Nearly 10,000 people visit Chua Chan Mountain, pray at pagodas during Tet holiday

A representative of the Management Board of the Chua Chan Mountain National Scenic Site (Chua Chan Mountain, Xuan Loc Commune, Dong Nai Province) said that by the end of the second day of the Lunar New Year (Tet) of the Horse 2026 (February 18), Chua Chan Mountain had attracted nearly 10,000 residents and visitors from inside and outside the province for spring outings and to pray for peace at Gia Lao Pagoda at the beginning of the new year.

Residents and tourists visit Chua Chan Mountain on the second day of Tet. Photo: Ngoc Lien

Chua Chan Mountain is dubbed the “Second Heavenly Mountain” in the Southeast region, after Ba Den Mountain in Tay Ninh Province. It is also known as Gia Ray Mountain or Gia Lao Mountain. For decades, it has been a destination for forest ecotourism paired with spiritual tourism, drawing tens of thousands of visitors at the start of each New Year.

Visitors can reach Chua Chan Mountain by cable car or by road. Photo: Ngoc Lien

To promote the values and advantages of Chua Chan Mountain, in recent years, Dong Nai Province has planned and developed the area into a leading tourist destination at both national and international levels.

People worship Buddha for peace at Gia Lao Pagoda on Chua Chan Mountain. This location is a well-known spiritual destination that attracts tens of thousands of visitors during the New Year period. Photo: Ngoc Lien

Dried banana, a specialty of Chua Chan Mountain, is a popular gift that many visitors buy for their relatives. Photo: Ngoc Lien

In April 2025, the Chua Chan Mountain Ecotourism, Resort and Entertainment Project was officially launched. The project aims to invest in the construction of commercial and service facilities, including resort villas, entertainment services, accommodation, and hotels; tourist transport systems such as cable cars and mountain railways; combined with parks and green spaces, and synchronized technical infrastructure to capitalize on the climate and ecological landscape characteristics of Chua Chan Mountain.

By Ngoc Lien - Translated by Minh Hong, Minho