shaped by a special method which was unprecedented in Vietnam: assembled from 6,688 natural sandstone pieces inspired by terraced fields.

Panorama of the sacred pagoda and shrine complex on Ba Den mountain.

People and tourists respectfully offer incense at Linh Son Tien Thach Tu Pagoda, the pagoda with the longest lifespan in the "holy land" of Tay Ninh, marking the rich religious life of the first generation of residents, while affirming and clearly defining the time when Buddhism was introduced to southern Vietnam.