Marble Mountains (Vietnam)
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Marble Mountains ,in Vietnamese: Nui Ngu Hanh Son (Five elements mountains), is a cluster of five marble and limestone hills located in Ngu Hanh Son ward, south of Da Nang city in Vietnam. The five 'mountains' are named under the five elements Kim (metal),Thuy(water), Moc(wood), Hoa(fire) and Tho (earth).
All of these mountains have cave entrances and numerous tunnels. It is possible to climb to the summit of one of the peaks. Several buddhist sanctuaries could also be found, making it a famous tourist spot.
The area is famous for stone sculpture making and stone cutting crafts. Direct rock extracting from the mountains are banned recently. Materials are now being transported from quarries in Quang Nam province.
