Tam Chuc Pagoda to donate to orphans and people in need

January 06, 2023 | 17:18

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An event organised by Tam Chuc Pagoda in collaboration with Tam Chuc Tourism on January 7-8 aims to promote traditional values centred around the spirit of "mutual love".

Visitors from all over the country will gather and wrap banh chung to donate to disadvantaged people and orphans on the occasion of the Lunar New Year. Organisers of the programme wish to deliver a welcoming space for tourists and volunteers and an opportunity for everyone to come together to promote traditional values and connect the community through a spirit of "mutual love" this festive break.

Tam Chuc Pagoda to donate to orphans and people in need

The programme is expected to make and distribute over 10,000 vegetarian banh chung. There are also cultural and art activities planned along with clothes and shoe donations to help people in the northern mountainous provinces.

According to a representative from Tam Chuc Tourism, a similar event was held two years ago and achieved positive results, with tourists and Buddhists coming together to support and donate to people in difficult circumstances so close to the Lunar New Year.

Visitors arriving in Tam Chuc can not only worship the Buddha and visit the pagoda, they can also participate in meaningful social activities and admire the Bodhi tree, which has the longest life span of any tree in the world, given by the president of the National Assembly of Sri Lanka.

Tam Chuc pagoda was also host to the 2019 United Nations Day of Vesak Celebration with 1,500 leaders of Buddhist churches from more than 100 countries and territories with about 10,000 Buddhists and Vietnamese tourists in attendance.

Tam Chuc pagoda and Tam Chuc Spiritual Tourism Complex are located in Kim Bang district of Ha Nam province.