Hoa Quan Pagoda

Hoa Quan Pagoda has very early origins tied to the existence and development of the village. Through historical ups and downs, the site no longer retains documentation recording the exact year the pagoda was founded. The relative dating of the site is based on sources such as artifacts currently kept at the site, including stone steles, horizontal plaques, and couplets. Among them are 03 stone steles from the Canh Tri, Chinh Hoa, and Thinh Duc reigns recording the names of people who contributed fields and money to restore the village pagoda. Thus, based on the material traces and artifacts remaining at the site, it can be inferred that Hoa Quan Pagoda was founded at least in the Le dynasty and restored in the early Nguyen dynasty.

Hoa Quan Pagoda is currently located on a high, dry piece of land facing southeast, within the community residential area of Ngo Sai village. Overall, the pagoda’s layout is quite balanced, forming a symmetrical architectural complex. The entire architectural complex is aligned along a straight “sacred path” from the gate to the main building with a Dinh-shaped structure, including: front hall and upper sanctuary. This is a religious and belief architectural model imitating traditional architecture. The beginning of Hoa Quan Pagoda is the pagoda gate, built of brick 2m high facing the road, bearing four Chinese characters “Hoa Quan tu mon”. Through the gate is the pagoda courtyard, with gardens on both sides and the worship area behind the brick yard. In addition, the site also has an ancestor house and a Mother Goddess house.

The current architectural items still retain an appearance imitating traditional architecture, with frames made of imitation-wood concrete in the “upper gong, lower seated beam” style.

The site’s artifact system is rich and diverse, with cultural-historical, artistic, and aesthetic values such as Le dynasty stone steles, the Three Worlds Buddha set, the Amitabha Trinity, Shakyamuni, horizontal plaques, ceremonial curtains, scrolls, and y mon gates, contributing to the beauty of the religious architecture.