One pillar pagoda – a cultural highlight of Hanoi

One pillar pagoda – a cultural highlight of Hanoi

One Pillar Pagoda is located in the heart of Hanoi capital. Near Ho Chi Minh Museum, One Pillar Pagoda along with "Khue van cac" is one of the oldest cultural and historical relics, a symbol of the capital of Hanoi for thousands of years.

One Pillar Pagoda has another name of Dien Huu Tu or Lien Hoa Dai which possesses a unique architectural structure with a square structure on a stone pillar. It is a special architectural point for the temple to become one of the attractive tourist spots in Hanoi.


Beautiful One Pillar Pagoda in early sunshine - Photo: Khoi Tran Duc

The pagoda floating on the lake is thanks to a system of wooden bars forming a solid support structure, which looks like a lotus flower growing up from the lake.


Close to One Pillar Pagoda - Photo: T. Le Thang

Dien Huu Pagoda began construction in October (lunar calendar), in 1049 under King Ly Thai Tong. In 1105, Ly Nhan Tong king renovated and expanded the pagoda to become a large architectural complex for Linh Chieu Lake and added a gold-plated lotus on the top of the column. Inside the lotus building is a purple temple with the image of a god bird at the roof. There is a gilded statue of Buddha Avalokitesvara inside.


Over the years, One Pillar Pagoda has been renovated and restored many times through the dynasties of Tran, Post Le and Nguyen. The current One Pillar Pagoda is only a part of the ancient architectural complex of Dien Huu Pagoda.


Once upon a time, the One Pillar Pagoda - Photo: Collectibles

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One Pillar Pagoda in 1896 - Photo: Firmin André Salles

The pagoda still retains a structure of Lien Hoa wooden square, each side is 3 meters long, four roofs are covered, and there are two dragons.


Roof of the One Pillar Pagoda - Photo: Steve Chasey Photography

The pillars include two blocks connected with a diameter of 1.2 m and a height of 4 m (not including the submerged soil). The entrance to the temple is a small staircase made of bricks. On the pillars consists of a system of wooden bars forming a solid structure supporting the pagoda, which looks like a lotus flower rising straight from the lake. This architecture is a unique feature of the One Pillar Pagoda.


One Pillar Pagoda becomes a symbol in many paintings, coins to souvenirs such as wood, stone, embroidery. - Photos: Collectibles

Inside the temple, the statue of Guan Yin sits on a wooden lotus painted in yellow card, in the highest position. On the statue of Buddha is a monumental "Lotus Flower" reminiscent of King Li's dreams leading to the construction of the temple.


Main hall of One Pillar Pagoda - Photo: Tomiiks

From the courtyard to the temple floor, visitors will pass through 13 steps, on both sides of the brick wall with stone steles introducing the history of the temple.



The steps to the temple - Photo: Le Monde1


The One Pillar Pagoda is built in the middle of the lotus pond with a length of 20m on each side and a low wall surrounded.


In the temple garden there is a Bodhi tree donated by President Rajendra Prasad on the occasion of President Ho Chi Minh's visit to India in 1958. - Photo: John Mac 2011 UK

Although the size of the temple is not large, it has a unique beauty. Built with only one pillar, the temple can stand firm through the time of trial. Guests who have the opportunity to participate in the Hanoi tour to the temple will surely be amazed at its unique architecture.

One Pillar Pagoda is associated with the history of Hanoi capital, and for a long time the One Pillar Pagoda is also a symbol of Thang Long thousand years of literary land. The complex of monuments of One-Pillar Pagoda is located in the complex of Ho Chi Minh President's mausoleum, which attracts many near and far tourists, this is also a favorable condition for more people to know the special temple. this.


Thang Long Citadel - the thousand-year capital of Vietnam. - Photo: Tran Duc Khoi


Ho Chi Minh Mausoleum - Photo: Hanoi's Panorama & Skyline Gallery

In addition, the Temple is also a symbol of wisdom, longevity, and salvation through full intellectual awareness. Unlike any Buddhist stupa, the One Pillar Pagoda carries a profound human philosophy with outer squares representing yin, and circular columns representing Jang. Its beauty not only looks majestic, but it also hides the elegant and gentle style of the Buddha realm.


Visitors cross to worship at One Pillar Pagoda - Photo: John Mac 2011 UK


One Pillar Pagoda deserves to be a symbol of Hanoi, contributing to promoting Hanoi tourism to international friends. The next generation needs to preserve cultural relics of historical significance because this is not merely a retention of ancient architecture but also a reference to the cultural history of an entire nation.

Lan Ha Bay on top list of Southeast Asia's best attractions.

Lan Ha Bay on top list of Southeast Asia's best attractions.

The prestigious Thrillist tourism site (USA) recently published an article sharing the most beautiful tourist destinations in Southeast Asian countries. In particular, the location representing Vietnam is Lan Ha Bay.

The prestigious Thrillist tourism site (USA) recently published an article sharing the most beautiful tourist destinations in Southeast Asian countries. In particular, the location representing Vietnam is Lan Ha Bay.

Thrillist's Kastalia Medrano shared, the natural beauty of Southeast Asia is what everyone who has come here must admire. And not only that, the speciality of this area also comes from human factors - the hot fresh fish is cooked right on the street, the means of transport with motorbikes carrying a lot of one member family and pets ... these make Southeast Asia so wonderful. To narrow down the selection of a destination country is really difficult, so the suggestions of the travel page mentioned above are thought to be better.

For Vietnam, Kastalia Medrano selected Lan Ha Bay. Lan Ha Bay is located east of Cat Ba Island and south of Ha Long Bay.

The panorama of Cai Beo fishing village looked from the sky. (Source: Getty images)

Located near the Bay is Cai Beo floating fishing village, with over 200 houses and a history of thousands of years. Lan Ha Bay has hundreds of large and dense islands, in which Cat Ba Island is the largest island. Here, visitors can rent a boat to explore or spend the day swimming. There are more than 100 hotels in the neighborhood, so you can easily choose if you want to rest here for a while.

Other locations mentioned in the article are Three-colored lakes on Indonesia's Kelimutu crater; Kampong Ayer floating village in Brunei; Kuang Si waterfall of Laos; Tun Sakaran, Borneo, Malaysia marine park; Banaue terraced fields of the Philippines; Atauro island of Timor-Leste; Huge aerial artificial garden in Singapore; population of Angkor Wat temple of Cambodia; Bagan of Myanmar and Chiang Mai in Thailand.

Tran Quoc - One of the most beautiful pagodas in the world by the Thrillist

Tran Quoc - One of the most beautiful pagodas in the world by the Thrillist.

If the natural charming landscape gives the hearts sweet emotions, then the architectural works created from the skill of his father's hands will make a lot of nostalgia and pride. And in the heart of ancient Hanoi, there is one of the most beautiful pagodas in the world that is still at peace, still intact in its old form, so that anyone who strays carelessly strikes. That is Tran Quoc pagoda, a place that reminds many spiritual, historical and architectural values. This is also one of the most beautiful attractions in Hanoi Capital.


 
A peaceful moment in Tran Quoc ancient temple - Photo: @xbtcmdx

Tran Quoc is considered the oldest temple in Thang Long - Hanoi when its history is up to 1500 years. The temple is located on a small island in the east of West Lake in Tay Ho district, harmoniously combining the ancient majesty and the poetic and courteous of the green garden with the lake full of poetry. Therefore, it is not difficult to understand when Tran Quoc was voted as one of the most beautiful temples in the world by the prestigious Thrillist, not only for Buddhists but also for tourists.


The vast lake with love poems embraces an ancient temple - Photo: Vu Phuong

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Draw on the picture peacefully and sweetly - Photo: @traveltoblank

The ancient pagoda is nestled quietly on Thanh Nien Street, Ba Dinh District, Hanoi, according to the Northern School. The whole temple is a complex consisting of many layers of houses with three main houses: pre-street, incent house and upper palace, connected to Cong word. On the door of the pagoda, there is still writing with three words of the Convenient Method, and both sentences are written in beautiful Nom script.


Photo by Sean Munson - Photo by Sean Munson

Tran Quoc was not the first name of this ancient temple, but originally it was called Khai Quoc. Through many times of renaming, from the time of King Le Hy Tong, people still used to call the pagoda Tran Quoc and kept it to this day. The temple was once the Buddhist center of Thang Long citadel during the Ly - Tran dynasty, the king and the mandarins often chose Tran Quoc as a place of worship and worshiping to worship on special occasions of the year such as holidays and Tet festival. Up to now, this place is still a destination of many people because the quiet atmosphere makes people feel like letting go of all the stadiums when going through the door to walk to meditation.


Not only attracting Buddhists - Photo: @ aaronboy27


But it also appeals to tourists from all over the world - Photo: @nonyhayaty

Thrillist reviews Tran Quoc pagoda with the architecture of a blooming lotus, making people think of the lotus of the Buddha's nest. In front of the main façade is a large courtyard with red tiled brick, a large incense burner in the middle for visitors and Buddhists to offer incense. In addition to the original architecture, in 2003, the pagoda organized an inauguration of the Lotus Tower Six meter high tower, with 11 floors, each floor has 6 white Amitabha Buddha statues with elegant gems, at the top. There is also a lotus tower carved with stone.

The main facade is serene and tranquil - Photo: @debitameliala



11-storey tower tower - Photo: @rishirdua

Inside the pagoda, there are many great Buddha and Bodhisattva statues with great artistic value, in which the biggest highlight is the statue of Shakyamuni Buddha entering wooden nirvana and being painted with yellow card. In addition, other artifacts of historical, cultural and religious significance have been preserved as 14 steles in Han Nom.


Golden card images stand out inside the temple - Photo: @nickblaszczyszyn

Walking in the middle of a clean space, with the scent of incense, visitors have the opportunity to admire the Bodhi tree more than a dozen years of cool shade covering all around the pagoda. The Bodhi Tree was donated by Indian President himself on a visit to Tran Quoc Pagoda on March 24, 1959. Drop yourself into the tranquil picture of Tran Quoc Pagoda, tourists also have the opportunity to discover architectural art on the carvings. Many parts of the roof tiles have been covered by moss, but Tran Quoc lost its harmonious beauty, therefore, increasing the attractiveness of the sacred temple's time year.


Cool shade of Bodhi tree - Photo: @nowwariz

The Ministry of Culture and Information has recognized Tran Quoc Pagoda as a national cultural and historical monument in 1962. Every year, Tran Quoc Pagoda is still chosen as the place where important events related to Buddhism are held. the celebration of millions of followers and attracting the cherished cross-country tourists wished to experience the beauty of the ancient temple in Hanoi city once.


The beauty of Tran Quoc pagoda remains forever with time - Photo: @jianlinooi

There is no need to be too exalted, no need for color to adorn, Tran Quoc Pagoda has a very special charm, obscuring the small worries of everyday small, bringing the souls of each person to meditate, one mild calmness. If you are a person who is interested in learning about religious culture, discovering the beauty of ancient architectural quintessence and interested in the story of his father, Tran Quoc Pagoda will be the destination to bring many memorable experiences. In order for the feet to set foot on the door step, the heart suddenly be calm and gentle as the quiet atmosphere.