Giao Quang Pagoda

• Relic name: Giao Quang Pagoda (Phuc Lam Tu).

• Address: Quang Tien Residential Group, Tay Mo Ward, Hanoi City.

• Type: Historical - architectural and artistic relic; religious and belief establishment (pagoda).

• Objects of worship: Buddha, Patriarchs, and the traditional Mother Goddess worship system.

This is a religious and belief establishment that plays an important role in the spiritual life of local people, and is also a typical historical - architectural and artistic relic, reflecting the formation and development of the Tay Mo area over many centuries.

Through historical ups and downs, Giao Quang Pagoda has maintained its role as a center of Buddhist activities, a place for practicing traditional belief rituals and educating humanistic and moral values in the compassionate spirit of Buddhism. Not only a place meeting the people's religious needs, the pagoda also preserves many historical, cultural, architectural and artistic values and a system of valuable artifacts, contributing to enriching the cultural heritage treasure of Tay Mo Ward.

During the two resistance wars against French colonialism and American imperialism, Giao Quang Pagoda was also a site associated with revolutionary activities, once a place to shelter and hide cadres, store weapons, and serve training work during evacuation periods. Those imprints have further enriched the historical value of the relic alongside its traditional religious and belief function.

With its outstanding historical, cultural, architectural and artistic values, Giao Quang Pagoda was ranked by the Hanoi City People's Committee City-level historical - architectural and artistic relic under Decision No. 1182/QD-UBND dated March 15, 2010. Being ranked is an important basis for preserving and promoting the relic's values associated with traditional education, cultural development, and promoting digital transformation in the local cultural heritage field.