Ba Ra Mountain – Mo Waterfall

Ba Ra Mountain – Mo Waterfall

Ba Ra Mountain is located in Son Giang ward, Phuoc Long town, Binh Phuoc province. This is one of the three highest and most majestic mountains in the South. Legend has it that the founder of the S'Tieng people had two younger sisters; He built Ba Den mountain for his first sister and Ba Ra mountain for his second sister to protect the land of the S'Tieng people. The S'Tieng people call this mountain with a respectful name: "Bônom Brah", meaning "God mountain" or "Yang Yumbra Mountain God" is the god worshiped on the top of Ba Ra mountain. Khmer people call it "True Buddha" mountain. With an altitude of 723m, the rugged terrain of Ba Ra Mountain is a place that marks many heroic and resilient victories as well as many anecdotes, associated with important historical events. Here, during the two resistance wars against the French and the Americans, it was the base of operations for revolutionary soldiers. This is considered a solid revolutionary base. From 1925 to 1941, the French colonialists built a large prison at the foot of the mountain including 3 camps: Camp A to imprison thieves and robbers; Camp B imprisons female prisoners, political criminals, and people suspected of being communists but not convicted; Camp C holds political prisoners. The prison guards used many barbaric tricks to torture prisoners, but with the spirit of self-reliance, the communist soldiers turned this prison into a place of political struggle with the French colonialists. This "God" mountain is associated with the resistance war of the people of Phuoc Long in particular and our people in general. At Bang Lang Hill, a stele house and a memorial temple were built to commemorate the soldiers, soldiers and people. compatriots sacrificed their lives in the resistance war in the Ba Ra area. Ba Ra Mountain is a beautiful landscape famous for its winding Be River, Mother Waterfall, Mo Waterfall, and forests with a rich diversity of flora recognized by the Ministry of Forestry (now the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development). ) classified into the special forest system of the country. From Bang Lang Hill, step up 1,767 stone steps to reach the top of the mountain. The road up the mountain is quite beautiful covered with a green color of bamboo and bamboo, especially on both sides of the road there are many ancient trees estimated to be several hundred years old. year old. On the top is the antenna of Binh Phuoc Radio and Television Station, 48m high to bring television waves to remote areas in the province. There is also a shrine here worshiping the Holy Mother Buddha Thien Hau and the goddess of the land (Ba Ra mountain), which is very sacred. There is a project to build a Buddhist spiritual area associated with eco-tourism at the relic. Ba Ra Mountain also has Bat cave and Ba Bay Tuyet cave, which are deep and wide and very beautiful. This was the refuge of our army and people during the two resistance wars against the French colonialists. With great values, Ba Ra Mountain - Thac Mo relic was recognized and ranked as a historical relic and national landscape by the Ministry of Culture and Information on April 20, 1995. Source: Binh Phuoc Province Electronic Information Portal

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Rating : National monument

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Outstanding relic site