Khương Trung Pagoda

Khương Trung Pagoda

Khương Trung is an ancient village in the former outskirts of Thăng Long. Khương Trung Pagoda lies to the left of Khương Trung Communal House. The main pagoda building is shaped like a 'chuôi vồ' (pestle handle), consisting of 3 bays, 2 side wings, and a 3-bay Hậu cung (Rear Sanctuary). The truss structure is of the 'chồng rường' (stacked beam) type, with 'cốn' (bracket panels) made in the 'kẻ' (rafter) style.

Khương Trung Communal House and Pagoda have a long history of construction. Through many upheavals in the nation's history, the communal house and pagoda made important contributions to the struggle against foreign invaders. Especially in the mid-20th century, when our army planned to attack the French enemy's Bạch Mai Airport on the night of January 17 to 18, 1950, destroying many aircraft and supplies, they retaliated furiously by destroying many villages around the airport at that time. Khương Trung Communal House and Pagoda were in that destroyed area. Therefore, by the early 1990s, with contributions from the government and people of Khương Trung Ward, Khương Trung Communal House and Pagoda were gradually restored in architecture according to the memories of the elderly villagers. At the beginning of the 21st century, the Tam Bảo (Three Jewels Hall) of Khương Trung Pagoda was invested in and renovated spaciously and beautifully with socially mobilized funds.

Khương Trung Pagoda (and Communal House) was classified as an architectural and artistic relic by the Ministry of Culture and Information in 1993.

According to Hanoi Landmarks and Relics, Volume 02