Phú Văn Pagoda

Phú Văn Pagoda is currently located in Bột Xuyên Commune, former Mỹ Đức District, now Bột Xuyên Village, Phúc Sơn Commune.

In the 4th year of Duy Tân (1910), Phú Văn Village was formed. At that time, 12 families came here to settle and establish a village called Bột Trại. Along with reclaiming land and establishing hamlets, the local people also built religious works, including Phú Văn Pagoda.

The main temple has a structure in the shape of the character 'đinh', consisting of the Front Hall and the Upper Hall. This entire structure was built on a high foundation. Surrounding this area are the Mother House, the Ancestor House in the style of a side building, a guest house, a garden courtyard, and monks' stupa tombs. The Front Hall of the pagoda has 3 bays and 2 side compartments, with gable walls closed at the ends and two sloping roofs covered with ri tiles. The trusses of the Front Hall are made in the 'upper stacked trusses, secondary beams, and lower braces' style. The Upper Hall is a longitudinal building in the 'front path, rear gable' style, consisting of 3 bays built in a simple Gothic arched style. Overall, the structure of the Front Hall and Upper Hall of Phú Văn Pagoda mainly emphasizes durability; all refined techniques are mainly concentrated in the system of round statues. In the Upper Hall are sets of statues: the Three Worlds and Amitabha Trinity, Avalokitesvara and Mahasthamaprapta, Shakyamuni Holding a Flower, Cundi Avalokitesvara, Mountain-Seated Avalokitesvara, Giám Trai and Earth God, Jade Emperor, and the Nine Dragon Throne. On both sides of the Upper Hall are altars to Đức Ông and the Holy Sages.

Phú Văn Pagoda still preserves a bell dating from the Nguyễn dynasty and a Thổ Hà incense bowl from the 19th century. Making this incense bowl was a meticulous and elaborate process. On the forehead of the incense bowl is a symbol of the samadhi flame with a pair of dragons flanking it; in the center are the four sacred creatures 'long, ly, quy, phượng' (dragon, unicorn, turtle, phoenix). Near the base of the incense bowl is a tiger-face motif; on both sides, saddle dragons with soaring tails are molded to form the ears of the incense bowl. There are 10 stone columns with a square cross-section, each side 28 cm.

Phú Văn Pagoda was ranked as a historical-cultural relic by the People's Committee of Hà Tây Province in 2005./.