Vietnam Travel Guide

Thay Pagoda attracts tourists all over the world by its ancient beauty of structure in addition to the suitable locations for other nearby attraction. Moreover, the diverse culture and friendly residents have brought about a comfortable atmosphere for travelers.

Tay Phuong is an ancient pagoda belonging to the pagoda system of Hanoi city. It was built in 865 and rebuilt in 1788. The place is famous for unique structure as well as special sculpture, through which the local culture and spirit are showed off.

Dau Pagoda is famous for the two bronzes' Xa Loi bodies: Vu Khac Minh and Vu Khac Truong. All architectural works and projects: the main hall, the worship house, the temple, the male and female monks' houses... were built of rectangular­ - shaped bricks (Mac Dynasty). The typical identities on the bricks lie in patterns of sacred animals: houses, dragons, carps to turn into dragons or vegetation and flower world.

Passing the gate and a large yard, a green stone paved road leads visitors to a square house, with eight tiered roofs and three compartments, 70m2 in area. Then there is a 7-compartment front worship house, 220m2 in area, whose front walls are hung with two big posters displaying capital letters: "Eight Kings together brightening" and "Co Phap Commune - a foundation of the Ly Dynasty".

The pagoda was built under the dynasty of King Tran Thanh Tong (1258-1278) and rebuilt in 1647 in the Le Dynasty by Chinese Zen Buddhist priest Zhus Zhus, known as Chuyet Chuyet in Vietnamese.

Ecologically and historically rich, the Bai Dinh Pagoda Mountain was recognised as a cultural and historical heritage site in 1997. Bai Dinh Pagoda will become the largest religious tourist centre in Viet Nam upon completion in 2010 to celebrate the 1,000th anniversary of Thang Long - Ha Noi.

The three ancient Chinese characters which are still seen today on the top of the entrance to the Quan Thanh Temple Hanoi mean Tran Vu Quan. Literally, the temple is dedicated to Saint Tran Vu. Temples are places for worshipping saints while pagodas are dedicated to Buddha and faithful disciplines.

Tran Quoc Pagoda is the oldest of all pagodas in Hanoi. Located beside the dazzling West Lake in Hanoi, Tran Quoc Pagoda is a cultural symbol of Vietnamese Buddhism.

The Temple of Literature in Vietnam is the most prominent and famous temple of literature situated in the city of Hanoi, which also functioned as Vietnam's first university. It is featured on the back of the one hundred thousand Vietnam Dong banknote.

The One Pillar Pagoda Hanoi was first built in 1840. After many times of reconstruction, the attraction still keeps its first specialty with a lotus-shaped pagoda on a lotus lake and becomes one of the most favorite places of interest in Hanoi.

When sitting on the boat to the Perfume Pagoda Hanoi, you will have chance to admire the picturesque scenery surroundings. Then you may get surprised at the natural structure of the pagodas and temples located here and there on a large area of Huong Son Mountain.