TOP 10 most beautiful temples in Vietnam you must visit once

The tradition of worshiping grandparents, ancestors and gods has become a cultural beauty in the spiritual life of Vietnamese people. Stretching from North to South with countless sacred lands associated with many temples possessing a very special cultural and historical beauty. In this article, let’s eat and play around with the 10 most beautiful temples in Vietnam!

Beautiful temples in the North

Tam Chuc Pagoda

Tam Chuc Pagoda is one of the largest pagodas in the world in Vietnam located in Ba Sao town, Kim Bang district, Ha Nam province.

Tam Chuc Pagoda has the largest scale in Vietnam, built on the foundation of an ancient temple more than 1000 years old. The temple is located with a poetic scenery in front of the immense lake, surrounded by limestone mountains and natural forests, giving visitors a feeling of serenity and peace when they arrive. Because of that, people favorably give this temple the name “Ha Long Bay on land”.

Tam Chuc Pagoda is considered an attractive spiritual place, perfectly combining the ancient beauty of the thousand-year-old temple with the beauty of the immense country. visit, check-in on major holidays.

Bai Dinh Pagoda

Belonging to Bai Dinh – Trang An scenic spot, Bai Dinh Pagoda is a famous pagoda in Vietnam and is hailed as the largest temple complex in Southeast Asia. The pagoda complex is 539 hectares wide, located on Bai Dinh mountain, 12km from Ninh Binh city, every year Bai Dinh pagoda welcomes thousands of Buddhists on pilgrimage as well as visitors.

Seen from afar, the temple is beautiful and splendid like a magnificent palace of kings in the past, Bai Dinh pagoda was built with a beautiful beauty that captivates people by its ancient architecture and beautiful natural scenery. of an ancient capital.

If you want to enjoy the festive atmosphere and the bustle of spring travel, you can choose to go to Bai Dinh pagoda, this is also the time when the spring weather is warm – a pretty good time for pilgrimages. incense, celebrate the beginning of the year at Bai Dinh Trang An. You can combine spring travel and sightseeing, pagoda ceremony to pray for peace and participate in festivals in Trang An and Bai Dinh.

Dong Yen Tu Temple

Anyone visiting Yen Tu without knowing the Dong Pagoda is a mistake. The pagoda is located in Nam Mau village, Thuong Yen Cong commune, City. Uong Bi, Quang Ninh. The temple is noted as one of the largest and tallest pagodas in Vietnam, converging the spirit of the sacred mountain, always covered with clouds and quite strong wind.

Located on the highest peak of Yen Tu mountain range at an altitude of 1,068m above sea level. This place is known as the mountain temple containing the cosmic life force – where people can pray for peace and luck for life.

Overcoming many challenges when arriving at Dong Pagoda, visitors stand at the top of Yen Son, zooming their eyes in 4 directions, the whole region is a sky like a deep blue silk strip, with incredible beauty. This is also a tourist destination that offers many interesting experiences for tourists who love heights. If you are planning for the upcoming spring trip, don’t miss Dong Yen Tu Pagoda! According to travel experience, you can go to the temple in two ways:

• Hiking: travel time will take about 5 hours. From National Highway 18, go through the outer temples to the central area of ​​Yen Tu. Then, walk with the itinerary through points such as: Giai Oan stream, Thap To, Mot Mai pagoda, Van Tu pagoda and Tran Nhan Tong Buddha statue to reach Dong pagoda.
• Going by cable car: this journey will take less effort with 2 stages, a total of 2km, you can buy round-trip tickets for both legs.

Every year, at the beginning of the new year, tourists from all over the country wish to make a pilgrimage to Yen Tu to worship the Dong pagoda, find the Buddha realm, and find themselves.

Three Golden Temple

Ba Vang Pagoda, located on the sacred land of Quang Ninh province at an altitude of 340m above sea level, in the middle of Thanh Dang sacred mountain surrounded by immense green pine forests. This place becomes a special spiritual tourist destination of the North during major holidays.

Ba Vang Pagoda is spacious, with a large and spacious space, unique architecture, both modern and bold with ancient features, mixed with harmoniously decorated miniatures, Ba Vang Pagoda is separate from the world. The noisy and bustling world in the city, put on a peaceful and poetic beauty like a fairyland in the world.

Coming to Ba Vang Pagoda, you are also overwhelmed with the majestic beauty that shines in the night sky, the arched domes of Dai Hung Bao Dien, Bell Laurel, and Drum Towers are bright, standing out against the black sky. Below is a sparkling semicircular lake of all colors.. Under the talented hands of artisans, the pagoda looks like a lotus floating on the water, the soft curves of the roof, the strong features of the columns and the folds. of the pillars create harmony with the hidden and shimmering light and dark spaces in a quiet and profound space.

One Pillar Pagoda

One Pillar Pagoda is called in Chinese – Vietnamese language Nhat Tru Thap or Mat Pagoda. One Pillar Pagoda has many different names such as Dien Huu Tu or Lien Hoa Dai. The temple is located in the park behind Ong Ich Khiem street, in Ba Dinh district. This place is one of the long-standing cultural and historical relics and has become a symbol of Hanoi for thousands of years of culture.

Any visitor coming here for the first time must also admire the long history and culture of the temple. Once recognized as a National Art and Architecture Historic Site in 1962 and set a record as “The temple with the most unique architecture in Asia”, One Pillar Pagoda possesses the only architecture with only one architectural style. The small wooden pagoda is located on a large stone pillar. Placed in the middle of Linh Chieu Lake, it looks as beautiful as a giant lotus in the middle of the lake.

Beautiful temples in the Central region

Thien Mu Pagoda

Thien Mu Pagoda in Hue is likened to the “soul” of the ancient capital of Hue. This pagoda is located on Ha Khue hill, on the left bank of the Perfume River in An Ninh Thuong village, Kim Long ward, 5km west of Hue city center.

Unlike other ordinary pagodas, here the works are located separately to create a harmonious whole, coming here visitors will admire architectural complexes such as Phuoc Duyen tower, Quan Am Temple, Quan Am Temple Tomb tower, Dai Hung Palace,…

Stepping into the temple grounds, you feel as if you are lost in the middle of a worldly fairyland, pure and extremely pure. Architecture and landscape blend to create a unique picture that has entered many poetic works. And so far, the pagoda is still worthy of the title “First Co Tu”, not only a spiritual place but also a beautiful landscape of the Ancient Capital.

You can learn more about Thien Mu Pagoda here!

Truc Lam Zen Monastery Dalat

Truc Lam Zen Monastery in Da Lat is one of three monasteries in our country next to Truc Lam Tay Thien (Vinh Phuc), Truc Lam Yen Tu (Quang Ninh). Located on a very wonderful location: located on the top of Phung Hoang mountain, surrounded by green pine forest, the front looks straight to the poetic Tuyen Lam lake.

The main hall of the monastery has an area of ​​192m2. Around the main hall are delicately carved reliefs, the altar is made of rare natural wood, elaborately carved above are luxurious glazed tiles. That has made the space here exude a beautiful, splendid and sacred beauty.

When you come to Truc Lam Zen Monastery, you will be immersed in a peaceful and tranquil setting that is rare to find anywhere else. You will want to stop here, get away from the dust, hustle and bustle of daily life and find your ego.

Linh Ung Pagoda Son Tra

Considered as one of the symbols of Da Nang when having the tallest statue of Quan The Am Buddha in Vietnam, Linh Ung Pagoda is located in  Son Tra Peninsula, Tho Quang Ward,  Son Tra District, Da Nang City. This place is a beautiful, large, youngest temple in the three pagodas named Linh Ung in Da Nang.

Thanks to the green and pure space with the sea and mountains, when entering the temple, you will feel the green of the trees and be satisfied with the poetic picture of nature with clouds, sky, and blue sea. Far away is the beautiful city of Da Nang. The closer you get to the temple, the more dignified and respectful atmosphere you will get.

Beautiful temples in the South

Buu Long Pagoda

Buu Long Pagoda is located right on a hill, next to Dong Nai river, on the street 81 Nguyen Xien, Long Binh ward, Thu Duc, Ho Chi Minh City. The temple is a cross between Vietnamese culture and Southeast Asian architecture.

The first impression that Buu Long Pagoda brings to this stupa itself is extremely magnificent and has a huge area. This is considered the largest stupa in all of Vietnam. With a height of up to 56m with 4 sub-towers surrounding it.

With a magnificent and sophisticated design in each sculptural wall and vivid stone statue, Buu Long Pagoda has been voted by National Geographic as one of the 10 most beautiful temples in the world in 2019.

See more useful information about Buu Long Pagoda in this article!

Xiem Can Temple

Xien Can Pagoda is the largest and most beautiful religious center of the Khmer in Bac Lieu and the whole Southern region. Located about 7km east of Bac Lieu city center in Bien Dong B hamlet, Vinh Thanh Dong commune.

The pagoda is an architectural complex consisting of many items such as: the surrounding wall, the three-way gate, the main hall, the sala, the bell tower, the pillars, the tomb tower, the resting place of the monks, the lecture hall, etc. All items clearly show the traditional Angkor Khmer style and all face one direction, that is the East.

Coming here, in addition to seeing the architectural complex of Angkor style according to the Theravada Buddhism school such as the wall, the three-way gate, the main hall, the bell tower… with vibrant colors and carved reliefs sophisticated, but you can also learn about the customs, beliefs or typical life of the Khmer people in the Southern River region.

Above are the top 10 most beautiful temples in Vietnam that we introduce to you. Hope the article will be helpful in finding out and choosing the right place to visit. Eating out all over the place wish you a happy trip and full of beautiful memories!

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