Tay Ninh
Đông Nam Bộ
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A spiritual land of the southeast with the 'rooftop of the South,' Ba Den Mountain, and the dazzling, unique Cao Dai Holy See.
Tay Ninh is a southwestern border province renowned as the spiritual center of the southeast. Ba Den Mountain—the highest peak in the South—draws millions of pilgrims and visitors each year with its sacred temples and modern cable car. The Cao Dai Holy See, center of a unique homegrown religion, carries a one-of-a-kind East–West blended architectural beauty. Tay Ninh is also famous for its dew-dried rice paper and savory shrimp salt.
Best time to visit: November to April and the festival season in the first lunar month
Local specialties
- Trang Bang dew-dried rice paper
- Tay Ninh shrimp salt
- Trang Bang banh canh
Places (3)
Ba Den Mountain
The highest peak in the South, the 'rooftop' of the southeast with sacred temples, a modern cable car and ethereal seas of cloud.
Dau Tieng Reservoir
Vietnam's largest reservoir, its water spreading out below Ba Den mountain.
Cao Dai Holy See of Tay Ninh
The central holy land of the Cao Dai religion, a dazzling religious monument with a uniquely East–West blended architecture.