Khả Liễu Pagoda

Khả Liễu Pagoda (Hưng Long tự), Khả Liễu village, Đại Xuyên commune, Hanoi city, is a city-level historical-artistic relic, ranked under Decision No. 2618/QĐ-UBND dated May 24, 2025, of the Hanoi People's Committee. The pagoda is a traditional religious and belief work of the local community, a place of Buddha worship that is respected, preserved, and venerated by the people, and is associated with the history of the formation and development of Khả Liễu village. The pagoda is where Buddhist rituals are practiced, traditional festivals and community cultural activities are organized, and it has historical, cultural, architectural, artistic, and spiritual-belief value for the local people.

In the cultural life of Vietnamese people, a pagoda is not only a place for religious practice but also a familiar part of the rural landscape. Each pagoda contributes to preserving traditional beauty, expressing spiritual life, and reflecting the community bond of local people. In Khả Liễu village, Đại Xuyên commune, Hanoi city, Khả Liễu Pagoda is also a place closely tied to the cultural and spiritual life of the people here.

Khả Liễu is currently a village in Đại Xuyên commune, Hanoi city. Recent administrative documents of Hanoi city confirm that Khả Liễu village belongs to Đại Xuyên commune; this is also where facilities, schools, and community activities serving the local people's life are located. Khả Liễu Pagoda is situated in the traditional rural space, associated with the simple life of the people. For local people, the pagoda is a place to come to worship Buddha and pray for peace, and also a space that helps people find tranquility after the burdens of life. The pagoda roofs, rows of trees, and quiet space of the Buddhist temple create a distinctive beauty, contributing to making the rural landscape more ancient and rich in identity.

Not only significant in terms of belief, the pagoda also helps connect the community. On festivals, full moon days, first days of the lunar month, or during traditional cultural activities, people have the opportunity to meet and together preserve good customs. Through this, generations in the village have more opportunities to learn about their homeland's traditions and become more aware of preserving the local cultural values.

What is precious about village pagodas is their closeness. The pagoda is not separated from life but is present in the community's daily life. From older people to younger generations, everyone can find here a familiar cultural space. Values such as compassion, the inclination toward goodness, a spirit of harmonious living, and knowing how to love others are conveyed naturally through daily life at the Buddhist gate.

Today, along with the development of Đại Xuyên commune, preserving the landscape and traditional cultural values of Khả Liễu village is even more meaningful. Local people are paying more attention to building a clean, beautiful, and civilized living environment. Community activities in Khả Liễu, such as landscaping and creating green spaces, show that the people's awareness of joining hands to build their homeland is increasingly being promoted.

It can be said that Khả Liễu Pagoda is not only a place for religious practice but also part of the cultural life of the countryside. The pagoda contributes to creating a peaceful space, preserving traditional beauty, and connecting people in the community. Each person, especially the younger generation, needs to be aware of respecting and preserving the landscape and cultural values of their homeland so that those beautiful features continue to be passed on to future generations. Khả Liễu Pagoda is therefore not only a work present in the countryside but also carries within it precious spiritual values. Preserving the pagoda is also contributing to preserving part of the memory, culture, and identity of Đại Xuyên homeland.