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Visit Du Hang Pagoda – Hai Phong

Hunan Ward, Le Chan district, Hai Phong city, VietNam

The thousand-year-old Du Hang Pagoda in Hai Phong is one of the spiritual tourist destinations that still preserves many precious artifacts bearing historical imprints. This place is considered a historical treasure containing many interesting things that any visitor should visit.

 

Chùa Dư Hàng Hải PhòngDu Hang Pagoda is a very superficial temple in Hai Phong (Photo: collectibles)

Du Hang Pagoda in Hai Phong  with its superficial space with ancient architecture is always a destination that attracts a large number of tourists every Tet to spring. If you are wondering if  traveling to Hai Phong  has any spiritual points, surely Hang Pagoda is an extremely suitable suggestion. Find out more details about this temple!

1. History of Du Hang Kenh Pagoda in Hai Phong 

Du Hang Pagoda in Hai Phong (also known as Hang Pagoda), named Phuc Lam Tu, is an ancient temple built thousands of years ago from the Early Le Dynasty with a large scale. Not only a place to worship ancestors and gods, Hang Hai Phong Pagoda used to be a “base” – a place to train soldiers, nurture cadres and soldiers to fight during the years of resistance.

Chùa Dư Hàng Hải PhòngDu Hang Pagoda was built for thousands of years, experiencing many historical ups and downs (Photo: collectibles)

Experiencing many ups and downs in history, Du Hang Pagoda today has been repaired, expanded and more beautiful, but still retains the beauty of ancient architecture. This place has become a spiritual tourist destination frequented by locals and tourists.

2. Where is Du Hang Pagoda in Hai Phong? Guide

2.1. Address of Du Hang Pagoda, Hai Phong

Du Hang Pagoda in Hai Phong is located in the heart of the port city with the specific address is  No. 121 Du Hang, Le Chan District, City. Hai Phong . This is one of the big streets, crowded with people, but entering the temple will be a peaceful and pure space in stark contrast to the outside.

Chùa Dư Hàng Hải PhòngDu Hang Pagoda is located on a large street near the center of Hai Phong city (Photo: collectibles)

In addition, this big street is also very easy to find, if you are only  traveling to Hai Phong for 2 days and 1 night  but still wonder if you have time to go to Hang Le Chan Pagoda in Hai Phong, don’t worry. You will easily find your way here quickly, without taking too much time.

2.2. Directions to Du Hang Pagoda, Hai Phong

Du Hang, Le Chan, Hai Phong streets are easy to find, and the streets are spacious, so you can easily move here. You can choose from many different means of transport to the temple such as passenger cars, taxis, private cars or motorbikes. Depending on the distance and preferences, you should take the most suitable means of transport for you.

Chùa Dư Hàng Hải PhòngYou can move to Du Hang Pagoda by personal means (Photo: collectibles)

Now that there are online directions, it is much easier to move to Du Hang Hai Phong pagoda. You just need to find the way to 121 Du Hang Street and follow the map.

For those of you going from Hanoi, you can refer to this route: National Highway 1A – National Highway 5B – Provincial Road 253 – turn to Nguyen Van Linh Street – Hoang Minh Thao Street – to Du Hang Street. With a distance of 120km, following this route will take you from 1.5 hours to 2 hours.

Besides the self-sufficient way, you should also refer to some Hai Phong tours with the destination of Du Hang Pagoda if traveling with the elderly and children. Going with the tour will have a package itinerary that you don’t have to spend time searching as well as worrying about travel, eating, and resting.

3. Famous artifacts at Hang Hai Phong pagoda

Although it has been through thousands of years with many historical ups and downs, Hang Pagoda is one of the pagodas in Hai Phong that still retains a lot of ancient artifacts. Some rare and precious artifacts must be mentioned such as bells, bells, bronze tops and many unique fine art decorations of great value: ceramics, blue stones. 

Chùa Dư Hàng Hải PhòngDu Hang Pagoda also stores many ancient artifacts (Photo: collectibles)

The most special thing, an artifact you must not miss when visiting Hai Phong Pagoda is the Truong A Ham Sutra book series – one of the great scriptures that has been handed down for generations. Temple.

4. Discover the unique architecture of Du Hang Pagoda in Hai Phong

Referring to  the famous historical site of Hai Phong  , Hang Pagoda cannot be ignored. This place not only marks a glorious mark during the resistance wars but also has an extremely unique design architecture. It is also for this reason that tourists often come here to visit and learn. 

Chùa Dư Hàng Hải PhòngHang Hai Phong Pagoda has a unique and impressive architecture (Photo: collectibles)

Du Hang Pagoda in Hai Phong has a unique architectural design from ancient times, cleverly arranged areas to form the impressive Dinh character. Including the basic compartments: the three gates, the Buddha’s temple, the Ancestral church, the bell tower and the garden space with green trees.

On the inside of the pagoda, there are pictures and statues carved delicately and meticulously with outstanding colors. A lot of horizontal paintings, couplets are arranged quite eye-catching. In particular, there is a picture that attracts many people’s attention, which is the image of teachers and students Ton Ngo Khong and Tang Tang.

Chùa Dư Hàng Hải PhòngThe spacious statue garden space at Du Hang Pagoda, Hai Phong (Photo: @edwfree)

In particular, at Du Hang Pagoda, Hai Phong has a very large statue garden space. There are many green trees here, after burning incense to worship, you can go sightseeing and rest.

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