My Tien Pagoda

My Tien Pagoda, whose Sino-Vietnamese name is Tien Linh Tu, was originally located in My Tien Village, Bot Xuyen Commune, former My Duc District, and is now in Bot Xuyen Village, Phuc Son Commune, Hanoi City.

According to legend, My Tien Pagoda was built very early, but to date the exact date of its founding has not been clearly determined due to the lack of specific historical documents. Throughout the resistance war against the French, the pagoda became an important meeting and activity place for revolutionary cadres, and also a safe shelter for the commune administrative committee. During the resistance war against the Americans, the pagoda continued to play an important role as an evacuation site, protecting many key agencies inside and outside the province.

My Tien Pagoda is not only a religious architectural work with long-standing historical value. The pagoda has traditional Dinh-shaped architecture, including main items such as the three-entrance gate, the Tam Bao Hall, the Guest House, and the Patriarch's House. The pagoda's three-entrance gate consists of one main door and two side doors. The main door is roofed with tubular tiles, and the roof ridge is decorated with two imposing kìm ornaments; below are arched vaults and intricate stone charm details. The two side doors are built in an arched style, with lotus-bud decorations at the top and lantern-heart motifs and finely embossed patterns below.

The Tam Bao Hall has three bays and is built in the style of a closed gable-walled building, with a brick floor rising in steps toward the rear. This is the space for worshipping a system of intricately carved Buddha statues, with distinctive artistic value.