Top 8 Vietnam Temples and Pagodas You Should Visit

Therefore, if you plan to travel to Vietnam, and want to do a spiritual tour to the temples, watch and learn their proud records, ancient architecture, or beautiful landscapes surrounded, here is the list of 8 Vietnam temples and pagodas that you should visit.

1. Quan Su Temple

Address:  73 Quan Su, Tran Hung Dao, Hoan Kiem, Hanoi.

Referring to the temples that are always crowded with visitors at the beginning of the year in Hanoi, it is impossible not to mention Quan Su Pagoda. This is the most ancient temple, located in the center of the capital. On New Year's Day, a lot of people, Buddhists in Hanoi and nearby come to Quan Su Pagoda to go to the New Year's ceremony with the hope of a happy and lucky new year for themselves and their families.

2. Quan Thanh Temple

Address:  Thanh Nien, Quan Thanh, Ba Dinh, Hanoi.

Quan Thanh Temple is also known as Tran Vu Temple. The temple has a beautiful location, right at the intersection of Thanh Nien Street with Quan Thanh Street, overlooking West Lake. On the occasion of the early spring or the 1st, the full moon day of every month, the temple is always crowded with visitors from all over the world.

3. Ba Da Pagoda

Address:  3 Church, Hang Trong, Hoan Kiem, Hanoi.

Ba Da Pagoda is located quite hidden on Nha Tho Street, so not everyone knows about this temple. But for many Hanoians, going to pagodas here on the first day of the year has become a habit with the desire to pray for luck and well-being for themselves and their families. Although the temple is small, it has a very beautiful landscape and a pure space.

4. Ha Temple

In the early days of spring, the number of tourists and Buddhists visiting Ha Pagoda to pray for peace, good luck, and love is always crowded, especially young people who come to pray for love. People who go to Ha pagoda also don't have as much ceremony as in other temples, simply a little gold, flowers, betel nut are contained in a small tray and an indispensable thing is change.

5. Tran Quoc Pagoda

Address:  Thanh Nien, Yen Phu, Ba Dinh, Hanoi.

Tran Quoc Pagoda, located on a small peninsula northeast of West Lake, is considered a sacred Buddhist temple that must be visited at the beginning of the year by many Buddhists who come to worship. Thanks to the beautiful terrain, coming here, Hanoians, in addition to paying homage to the Buddha, can also enjoy a little feeling of traveling with the scenery of a national historical-cultural relic in the midst of modern streets. The pagoda has an ancient tower garden, with many valuable Buddha statues, especially the statue of Sakyamuni entering Nirvana.

6. Phu Tay Ho

Address: Xom Chua Street, Quan An Ward, Tay Ho District, Quang An, Tay Ho, Hanoi.

Phu Tay Ho worships Princess Lieu Hanh, also known as Mother Lieu Hanh, which is known as one of the sacred temples to pray for fortune every New Year's Eve in Hanoi. At the beginning of the year, from the 1st day of the year, people and visitors from all over the world flock here to pray for good luck in the first days of the new year. In addition, Phu Tay Ho also owns a location as well as many shops selling throughout Tet, so after going to the ceremony, you can also go sightseeing or enjoy delicious dishes such as shrimp cakes, snail noodles.

7. Phuc Khanh Communal House

Address: Overpass at Nga Tu So, Thinh Quang, Dong Da, Hanoi.

Phuc Khanh Pagoda, also known as So Pagoda, is located at 382 Tay Son Street, Thinh Quang Ward, Dong Da District, Hanoi. The pagoda was recognized as a national historical and cultural relic by the Ministry of Culture and Information in 1988. The ancient and pure architecture of the temple, plus the reputation for offering stars to retire at the beginning of the year, has a row every year. Hundreds and thousands of tourists and Buddhists come here to worship and pray for peace. Especially on every occasion when the temple has a ceremony to release the term, so many people come to the place that they have to sit on the street.

8. Ba La Khe Beer

Address: Dien Khanh pagoda relic area, La Khe village, La Khe ward, Ha Dong district, Hanoi.

The cluster of relics - Bia Ba pagoda is one of the spiritual tourist attractions that attracts a lot of visitors at the beginning of the year in Hanoi. This place is famous for being sacred, so every day many visitors from all over the world come to pray for good fortune. Especially at the time of transferring the old year and the new year, a lot of people come to Bia Ba Le and ask for luck.