{"id":15909,"date":"2022-04-16T22:40:12","date_gmt":"2022-04-16T15:40:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/vietnam-destinations.com\/en\/destination\/chua-duc-hau-soc-son\/"},"modified":"2022-04-16T23:07:29","modified_gmt":"2022-04-16T16:07:29","slug":"chua-duc-hau-soc-son","status":"publish","type":"destination","link":"https:\/\/vietnam-destinations.com\/en\/destination\/chua-duc-hau-soc-son\/","title":{"rendered":"Duc Hau Pagoda – Soc Son"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Soc Son is not only famous for attracting many tourists because of its romantic and enchanting natural beauty. <\/font>In addition to those attractive natural destinations, Soc Son is also one of the lands that are considered sacred when possessing a system of many famous temples, pagodas, shrines and faces since ancient times. <\/font>Among those historical and spiritual relic sites, it is impossible not to mention Duc Hau Pagoda – the temple is considered the Sacred Pagoda in the pine forest of Soc mountain, containing many historical and traditional cultural values \u200b\u200bof the nation. <\/font>In this article, Justfly would like to give some useful information related to this unique and sacred attraction.<\/font><\/font><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

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1. Geographical location of Duc Hau Pagoda<\/font><\/font><\/h2>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n
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Duc Hau Pagoda is a sacred historical relic on the outskirts of Ha Thanh, located in Duc Hau village, Duc Hoa commune,  <\/font><\/font>Soc Son<\/font><\/font><\/strong> district , about 40km from Hanoi city center.<\/font><\/font><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

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Simple scene of Duc Hau Pagoda<\/font><\/font><\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n
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2. History of Duc Hau Pagoda<\/font><\/font><\/h2>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n
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Duc Hau Pagoda belongs to the communal house complex – Duc Hau Pagoda includes a pagoda and communal house located right next to each other. <\/font>Until now, people have not found any documents recording the time when the temple was established. <\/font>However, based on the architectural style and design pattern of the temple, many experts determined that the pagoda could have been built under Le Trung Hung (late 17th century – early 18th century).<\/font><\/font><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

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Old motifs in the temple<\/font><\/font><\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n
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The campus has a very spacious pond<\/font><\/font><\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n
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Experiencing many historical ups and downs, the whole cluster of relics of Duc Hau temple has witnessed many ups and downs, changed in each period of time of the nation, becoming a symbol of culture, tradition and history of the people. Duc Hau people.<\/font><\/font><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

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The scene in the temple is extremely peaceful<\/font><\/font><\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n
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Duc Hau Pagoda with its familiar geographical location and topography carries with it the typical features of Vietnamese pagoda architecture. <\/font>The temple also has a front hall and an upper hall like other temples. <\/font>Next to it is Duc Hau communal house, which is said to be the place to worship two generals Truong Hong and Truong Hat of the Ly Nam De and Trieu Viet Vuong dynasties who fought against the Luong invaders.<\/font><\/font><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

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Duc Hau Pagoda always brings a feeling of peace<\/font><\/font><\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n
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Both the temple and communal house have a peaceful and majestic appearance, still standing over time, a place for the descendants of Duc Hau and visitors from all over the world to come and pay their respects and gratitude. <\/font>On March 10, 1994, Duc Hau Pagoda was ranked as an Architectural and Art Relic by the Ministry of Culture and Information.<\/font><\/font><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

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There is a very beautiful lotus pond in the campus<\/font><\/font><\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n
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3. What is outstanding about Duc Hau Pagoda in Soc Son?<\/font><\/font><\/h2>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n
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Similar to other Vietnamese temples, Duc Hau Pagoda has the familiar Dinh shape with the general layout of “First letter Nhat, after Cong character”. <\/font>The pagoda consists of the front hall, the upper hall and the rear hall. <\/font>The worship areas are all carved with elaborate patterns, bearing the style of the temples of the Northern Delta region.<\/font><\/font><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

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Simple and meaningful corners in the temple<\/font><\/font><\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n
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The front porch was built in the style of the front pillar, consisting of 7 compartments, 2, and 16 large wooden columns. <\/font>In which, in the middle are square columns and 4 corners of the front street are 4 large round pillars.<\/font><\/font><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

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Worshiping space inside Duc Hau Pagoda Soc Son<\/font><\/font><\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n
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The pagoda was built with outstanding orange color<\/font><\/font><\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n
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The upper palace is connected to the front street, the architecture consists of 5 compartments and 4 because. <\/font>Along the two sides of the upper hall are two rows of houses built to house the Patriarch’s church and the monk’s house. <\/font>In front of the worship areas is a tiled courtyard with a lake of up to 1000 square meters. <\/font>The entire space of Duc Hau Pagoda gives visitors a feeling of extreme purity, peace and sacredness.<\/font><\/font><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

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The outside campus is spacious and full of trees<\/font><\/font><\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n
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Besides, on the side of Duc Hau communal house, there are also traditional architectural structures with a variety of sophisticated and skillful patterns, drawings and carvings.<\/font><\/font><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

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4. What to do at Duc Hau Pagoda?<\/font><\/font><\/h2>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n
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Coming to Duc Hau Pagoda, visitors should not miss the first “offering incense to Buddha” in the whole cluster of temples and communal houses. <\/font>Then, learn about the history, traditional values, and spirituality of this ancient relic.<\/font><\/font><\/p>\n

At the same time, do not forget to enjoy the fresh and peaceful atmosphere of the sacred land. <\/font>If possible, tourists should visit Duc Hau Temple on the 4th – 6th day of the 9th lunar month every year because at this time, the village will organize many traditional festivals such as Thanh Tam Giang,… promising There will be many traditional activities and exciting fun<\/font><\/font><\/p>\n

Currently, the temple is open to all visitors completely free of charge.<\/font><\/font><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

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Many Buddhist monks and nuns come to offer offerings<\/font><\/font><\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n
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The space inside is quite simple<\/font><\/font><\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n
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5. Notes when coming to Duc Hau Temple<\/font><\/font><\/h2>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n
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When looking to this spiritual tourist destination, you should carefully remember the following things to have the most perfect trip:<\/font><\/font><\/p>\n