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Pagodas & temples

Hai Phong is famous for its seaports and is the city of red phoenix flowers. Perhaps because it is so beautiful and famous for these images, few people know that Hai Phong is a sacred land where temples and pagodas exist. the place of worship of the gods of this masterful land.

Tuong Long Pagoda

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Another name for this pagoda is Do Son tower, this is a temple built during the LY Dynasty (from 1010 to 1225). Located on the top of Ngoc mountain, is the resting place of 20 bronze statues with an estimated weight of over 20 tons lying neatly in the Tam Bao house.

Address: Van Son, Do Son town, Hai Phong

Mo Pagoda

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Mo Pagoda is the place to worship Quynh Tran Princess, the daughter of Tran Thanh Tong. This is the person with great merit in civilizing the land of Kien Thuy, Hai Phong. In 1283 (Quy Mui), princess Quynh Tran asked her father, King Tran Thanh Tong, for permission to take refuge and ordination in the Buddha's place, and the king agreed.

In 1991, Mo pagoda was recognized as a national historical and cultural relic. At the same time, this ancient rice tree is also recognized as a heritage rice plant of Vietnam.

When you come here on New Year's Eve, you will encounter the main festival (January 6-8 of the lunar calendar every year).

Address: Ngu Phuc commune, Kien Thuy district, Hai Phong city.

Cao Linh Temple

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Cao Linh Pagoda is a temple with a massive and unique architecture of the first class in Hai Phong. In history books, it is clearly recorded that this temple was built by the Le Van family of Ha Lien village about 300 years ago. The main architectural style of Cao Linh Pagoda is Buddhist culture.

Currently, this temple is a place of religious activities and beliefs of a large number of local Buddhists as well as tourists from all over the country.

Cao Linh Pagoda belongs to the famous Elephant Mountain tourist area

Address: Bac Ha village, An Duong, Hai Phong.

Temple of Trang Trinh Nguyen Binh Khiem

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If you are knowledgeable about Vietnamese history, you probably also know that Nguyen Binh Khiem was the person who bravely denounced the 18 communal gods for treason and corruption, but was not accepted by the family. After that, he went back to his hometown to live in hiding, opening classes to teach, study history and write poetry.

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There are many students of Nguyen Binh Khiem who have become poinsettias, famous generals such as Nguyen Quyen, Luong Huu Khanh, Phung Khac Khoan, etc.

When coming here on January 27-29 every year, you will be lucky to attend the main festival of the Trang Trinh Nguyen Binh Khiem temple relic site

Address : Trung Am, Ly Hoc, Vinh Bao, Hai Phong.

Ba De Temple

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Ba De Temple is located at the foot of Doc Mountain, with its back against the mountain, the door facing the sea, is one of the famous temples for its beauty and sacredness. De Temple was visited by King Tu Duc and conferred the title "Dong Nhac De Ba - Trinh Lord Lady".

Address: Ngoc Hai Ward, Do Son District, Hai Phong City

Pho Chieu Pagodas

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The history of Pho Chieu pagoda was quite late, about 50s of the last century. That day, there was a monk named Ngo Chan Tu from Thai Binh who came here to reclaim, build and abdicate the temple.
Currently, Pho Chieu Pagoda also organizes many charity activities, donates blood, donates to support, builds houses of gratitude for families with difficult circumstances.

Address: Du Hang Kenh ward, Le Chan district, City. Hai Phong.

Nam Hai Than Vuong Temple

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Being located in Dau island – Do Son district, Nam Hai Than Vuong temple (the General of Tran dynasty) is the prominent destination when visiting this area. Legend has it that he is the Saint who control and protect the island. Anyones who come to visit the island without respect or try to take away any small things such as leaves, tree branches will be punished.Midnight of 9th  Feb, all boats concentrate around the islands for praying. Any boats which is far away also must turn the bow to temple direction with wishing being protected by Nam Hai Than Vuong saint, coming good fishing season.
Time: 8 to 10 February (lunar calendar).

Address: Du Hang Kenh ward, Le Chan district, City. Hai Phong.

Trang Kenh relic site (Bach Dang Giang)

Address: Minh Duc Commune, Thuy Nguyen District, Hai Phong

Main festival: From the 6th to the 7th day of the first lunar month every year

Trang Kenh relic site is a complex consisting of 3 temples and 1 pagoda following the Truc Lam Tam To Buddhist line of Vietnam located in the famous Bach Dang Giang relic complex.

Bach Dang Giang relic site is a special historical place located on a mountainous land, in front of the majestic nature are rivers, sea, hills and plains. Bach Dang Giang relic site has a rather large area. with many spiritual works and galleries for tourists to visit and admire. Here are the outstanding works with many profound meanings that you must definitely visit

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Temple of King Ngo Quyen

 Temple of King Ngo Quyen in Bach Dang Giang was built in 2011 on an area of up to 5000m2 and bears the imprint of Northern temple architecture. The work is elaborately carved with dragon and phoenix, which is a place for tourists to visit and commemorate the heroic king.

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Trang Kenh Vong De Temple 

Worshiping King Le Dai Hanh, in 981 he recreated the pile of Ngo Quyen, credited with defeating Tong Binh Chiem, bringing Dai Co Viet to par with Dai Han.

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Temple from Trang Kenh worships Quoc Cong Thiet Hung Dao Dai Vuong Tran Quoc Tuan

He has the merit of defeating Nguyen Mong 3 times, culminating in the victory of Bach Dang 1288, smashing the ambition to invade our country of the Nguyen Mong Empire, ushered in the brilliant East A civilization.

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Temple of President Ho Chi Minh

 President Ho Chi Minh, the great leader of the Vietnamese nation, who is always in the hearts of all Vietnamese people. Bach Dang Giang relic site is the first place in Hai Phong to set up a Temple of President Ho Chi Minh for people and visitors to express their respect and love for him.

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Statue of 3 Saint Generals who made 3 victories on Bach Dang Giang glorious.

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The model of pile yards on Bach Dang river recreates historical battles

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Bach Dang Giang Square

The square has a large space with three majestic bronze statues of three national heroes facing the Bach Dang River. This place reminds the next generation of the period of resistance against invaders and evokes traditional pride in patriotism.

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