Yen Tu Cable Car

The Yen Tu Cable Car is a two-line aerial cable car system serving Yen Tu Mountain in Thuong Yen Cong Commune, Uong Bi City, Quang Ninh Province, Vietnam. It connects the lower Giai Oan area to Hoa Yen Pagoda and onward toward the summit near Dong Pagoda. Built to ease access to the Yen Tu Buddhist relic complex, it offers panoramic forest and mountain views and significantly reduces climbing time for pilgrims and tourists.

Visitors can expect a scenic aerial ride over dense forest and mountain slopes of Yen Tu in enclosed cabins. The system has two separate lines: Line 1 from Giai Oan to Hoa Yen and Line 2 from Hoa Yen toward Dong Pagoda. Stations are located near key pagodas and walking paths. The ride provides elevated views of pagodas, valleys and forest, and allows visitors to combine cable car travel with walking sections to explore temples and summit areas.

Yen Tu Mountain is the center of Truc Lam Zen Buddhism founded by King Tran Nhan Tong in the late 13th century after his abdication. The mountain complex contains historic pagodas and shrines. The cable car system was developed in the 2000s and expanded later to facilitate pilgrim and tourist access while preserving the heritage site.

Yen Tu is one of Vietnam's most important Buddhist pilgrimage centers, associated with Truc Lam Zen Buddhism. The cable car provides access to sacred pagodas including Giai Oan, Hoa Yen and Dong Pagoda, supporting religious practice, festivals and cultural tourism.