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Bronze Casting Village of Ngu Xa Filed under:
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Ngũ Xã village is located on the side of Trúc Bạch Lake in Ba Đình District nowadays, and it is known as the craft village with traditional bronze casting profession. Legend has it that Zen Buddhist Grand Monk named Không Lộ who lived in the Lý Dynasty (1009-1225) was progenitor of the profession. He took best ...
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Ha Pagoda Filed under:
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Nov
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The official name is Thánh Ðức Tự (Pagoda of Holy Virtue). The pagoda was built in the 11th century during the reign of Lý Nhân Tông King. At first, it was a small pagoda managed by Priest Từ Ðạo Hạnh. The pagoda was initially built according to Sino-Vietnamese character Tam—this character is formed by 3 hyphens ...
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Tran Tay Festival Filed under:
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Nov
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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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Soc temple – Non Nước temple compound Filed under:
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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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Most typical dishes on the Mid-autumn festival in Hà Nội Filed under:
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The specialty for the Mid-Autumn festival in Việt Nam is moon cake - Banh nuong (baked cake) and Banh deo (sticky cake). These are small cakes (150-200g) usually made in square molds with decorative patterns on the surface, although recently moon and carp shape versions have begun to appear in Hà Nội. The taste of moon cakes ...