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Tran Tay Festival Filed under:
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Every year, at the beginning of Spring, the Tran Tay Festival is held in the Voi Phuc (Prostrating Elephant) Temple, which is located in Ba Dinh district of Hanoi, to worship Genie Linh Lang, who helped the Vietnamese people fight the enemy for national salvation. As the legend says, Linh Lang was a son of Long ...
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Tran Quoc Pagoda Filed under:
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Oct
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During your supposed time in Hanoi, Tran Quoc Pagoda is highly suggested that the beautiful Tran Quoc pagoda – the oldest one among others in Hanoi, be added to your visiting list. Chùa Trấn Quốc (or Tran Quoc Pagoda) is located beside the dazzling West Lake, on Thanh Nien Road, Hanoi. Particularly, it is seated on ...
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Tram Gian Pagoda Filed under:
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Oct
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Trăm Gian pagoda, or Quảng Nghiêm pagoda, Tiên Lữ pagoda or Núi pagoda lies on a hill of 50m high in Núi village, Tien Lu Hamlet, Tien Phuong Commune, Chuong My district, Hanoi. The pagoda was founded in 1185 under the reign of King Ly Cao Tong. The pagoda’s yard shelters a steeple with two stories ...
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Soc temple – Non Nước temple compound Filed under:
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Oct
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Soc temple complex lies on the Soc Son mountain (Phu Ma or Ve Linh Mountain) which belongs to the Mã range in the Tam Dao curve, now in Phu Linh hamlet, Soc Son district, Hanoi. It has been said that this is the holy place of the Tam Dao range. The Sóc temple consists of Upper ...
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Temple of Literature Filed under:
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28
Oct
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On top of the historical and cultural sites in the capital of Vietnam is the Temple of Literature functioning as the Confucian temple as well as Vietnam’s first university. It has long been the tourist attraction in the city of Hanoi and also become the place many students come to pray for luck before entering ...