Thousands make pilgrimage to Yen Tu MountainVietNamNet Bridge – Thousands of people are flocking to the Yen Tu Spring Festival, the largest annual festival in northern Vietnam, which began Sunday in Uong Bi City, Quang Ninh Province. Crowds: There were 50,000 visitors to Yen Tu on the first day of the 2018 Yen Tu Festival, the tenth day of lunar new year. The walkway from the foot to the top of Yen Tu mountain is about 6km. About 50,000 people were expected to visit Yen Tu on Sunday, along with 230,000 people expected to visit Yen Tu during the first ten days of the new year, according to the Yen Tu Relic Management Board. Yen Tu Mountain, located about 50km from Ha Long City, is surrounded with scenic landscape and ancient pagodas.

Source: VietNamNet News February 26, 2018 09:22 UTC