Huong Tao Pagoda, Hat Mon Commune

HUONG TAO PAGODA - NATIONAL-LEVEL RELIC

Huong Tao Pagoda, whose Sino-Vietnamese name is Sung Khanh Tu, is located in Hat Mon Commune, Hanoi City, and is a relic of outstanding historical, cultural, and architectural-artistic value. The pagoda was built to worship Buddha, ancestors, and Mother Goddesses, meeting the local people's needs for religious and spiritual practices. The pagoda faces west and is situated in a traditional rural village setting.

Huong Tao Pagoda was founded around the 18th century. Over time, the relic has been renovated and repaired many times. In 1929, the pagoda was renovated; in 1991, it continued to be repaired, with a pedestal built and Buddha statues added; in 2006, the Mother Goddess House was built, and in 2020, the Mother Goddess House continued to be renovated. Currently, the pagoda includes the main items: the Main Pagoda, the Mother Goddess House, the Ancestor House, and the courtyard and garden. The Main Pagoda has a three-bay structure in the front-curved, rear-gabled style, with a traditional tiled roof.

Every year, the pagoda organizes religious and Buddhist activities on the first and fifteenth days of the lunar month, Buddha's Birthday, the anniversary of the pagoda's founding ancestors, and other traditional holidays, attracting a large number of local people and Buddhists.

With its outstanding historical, cultural, and architectural-artistic values, Huong Tao Pagoda was ranked as a National-level Relic in 2014.