Mia Pagoda, initially called Sung Nghiem Tu, is situated in Mia village, Ba Vi district, Ha Tay province. The pagoda was built during the Tran dynasty (1225-1406). Several years later, Lady Nguyen Tri Rxong, also called Lady Mia, had the pagoda rebuilt and renamed.
The ox racing is held in a large ground 60m wide and 170m long which is surrounded by high earthen rampart where spectators can stand. The racing lane is 100m long and 4m wide. Its two ends are marked with departure and destination poles.
Ba Vi Mountains cover an area of over 5,000 ha in Ba Vi district, in Ha Tay province, 60 km west of Hanoi. According to Vietnamese legends, a Vietnamese deity resided in Ba Vi Mountains, which is why these mountains are considered as the ancestors of all Vietnamese mountains. The highest mountain is Ngoc Tan with 1,281 m.
One cannot visit Vietnam’s Tay Ninh without going to Nui Ba, a beautiful high mountain located in the middle of the MeKong Delta, 11km from Tay Ninh. Nui Ba Mountain is often called Ba Den. Mountain after the devoted daughter of a Vietnamese guard officer. She left her father's house and went to the mountain to become a monk after she was forced to marry a guard officer's son.
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