Ang Ha Pagoda

Ang Ha Pagoda is about 50 km south of Hanoi. From National Highway 6 to the Ba La intersection, turn left onto Provincial Road 21B to the former Dai Nghia town. From there, turn right onto the inter-commune road for about 10 km to reach the relic.

The pagoda is located on a beautiful plot of land facing south, including: a gate, the main pagoda, the Ancestor Hall, the Mother Goddess Hall, a courtyard, a monk's tomb stupa, and a fruit orchard. The main pagoda is structured in a Dinh-shaped layout comprising the Front Hall and the Upper Hall. The Front Hall of Ang Ha Pagoda is divided into 5 bays. From the outside, the Front Hall has two floors and four roofs; the ridge and eaves are decorated with dinh-shaped borders, both ends of the ridge are decorated with dau-dinh motifs, and the ends of the eaves are built in stepped tiers. Inside the Front Hall, the left bay houses the statue of Duc Ong, the right bay houses the statue of Thanh Hien, the two bays adjacent to the central bay have the right side housing the Dharma Protector who subdues evil and the left side housing the Dharma Protector who encourages goodness. Inside, the roof-supporting trusses are uniformly made in the 'keo ke qua giang' style, smoothly planed and tightly fitted. The Upper Hall is a three-bay longitudinal building connected to the central bay of the Front Hall, giving the main pagoda a Dinh-shaped architecture. Inside, the trusses are made in a Gothic vaulted style, bearing Western influence. At the highest position are the three statues of the Buddhas of the Three Times seated in a yin-yang posture on lotus thrones in 19th-century style. The second tier is the Amitabha Trinity; the pagoda has only the Amitabha statue seated in the middle, while the statues of Avalokitesvara and Mahasthamaprapta are missing. The third tier is the Maitreya statue. The fourth tier is the Cundi Avalokitesvara statue. On either side are the Kim Dong and Ngoc Nu statues in Nguyen dynasty style. The fifth tier is the Earth God and Giam Trai statues. The sixth tier is the Nine Dragons throne. The newborn Shakyamuni statue. On the left side of the Upper Hall is the Child-giving Guanyin statue seated on an artificial rockery.

Ang Ha Pagoda still preserves one gilded lacquered wooden horizontal plaque, one bronze bell dated to the Minh Menh reign (1820 - 1841), and one Tho Ha ceramic incense burner from the 18th century.

The pagoda has been ranked as a historical-cultural relic by the People's Committee of Ha Tay Province under Decision No. 1516/QD-UBND dated February 5, 2025.