The History Of The Black Virgin Mountain Tay Ninh Vietnam
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Black Virgin Mountain (Vietnamese: Núi Bà Đen meaning "Black Lady Mountain", Khmer: Phnom Chol Baden) is a mountain in the Tay Ninh Province of Vietnam.
To the Vietnamese the mountain is the center of a myth about the Black Virgin mountain ( nui Bà Đen) , a local deity of Khmer origin. During the Vietnam War the area around the mountain was very active as the Ho Chi Minh Trail ended a few kilometers west across the Cambodian border.
As such there were many battles and American and Vietnamese soldiers based in the region remember the prominent landmark. After the war the mountain turned from a battleground to being famous for its beautiful temples and theme park.
Ariations of the legend of Black virgin mountain exist. The oldest Khmer myth involves a female deity, "Neang Khmau" who left her footprints on the mountain rocks. The Vietnamese myth centers around a woman, Bà Đen, falling in love with a soldier and then through betrayal or suicide Bà Đen dies on the mountain.
It has special significance to the Vietnamese Buddhist population and has a famous shrine about two thirds of the way up the mountain. Also, to the Cao Dai sect the mountain has special religious significance and its temple, the Tay Ninh Holy See, is close to the mountain.
During World War II the mountain was occupied by the Japanese and it was occupied by the Viet Minh, the French and the Vietcong.
The mountain is famed for its beautiful views. Visitors may hike up trails but many people take the Núi Bà Đen gondola lift to the top of the temple complex. Many of the trails up the mountain are dangerous when wet.
Common fruit orchards on the mountain and in the neighborhood grow the custard apple, which is called the mountain custard apple by the local citizens, bananas, or cashews.
The mountain is honeycombed with caves and is covered in many large basalt boulders. The mountain is located approximately 10 km northeast of Tây Ninh and 96 km northwest of Ho Chi Minh City.
A species of gecko, Gekko badenii, is named for the mountain and is endemic to the mountain.
