Poshanu Cham Tower is one of the most unique Remnant Cham towers left by the Cham people. This relic is located on Ba Na hill, 7km northeast of Phan Thiet city. Poshanu Tower is also known as the Cham Tower.
Visiting Phan Thiet tourism, almost no journey missing the visit to the Cham Towers in Binh Thuan. Located on Ba Na hill, in Phu Hai commune and about 7km from Phan Thiet, Cham tower is considered one of the architectural representations of Cham culture in Binh Thuan Phan Thiet. Built from the late eighteenth century to the ninth century, the tower group consists of three towers with the main tower worshiping the god Shiva that the Cham people revered. In the fifteenth century, some temples were built to worship Princess Pôsan, the son of King Para Léman, because she was a gentleman who was loved by the people. The Pôsanư towers have elaborate, elaborate and very artistic techniques, with vaults, towers, main doors, false doors adhering to the fine art of Hoa Lai architecture. In the main tower, on the arch of the tower intact the carved flowers and images are quite unique. Particularly, the main tower has 4 floors and the higher the floor, the smaller the tower, the top of the tower has four triangular windows towards four sides, each window has ventilation holes. Compared to the main tower, the remaining towers are simpler and more eroded, with the tower also damaged only the original lines.
Cham people built the Poshanu pyramid at the end of the 8th and early 9th centuries to worship Shiva, one of the important gods of Hinduism. In the 15th century, the Cham continued to build some simple architectural temples to worship the Poshanu princess, who was said to be the son of King Para Chanh, loved by the people for their virtue and compassion.
According to archaeological excavations at the Poshanu Tower from 1992 to 1995, many foundations of the shrines were collapsed and buried for hundreds of years, along with brick and tile and some artifacts. At present, Poshanu Tower has been renovated and embellished.
Quality travel companies nowadays choose to organize tours to Champa Pôsan Phan Thiet Cham on the occasion of the Cham. On these occasions, the Cham people are very animated about the area, attending rain praying ceremonies and other rituals, making the space as busy and crowded as the festival. Such meaningful moments often leave many emotions difficult to describe the visitor to a culture that has grown up quite brilliantly in history, as recalled with so much affection and admiration.