The pagodas in Ho Chi Minh City are famous for their sacredness and beauty like a fairyland

Not only is Ho Chi Minh City the most dynamic city in the country, it is also a spiritual and cultural place that gathers many beautiful and sacred temples. According to many tourists from all over, the pagoda in Ho Chi Minh City has a long history and unique architecture, preserving many precious antiques that cannot be found anywhere else. Let's explore 10 famous temples in Ho Chi Minh City with Vietjet!

1. Vinh Nghiem Pagoda

Vinh Nghiem Pagoda is located at 339 Nam Ky Khoi Nghia, Ward 14, District 3. This is one of the pagodas in Ho Chi Minh City with a unique architecture and spacious, airy space. The corners of the pagoda's roof are curved in the Northern style. In the middle of the pagoda's roof there is a Dharma wheel and the corners of the pagoda are carved in the shape of a phoenix head. The pagoda also has a community relic tower to store the ashes of the deceased deposited at the pagoda.

Every year Vinh Nghiem Pagoda attracts a large number of visitors, Buddhists as well as those who come to remember their loved ones.

2. Hoang Phap Pagoda

Hoang Phap Pagoda is located at 196 Le Loi, Tan Hiep commune, Hoc Mon district. The temple's architecture has a harmonious combination of tradition and modernity. The pagoda has 2 floors of red tile roofs with soft curved corners, the floor uses granite tiles imported from Spain, the door and altar are all elaborately carved from precious wood. To the right of the main hall is Nhi Nghiem tower - the resting place of the late Venerable Ngo Chan Tu - the founder of the temple. The space around the temple is planted with many green trees, creating a comfortable and cool feeling for visitors to conveniently visit

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3. Ba Thien Hau Pagoda

Ba Thien Hau Pagoda is located at 710 Nguyen Trai, Ward 11, District 5. This is the Chinese pagoda with the oldest history among the pagodas in Ho Chi Minh City. The pagoda has bold Asian architecture, including 4 buildings arranged in the shape of the word "khau" or "quoc". This place preserves embossed paintings of four sacred animals - Dragon, Lan, Quy, Phung and more than 400 other rare antiques. The eaves, roof and walls are decorated with reliefs made of fired ceramic, exuding the majesty and grandeur of the temple. This pagoda has great artistic and technical value, and is also a place for spiritual and cultural activities of people of Chinese descent in Ho Chi Minh City.

The pagoda welcomes quite a large number of worshipers as well as young people who come to take beautiful pictures.

4. Phap Hoa Pagoda

Phap Hoa Pagoda located at 870 Truong Sa, Ward 14, District 3, is one of the most pure and charming temples in Ho Chi Minh City. The entrance to the pagoda is planted with many trees and a small, quiet lake. The main hall is divided into many compartments, each compartment worships a Buddha. Phap Hoa Pagoda was recognized as a historical relic in 2015, and is a popular tourist destination among many tourists.

On every occasion of Buddha's birthday, the pagoda is covered with lanterns, creating a sparkling, beautiful scene.

5. Pho Quang Pagoda is ancient and elegant

Pho Quang Pagoda located at 64/3 Huynh Lan Khanh, Ward 2, Tan Binh District, is one of the few pagodas in Ho Chi Minh City with beautiful, ancient and elegant landscape. In the temple grounds is a statue of Avalokiteśvara Bodhisattva placed in the middle of a delicately carved rockery, and whenever visitors visit the pagoda, they can hear the chirping of birds. Pho Quang Pagoda attracts a large number of Buddhists to offer incense as well as tourists to visit and worship.

6. Vietnam National Temple

Vietnam Quoc Tu is located at 244 3/2 Street, Ward 12, District 10, is a temple in Ho Chi Minh City with the highest 13-storey tower in the country and is extremely famous. Outside the temple grounds, there are many green trees and large old trees, creating shade that covers the temple. Inside the pagoda there are 7 towers, a place to offer incense and worship. Currently, Vietnam National Temple has been chosen as the new headquarters of the Vietnam Buddhist Association, attracting many tourists from near and far to visit and pray for peace.

Vietnam Quoc Tu owns the tallest tower in Vietnam - 63m.

7. Buu Long Pagoda

Buu Long Pagoda is located right at 81 Nguyen Xien, Long Binh Ward, District 9. This pagoda in Ho Chi Minh City has bold Thai architecture, also known as To Dinh Buu Long Zen Monastery. Buu Long Pagoda stands out with its brilliant yellow stupa, delicately carved white limestone walls and a giant wind chime on top of the pagoda. In the afternoons, visitors can walk in the campus full of green trees, listen to each bell ringing to feel the pure and relaxed soul in the heart of the city.

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8. Xa Loi Pagoda

Xa Loi Pagoda is located at 89 Ba Huyen Thanh Quan, Ward 7, District 3. The pagoda was built according to modern architecture with the upper part being the worship hall and the lower part being the lecture hall, including the shrine to Buddha Shakyamuni and Other areas such as libraries, offices, union shops, groom's houses, etc. Especially the tallest 7-story bell tower in Vietnam, each floor worships a Buddha and the top floor has a heavy bell hanging. 2 tons.

The pagoda is known as a Buddhist treasure in the heart of Ho Chi Minh City with precious ancient dharma objects.

9. Giac Lam Pagoda

Giac Lam Pagoda's address is 565 Lac Long Quan, Ward 10, Tan Binh District, designed in an architectural style typical of the Southern region in the shape of a Tam with 98 supporting columns. Coming here, visitors will admire 113 ancient statues, nearly 7,500 decorative plates along the walls of the Buddha's palace, the Patriarch tower and the roof, along with many other valuable documents about history, culture and art. architecture, sculpture. Giac Lam Pagoda is established as the pagoda in Ho Chi Minh City with the largest number of decorative plates in Vietnam.

10. Indian Pagoda

Indian Pagoda or Mariamman Pagoda, located at 45 Truong Dinh, Ben Thanh, District 1, is one of the temples in Ho Chi Minh City that attracts a large number of tourists to visit. The Indian pagoda has a strong Hindu breath, worshiping the rain god Mariamman in the main hall. Running along the stone wall are statues of 18 gods - symbolizing the wishes and wishes of the people. Local people as well as tourists still regularly come to An Pagoda to worship and pray.

The temple in Ho Chi Minh City has a strong Hindu style.

Going to pagoda at the beginning of the year is a cultural beauty that has existed in the minds of Vietnamese people for a long time. Pagodas in Ho Chi Minh City are places where people consecrate their spirituality as well as places where unique architectural imprints and precious antiques are kept. If you have the opportunity to visit Ho Chi Minh City during Tet, don't miss the above temples. Currently, Vietjet is opening sales for Tet air tickets to Ho Chi Minh City at attractive prices, access now here to receive the most preferential tickets.

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